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Medina, Diego de

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Person Born Died Gender Person ID
Diego de Medina M P0248

Instrument(s) Professional group Social status Social sphere Why is the person listed?
vihuela vihuela de arco Musician Instrumentalist (bowed)

Years active Place active Century Region
1493-1495 15cent/3/late Castilla
Biographical information

1493 Among “Oficiales de la casa” Diego de medina “tañedor de vihuela” 20,000 mrs/yr, probably vihuela de arco because he is listed with R. Donaire (angles1941, I, 68) • 1495 Among “Oficiales de la casa” of Isabel la Católica as “tañedor de vihuela ” (angles1941, I, 68) •

Related persons
Rodrigo Donaire was his colleague
Alonso de Baena was his colleague
Isabel la Catolica was his patron




Bibliography
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angles1941 Anglés, Higinio. La musica en la corte de los Reyes Católicos. 3 vols. Monumentos de la Música Española 1, 5, 10. Barcelona: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Instituto Espanol de Musicologia, 1941-51. 68
corona1999 Corona-Alcalde, Antonio. “The Players and Performance Practice of the Vihuela and its related Instruments, the Lute and the Guitar, from c. 1450 to c.1650. as revealed by a Study of Literary, Musical, Theoretical, and Archival Sources”. Diss. King's College, University of London, 1999. 27
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