Mateo Flecha (1481 – 1553) was a Catalan composer
born in Kingdom of Aragon, in the region of Prades. He
is sometimes known as "El Viejo" (the elder) to
distinguish him from his nephew, Mateo Flecha "El
Joven" (the younger), also a composer of madrigals. "El
Viejo" is best known for his ensaladas, published in
Prague in 1581 by the same nephew. He directed the
music at the cathedral of Lleida (September 1523 –
October 1525). From there he moved to Guadalajara, in
the service for six years of...(+)
Mateo Flecha (1481 – 1553) was a Catalan composer
born in Kingdom of Aragon, in the region of Prades. He
is sometimes known as "El Viejo" (the elder) to
distinguish him from his nephew, Mateo Flecha "El
Joven" (the younger), also a composer of madrigals. "El
Viejo" is best known for his ensaladas, published in
Prague in 1581 by the same nephew. He directed the
music at the cathedral of Lleida (September 1523 –
October 1525). From there he moved to Guadalajara, in
the service for six years of the Duke, Diego Hurtado de
Mendoza. From there he went to Valencia where he
assumed direction of the chapel choir of the Duke of
Calabria. While thus employed, three of his works were
included in songbooks associated with that chapel,
including the Cancionero de Uppsala. In 1537 Flecha
moved to Sigüenza where he served as maestro di
cappella for two years. From 1544 to 1548 he lived in
the castle at Arévalo as teacher of the Infantas Maria
and Joanna, daughters of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
(1500-1558). Toward the end of his life Mateo Flecha
became a monk of the Cistercian Order, living in the
Monastery at Poblet, where he died in 1553. Flecha's
ensaladas influenced the madrigals of Joan Brudieu.
Mateo Flecha's music was published in part by Fuenllana
in his Orphenica Lira. The majority of his works can be
found in the Cancionero of the Duke of Calabria
(Venice, 1556), also known as the “Cancionero de
Uppsala.” Flecha is best known as composer of the
"ensalada" (literally "salad"), a work for four or five
voices written for the diversion of courtiers in the
palace. The ensalada frequently mixed languages:
Spanish, Catalan, Italian, French, and Latin. In
addition to the ensalada, Flecha is known for his
villancicos.
In 1581 Flecha's ensaladas were published by his
nephew, Mateo Flecha "El Joven" (the younger), in
Prague. Of the eleven ensaladas, complete versions
remain of only six, El jubilate, La bomba, La negrina,
La guerra, El fuego, and La justa. Four of the others
are missing a voice. El cantate is lost because
Flecha's nephew did not publish it, considering it to
be too long. Various Spanish vihuelists, like Enríquez
de Valderrábano, Diego Pisador, and Miguel de
Fuenllana, adapted Flecha's works for the vihuela. .
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateo_Flecha).
Although originally composed for Recorders, I created
this Interpretation of the "Teresica Hermana" for
Woodwind Quartet (Flute, Oboe, English Horn & Bassoon).
PARTITION