Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz y Fonseca (1626-after 1677) was a Spanish harpist and composer for lute and guitar.
Ruiz de Ribayaz was born in Santa Maria de Ribarredonda, near Burgos in northern Spain. Professionally, he was a theologian, but with a extensive knowledge of music, both as a scholar and performer.
With the composer Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco, he was among the entourage of Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade, Count of Lemos, when he was appointed the Spanish viceroy to Peru. Ribayaz returned to Madrid some time before the publication of a harp and guitar manual, Luz, y norte musical, para caminar por las cifras de la guitarra españióla, y arpa (Madrid, 1677).[1] (The Spanish title means, "A Lantern and Musical Guiding Star, by which to walk through the music of the Spanish guitar and harp.") The publication was endorsed by no less than Cristóbal Galán, maestro de capilla of the Convent of Las Descalzas Reales.[2]
Later in life he held a post in Villafranca del Bierco, in the province of Leon.[3]
References
edit- ^ Julie Anne Sadie Companion to Baroque Music - 1998 - Page 335 "... the New World - among them such men as Juan Gutierrez de Padilla, from Malaga and Cadiz, who became maestro de capilla of Puebla Cathedral, Mexico; the harpist and composer Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz accompanied the new viceroy on his journey to Peru in 1667 and returned to Madrid before the publication of his harp and guitar manual ten years later;"
- ^ Dance and Instrumental Diferencias in Spain During the 17th and ... - Volume 1 - Page 409 Maurice Esses - 1992 "250"Aprobación de d[on] Christóval Galán, maestro de capilla del real convento de las Descalcas de esta corte," in Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz, Luz, y norte musical, para caminar por las cifras de la guitarra españióla, y arpa (Madrid, 1677; ...
- ^ Programme notes, in Luz y Norte [CD], The Harp Consort dir. Andrew Lawrence-King (1995)
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