About Cosme Delgado
Lived 1530 – 1596 (aged 65–66). Cosme Delgado was a composer and chapelmaster.
Cosme Delgado (, Cartaxo – 17 September 1596, Évora) was a Portuguese Renaissance composer. He was born in Cartaxo and held the positions of cantor and mestre de capela at the Cathedral of Évora, where he was well renowned both as a composer and as a teacher. The most important of his students was Manuel Mendes, a relevant figure of the Portuguese polyphonic school. His works – masses, motets, lamentations, and one theorical essay – were left by testament to the Convent of Espinheiro in Évora.
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Who was Cosme Delgado?
Portuguese composer
When was Cosme Delgado born?
Cosme Delgado was born in 1530 in Cartaxo.
When did Cosme Delgado die?
Cosme Delgado died on 17 September 1596 in Évora.
What was Cosme Delgado's occupation?
Cosme Delgado was a composer and chapelmaster.
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Cosme Delgado's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Portugal.
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