Rodrigo de Ceballos

Rodrigo de Ceballos (c. 1525-1581) was a Spanish composer.

He was born in Aracena (Huelva), and was ordained a priest in Seville in 1556. He was named "maestro di capella" in Malaga in 1554, in the cathedral of Córdoba in 1556, and in Granada in 1561.

He is among the composers of the Andalusian school, alongside better-known composers such as Francisco Guerrero (who, with Pedro Fernández de Castilleja, gave him his holy orders) or Cristobal de Morales. His polyphonic works, preserved in various Spanish cathedrals and monasteries, are often confused with those of another composer of the same century, Francisco de Cevallos or Zeballos. 79 works of Rodrigo's are known to survive; these include 39 motets, three masses, eight psalms for Vespers, six hymns, eight settings of the "Magnificat", a set of complets, and seven secular pieces.

External links

* [http://www.carolinaclassical.com/paco/ceballos.html Biography] in several languages