Tomás Luis de Victoria

Spanish composer (c. 1548 – 1611)
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Tomás Luis de Victoria
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Tomás Luis de Victoria

Summary

Tomás Luis de Victoria is a human[1]. He was born in Ávila[2]. He was born on 1548[3]. He passed away in Madrid[4]. He died on August 27, 1611[5]. He worked as a composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (366 views/month, #7,198 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Tomás Luis de Victoria was born in Ávila[2].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria passed away in Madrid[4].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria was born on 1548[3].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria died on August 27, 1611[5].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria's father was Francisco Luis de Victoria[8].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria's mother was Francisca Suárez de la Concha[9].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria held citizenship in Spain[10].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria's professions included composer[6].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria held the position of chapelmaster[11].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria's education included a stint at Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum[12].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria is recorded as male[14].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria is associated with the Renaissance music movement[16].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria's Commons category is recorded as Tomás Luis de Victoria[17].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria's religious order is recorded as Oratory of Saint Philip Neri[18].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria's family name is recorded as Victoria[19].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria's given name is recorded as Tomás[20].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria's given name is recorded as Luis[21].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tomás Luis de Victoria[22].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria's Commons gallery is recorded as Tomás Luis de Victoria[23].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria studied under Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina[24].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria studied under Juan Navarro Hispalensis[25].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria studied under Bernardino de Ribera[26].
  • Tomás Luis de Victoria's instrument is recorded as organ[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: ES[29]

  • Began / founded: 1548[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1611-08-20[31]

  • Genre(s): classical, renaissance[32]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, renaissance, spanish[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 09170b4d-9a28-4d6a-9070-9c8c725826ec[34]

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Origins and Family

Tomás Luis de Victoria was born in Ávila[2]. He was born on 1548[3]. His father was Francisco Luis de Victoria[8]. His mother was Francisca Suárez de la Concha[9].

Education

Tomás Luis de Victoria was educated at Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum[12]. Studied under Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina[24], a composer[35], 1525–1594[36], of Papal States[37]; Juan Navarro Hispalensis[25], a composer[38], 1530–1580[39], of Spain[40]; and Bernardino de Ribera[26], a chapelmaster[41], 1520–1580[42], of Crown of Aragon[43].

Career and Affiliations

Tomás Luis de Victoria's professions included composer[6]. He held the position of chapelmaster[11].

Personal Life

Tomás Luis de Victoria's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Death and Burial

Tomás Luis de Victoria died on August 27, 1611[5]. He died in Madrid[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Tomás Luis de Victoria include Masa Coral Tomás Luis de Victoria[44], a choir[45], in Spain[46], founded in 1945[47].

Why It Matters

Tomás Luis de Victoria ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (366 views/month, #7,198 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Entities named for him include Masa Coral Tomás Luis de Victoria[44], a choir[45], in Spain[46], founded in 1945[47].

FAQs

Where was Tomás Luis de Victoria born?

Tomás Luis de Victoria's place of birth was Ávila[2].

Where did Tomás Luis de Victoria die?

Tomás Luis de Victoria died in Madrid[4].

Who were Tomás Luis de Victoria's parents?

Tomás Luis de Victoria's father was Francisco Luis de Victoria[8]. Tomás Luis de Victoria's mother was Francisca Suárez de la Concha[9].

What did Tomás Luis de Victoria do for work?

Tomás Luis de Victoria worked as composer[6].

Where did Tomás Luis de Victoria go to school?

Tomás Luis de Victoria was educated at Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Musicalics. Retrieved . estudiostomasluisdevictoria.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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