Matías García Benayas (fl. 1690-1737) - Missa Defensor Alme Hispaniae

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Composer: Matías García Benayas (fl. 1690-1737)
Work: Missa Defensor Alme Hispaniae
Performers: Joaquín Barrеira (organ); Vox Stеllae; Luís Martínez (conductor)

Missa Defensor Alme Hispaniae
1. Kyrie 0:00
2. Gloria 1:49
3. Benedicamus Domino 5:12
4. Credo 5:48
5. Sanctus 11:36
6. Agnus Dei 13:42
7. Ad Finem Versos de I Ton 15:28

Painting: Miguel Jacinto Meléndez (1679-1734) - Entierro del señor de Orgaz
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Map: Joan Blaeu (1596-1673) - Vtrivsque Castiliae nova descriptio (1665)
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Matías García Benayas
(Palencia, ¿? - Tuy, 14 March 1737)

Spanish composer. Although his early biography remains obscure, archival evidence from 1690 suggests he held a musical post in Lugo before being appointed maestro de capilla at Mondoñedo Cathedral later that year. In February 1694, following a competitive examination process (oposiciones), he relocated to Tuy Cathedral to succeed Tomás Portillo, a position he held until his death. His tenure in Tuy was marked by his dual role as a priest and educator of the 'infantes del coro', though his health began to decline significantly after 1730. Academically, he is noted for his conservative liturgical style; his surviving output, primarily preserved in Tuy and Mondoñedo, consists of approximately 50 works characterized by traditional 'facistol' (choirbook) polyphony and the occasional use of cantus firmus. While his stylistic identity is occasionally obscured by issues of attribution within the cathedral archives, he remains a representative figure of the ecclesiastical musical tradition in Spain during the early 18th century.