Manuel Blasco de Nebra

Spanish musician
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IntroSpanish musician
PlacesSpain
wasMusician Organist Composer Pianist
Work fieldMusic
Gender
Male
Birth2 May 1750
Death12 September 1784 (aged 34 years)
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Biography

Manuel Orlandi Blasco de Nebra (2 May 1750 – 12 September 1784) was a Spanish organist and composer who lived in Seville.

He was the son of José Blasco de Nebra (Lacarra), the organist of Seville Cathedral since 1735, and became his assistant organist in 1768, taking over in 1778. He was renowned for his excellent sight-reading and playing of the organ, harpsichord and fortepiano, of which some impression can be obtained from his surviving compositions. During his short life (he predeceased his father), he composed about 170 works, although only 30, all for keyboard instrument, are still in existence.

  • Seis sonatas para clave y fuerte-piano op.1 (Madrid, 1780)
  • six pastorellas and 12 sonatas (manuscript of Montserrat)
  • six keyboard sonatas (Osuna, Encarnación Monastery)

Discography

  • Blasco de Nebra: Piano Sonatas by Javier Perianes, Harmonia Mundi / IODA, 2010.
  • Blasco de Nebra: Complete Keyboard Sonatas Vol 1 by Pedro Casals, Naxos 2009.
  • Blasco de Nebra: Complete Keyboard Sonatas Vol 2 by Pedro Casals, Naxos 2010.
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