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Life
Born: 1775-08-02
Died: 1814-12-10
Biography: -In English Language, by Wifred M. Sánchez Chicco, DEC, 23, 2005- José Ángel Lamas, Venezuelan classical musician and composer. Born in Craracas Venezuela on august, 2, 1775. Main representative of the classical period in Venezuela. Author of the inmortal Sacred piece "POLULEMEUS"; his most important in the colonial-provincial period, most universaly known. Composed in 1801, to be premiered in the Caracas Cathedral. Lamas, away from politics and the whirlpool of the independence war, dedicated his life to music, specially religious. Member of the School of Chacao, in 1789 played in the cathedral orchestra the "tiple and bajón Chirimía"; an ancient medieval spanish preceding the actual oboe, with 9 or 10 holes, two canes, conical section, there are also single reed cylindric "chirimías", it can be buit in three sizes: as "tiple" or alto, tennor and bassoon Its sound has elements of the microtonal arab structure and is is well known in Spain and played spreadly in Latinamerica-. Since 1796 until his death, José Ángel Lamas was maestro "Bajonista" -Bassoonist- of the orchestra.
Among his pieces are: "En Premio a tus Virtudes" -As a price to your virtues-, "Sepulto Domino" -Sepulted Lord-, "Ave Maris Stella" -Ave Star Mary-, "Misa en re" -Mass in D-, "Benedicta et Venerabilis" -Blessed and Venerable-, etc.
Jose Angel Lamas, died at 39 y.o. on december 10, 1814. Burried in Saint Paul´s church in Craracas; his bones were never found, when Antonio Guzman Blanco demolished the church and then built the "Teatro Municipal de Caracas" -County Teathre of Caracas- on it.
A publication of "Populemeus" was issued in 1943 with the score for voices and orchestra and pdf file be available at http://www.comunidadandina.org/bda/docs/VE-CA-0024.pdf
In spanish Language.
José Angel Lamas nació en Caracas el 2 de agosto de 1775. Músico y compositor, principal representante del clasicismo de nuestro país. Es el autor de la inmortal pieza Popule Meus, la más importante de todo el período provincial.Es la más conocida universalmente. Compuesta en 1801 para ser estrenada expresamente en la catedral de Caracas.
Fue alumno de Juan Manuel Olivares y protegido del padre Sojo. Miembro de la llamada Escuela de Chacao, demostró desde muy joven talento musical. En 1789 figuraba como tiple(Chirimía) de la catedral caraqueña, y desde 1796 hasta la fecha de su muerte fue el bajonista titular.
Aunque vivió el ambiente desastroso de la guerra independentista, nunca demostró interés por la política ni se dejó arrollar por el torbellino revolucionario. Por el contrario, se dedicó por entero a la música, especialmente a la religiosa. Otras obras suyas son: En Premio a tus Virtudes; Sepulto Domino; Ave Maris Stella; Misa en re, Benedicta et Venerabilis, etc.
José Angel Lamas murió a los 39 años de edad, el 10 de diciembre de 1814. Fue enterrado en el templo de San Pablo, que luego fue derrumbado por Antonio Guzmán Blanco para construir el Teatro Municipal. Sus huesos nunca fueron hallados.
View Ángel_Lamas Wikipedia article
List of choral works
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Publications
Populemeus,Venezuela, Craracas Cathedral, 1801 PDF file with
External links
http://www.comunidadandina.org/bda/ficha_bda.asp?registro=104 http://www.comunidadandina.org/bda/docs/VE-CA-0024.pdf http://www.efemeridesvenezolanas.com/html/lamas.htm http://www.funves.org.ve/www/publicat.asp?mnuref=1500.0400.0600&idProd=47