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Dico, Esteban

Active 1560-1569

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Person Born Died Gender Person ID
Esteban Dico M P1240

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

Years active Place active Century Region
1560-1569 Madrid 16cent/2/mid Castilla
Biographical information

One of the seven ‘violon’ players that Queen Isabelle de Valois brought from France in 1560. The musicians are mentioned in the accounts of the Queen’s household (1563) with an annotation in the margin that reads: "vihuela-players, wages" (musicos de vihuela, gajes). The first reference to these musicians is found in a 1560 account of the wages they received for the first six months of that year; these musicians continue to appear in the accounts until the death of the queen in 1569. (corona1991 pp. ).

These players are: Luis Mazollaro (also Masolar), Esteban Dico, Nicolas Branton, Antonio Dico, Bautista Topiars, Clemente da Crema and a musette player, Francisco Baillo,

[NOTE: p. 167, note 65: The first reference to them is found in AGS, CSR Leg. 82. Corona provides (pp. 310-12 ) the original sources but they are PICTURES…]
date active: 1560-1569
place active: Madrid
LIFE & FACTS
Bibliography
corona1991 pp. 29, 167, 310-312

Related persons
Isabel de Valois was his employer
Luis Mazollaro was his associate
Nicolas Branton was his associate
Antonio Dico was his associate
Bautista Topiars was his associate
Clemente da Crema was his associate
Francisco Baillo was his associate


Source documents
Date Document
1561 Queen Isabelle de VaIois, household accounts.


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