摘要
Alonso Xu芍rez was no minor composer in the musical field of his time. The quality and effectiveness of his compositions makes them deserving of a leading place in Spanish and European music of the 17th century. In spite of this almost nothing is known about this composer prior to his being appointed to teach in the chapel of Cuenca cathedral. Virtually all the currently available data is of a secondary and collateral nature and arises from research into his disciple the organist Sebasti芍n Dur車n, the renowned opera composer and teacher at the Capilla Real of Charles II. Alonso Xu芍rez no fue un compositor menor dentro del panorama musical de su tiempo. La calidad y eficacia de su m迆sica merece estar en primera l赤nea de la m迆sica espa ola y europea del siglo XVII. Sin embargo, el desconocimiento de este m迆sico es casi completo con anterioridad a su nombramiento en el magisterio de capilla de la catedral de Cuenca. Pr芍cticamente todos los datos expuestos hasta el momento han sido restos secundarios y colaterales desprendidos de otras investigaciones realizadas sobre la figura de su disc赤pulo, el reputado compositor de teatro l赤rico y maestro de la Capilla Real de Carlos II, el organista Sebasti芍n Dur車n.