Miguel de Ambiela

Miguel de Ambiela (1666 – 29 March 1733) was a Spanish composer.

He was born at La Puebla de Albortón, and became maestro de capilla at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, Saragossa.[1][2] He was a composer employing conservative traditional polyphony.[3] Some of his works are preserved in Latin American manuscripts.[4] He died in Toledo, Spain, in his fifties.

Works, editions, recordings

References

1. Towards a history of the Spanish villancico: by Paul R. Laird 1997 "It appears to have been rare, but one incident has been described concerning composers Pablo Bruno and Miguel Ambiela.
2. The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Volume 1 Stanley Sadie, John Tyrrell - 2001
3. Music in eighteenth century Spain Illinois studies in language and literature: Volume 22 "Mid-Century Conservatives Most important among composers using the traditional polyphonic methods during the mid-century were the following: D. Miguel Ambiela, chapelmaster at Saragossa and Toledo, who deserves more fame as a composer"
4. Renaissance and baroque musical sources in the Americas Robert Murrell Stevenson - 1970 Several other composers in the same manuscript collection [701] belong to the reigns of Charles II or Philip V: Miguel de Ambiela, Pedro de Ardanaz, José Carcoler, Sebastián Durón, Francisco Valls.