Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco

Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco

Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco Sánchez (December 23, 1644 in Villarrobledo – April 23, 1728 in Lima) was a Spanish composer, musician and organist based in Peru, associated with the American Baroque.

Life

Torrejón y Velasco spent his childhood in the town Fuencarral (now a district of Madrid), the birthplace of his father, Miguel de Torrejón, a huntsman in Felipe IV's employ. In 1658, while still in Spain, he entered into the service of Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade, Count of Lemos, who later became the viceroy of Peru. In 1667, he traveled to Lima along with the new viceroy, as one of the viceroy's 113 personal attendants. From 21 November 1667 until 1672 he was superintendent of the armoury at Lima. In 1673 he was appointed magistrate and chief justice of Chachapoyas province, a position he held for four years. In 1676 he was appointed "maestro di capella" at the Cathedral of Lima, replacing Juan de Araujo. He remained in that position until his death more than fifty years later in 1728. Torrejón was deeply religious, and adhered unconditionally to the ethical and legal framework of his time, as well as the precepts of the Catholic church. Married twice (his first wife died) he had a total of six children, five of whom entered religious orders.

Torrejón's works are some of the most important to the Spanish baroque movement in the American colonies. Throughout his career as a composer he received wide acclaim; his villancicos were known as far away as Guatemala, and at both Trujillo and Cuzco his opinions were solicited before crucial musical decisions were taken.

Fifteen of his original manuscripts are preserved in the historical archives of the Cathedral of Guatemala. He is the author of the first known opera written in America, "La púrpura de la rosa" (1701). His "rorro" (lullaby) was still sung in Cuzco many years after his death. Of particular interest are his polychoral compositions for two organs. A second organ was installed in the Lima Cathedral in 1680 and Torrejón y Velasco's composed a polychoral villancicos specially for the two organs.

References

*Stein, Louise K (1992), "Torrejón y Velasco, Tomás de" in "The New Grove Dictionary of Opera", ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7


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