Rodriguez de Hita, Antonio

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Rodriguez de Hita, Antonio

Rodriguez de Hita, Antonio , Spanish composer; b. c. 1724; d. Madrid, Feb. 21, 1787. From 1740 to 1757 he was maestro de capilla at Palencia Cathedral, where he publ. a book of advice to his pupils, Consejos que a sus discipulos da don Antonio Rodriguez de Hita. Then he held that title at the Convent of the Incarnation in Madrid. From 1768 he collaborated with the dramatist Ramon de la Cruz in a series of notable stage works impregnated with Spanish atmosphere; the best are the zarzuelas Las segadoras de Vallecas (Madrid, Sept. 13, 1768) and Las labradoras de Murcia (Madrid, Sept. 16, 1769). He also composed the Spanish opera La Briseida (Madrid, July 10, 1768) and various sacred and secular choral works.

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