I lived from 1468-1529. I was from Spain, and am in the European category.
Juan del Encina was born on 12th July 1468 near Salamanca in Spain. He was a playwright, poet, priest, courtier, and composer of secular vocal music - the first Spanish dramatist to write specifically for performance.
He entered the service of the Duke of Alba's in 1492 as master of ceremonies, writing both text and music for plays that were performed at the court. Following his failure to win a musical post at Salamanca cathedral in 1498, he moved to Rome and then became a priest in 1519. He later held various ecclesiastical posts in Málaga and Laón. Encina was the principal contributor to the /Cancionero de Palacio/, a songbook of c.1500 containing courtly love-songs in villancico form. Some of his pieces were for occasional use, and some intended to be sung at theatrical productions; indeed, by uniting popular and artistic elements, he broke new ground in the field of Spanish secular drama.
He died near the end of August in 1529.
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He entered the service of the Duke of Alba's in 1492 as master of ceremonies, writing both text and music for plays that were performed at the court. Following his failure to win a musical post at Salamanca cathedral in 1498, he moved to Rome and then became a priest in 1519. He later held various ecclesiastical posts in Málaga and Laón. Encina was the principal contributor to the /Cancionero de Palacio/, a songbook of c.1500 containing courtly love-songs in villancico form. Some of his pieces were for occasional use, and some intended to be sung at theatrical productions; indeed, by uniting popular and artistic elements, he broke new ground in the field of Spanish secular drama.
He died near the end of August in 1529.
Biography Information:
www.britannica.com
www.hoasm.org
