Sebastián Raval
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Life
Born: ca. 1550
Died: 1604
Biography
Born in Cartagena (Spain), he served as a soldier of the Spanish army in Flanders and Sicily. He joined the order of St. John of Jerusalem after being wounded in the siege of Maastricht. As a musician, he served in the court of Francesco Maria della Rovere in Rome.
On 28 April 1595 he took the post of maestro di capella of the royal chapel in Palermo.
In Sicily, he challenged Achile Falcone to a musical competition, that was decided in favour of Raval after some appeals. Falcone's father published the pieces object of the competition including several, canons, madrigals, motets and ricercares.
Raval died in Palermo (Sicily) in 1604
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Publications
- "Achile Falcone-Madrigali, Mottetti e Ricercari" (Includes pieces of Raval). Leo S. Olschki Editore. (Firenze, 2000)
- "Sebastián Raval. 6 Canones (IL Primo Libro di Ricercari. Palermo 1596)" Sociedad Española de Musicología, Madrid 1985.
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