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Juan del Encina (July 12, 1468 – 1529 or 1530)[1] was a composer, poet, and playwright,[2]: 535  often called the founder, along with Gil Vicente, of Spanish drama. His birth name was Juan de Fermoselle.[1] He spelled his name Enzina, but this is not a significant difference; it is two spellings of the same sound, in a time when "correct spelling" as we know it barely existed.

Juan del Encina
Bust of Juan del Enzina in León
BornJuly 12, 1468
possibly Fermoselle, Encina de San Silvestre or La Encina, Castile
Died1529 (aged 60–61)
Toledo, Spain
OccupationPlaywright, poet, musician
NationalityCastilian, Spanish
Alma materUniversity of Salamanca
SubjectReligion
Literary movementRenaissance humanism
Spanish Renaissance
Notable worksCancionero, Égloga de Plácida y Vitoriano

Life


He was born in 1468 near Salamanca,[1] probably at Encina de San Silvestre, one of at least 7 known children of Juan de Fermoselle, a shoemaker, and his wife.[3] He was of Jewish converso descent.[1][4] After leaving Salamanca University sometime in 1492[1] he became a member of the household of Don Fadrique de Toledo, the second Duke of Alba, although some sources believe that he did not work for the Duke of Alba until 1495. A plausible argument is that his first post was as a Corregidor in northern Spain.[3]

Fermoselle was a Chaplain at the Salamanca Cathedral in the early 1490s. It was here that he changed his name from Juan de Fermoselle to Juan del Enzina, or Encina (meaning holm oak) during his stay as Chaplain. He was later forced to resign as Chaplain because he was not ordained.[3]


Works


Book cover of his chansonnier's first edition (1496) es e compositor de sale mayo y entra abril: Cancionero de todas las obras de Juan del Enzina con otras cosas nueuamente añadidas
Book cover of his chansonnier's first edition (1496) es e compositor de sale mayo y entra abril: Cancionero de todas las obras de Juan del Enzina con otras cosas nueuamente añadidas

In 1492 the poet entertained his patron with a dramatic piece, the Triunfo de la fama, written to commemorate the fall of Granada. In 1496 he published his Cancionero, a collection of dramatic and lyrical poems. He then applied for the cantor post at Salamanca Cathedral, but the position was divided among three singers, including his rival Lucas Fernandez.[3]

While working for the Duke of Alba, Encina was the program director, along with Lucas Fernandez.[2]: 537  Here Encina wrote pastoral eclogues, the foundation of Spanish secular drama.[1] Encina's plays are predominantly based on shepherds and unrequited love.[2]: 540 

Encina was ambitious, looking to be promoted based on preferment,[3] so around 1500 he relocated to Rome, where he apparently served in the musical establishments of several cardinals or noblemen.[1] Encina was appointed to the Archdiaconate of Malaga Cathedral by Julius II in 1508.[3]

In 1518 he resigned from position at Malaga for a simple benefice at Moron, and the following year he went to Jerusalem, where he sang his first mass.[3] He also wrote about the events during his pilgrimage to Jerusalem in Tribagia o Via Sacra de Hierusalem.[1] In 1509 he had held a lay canonry at Málaga;[3] in 1519 he was appointed by Leon for the priorship of Leon Cathedral.[1] His last job was recorded as being in Leon, where he is thought to have died towards the end of 1529.[2]: 438 

His Cancionero is preceded by a prose treatise (Arte de trobar) on the condition of the poetic art in Spain. His fourteen dramatic pieces mark the transition from the purely ecclesiastical to the secular stage.[2]: 539  The Aucto del Repelón and the Égloga de Fileno dramatize the adventures of shepherds;[2]: 540  the latter, like Plácida y Vitoriano, is strongly influenced by the Celestina. The intrinsic interest of Encina's plays is slight, but they are important from the historical point of view, for the lay pieces form a new departure, and the devout eclogues prepare the way for the autos of the 17th century. Moreover, Encina's lyrical poems are remarkable for their intense sincerity and devout grace.

Even though his works were dedicated to royal families, he never served as a member of a royal chapel.[3] And even though Encina worked in many Cathedrals and was ordained as a priest, no religious musical works are known to still exist.[1] Most of his works were done by his mid-30s, some 60 or more songs attributed to Encina, and another 9 settings of texts on top of that, to which the music could also be added, but not for certain. Many of the surviving pieces are villancicos, of which he was a leading composer. The Spanish villancico is the equivalent of the Italian Frottola. There are three and four voice settings that offer a variety of styles depending on the kind of text, with very limited movements in the voices in preparation for the cadence points. To make the text heard clearly, Encina used varied and flexible rhythms that are patterned on the accents of the verse, and used simple yet strong harmonic progressions.[3]


Leonese times


Encina held the priorship of Leon Cathedral from November 1523 until his final illness in December 1529.[1] Juan del Encina's will was presented on January 14, 1530, so the exact date of his death is not known, but it is thought to be in late 1529 or early 1530. In his will he noted that he wanted to be buried beneath the choir of Salamanca Cathedral,[3] and in 1534 his remains were taken to the Cathedral.[2]: 538 


Leonese language influence


Juan del Encina wrote in Castillian with Leonese language influences[5] in his pastoral eclogues. He was from Salamanca, a Leonese-speaking region, and eventually arrived at the capital of the long-vanished Kingdom of León, where he died.

He was also a songwriter for the church.[citation needed]


Selected works



Ensemble performances of his work



Recordings



References


  1. Slonimsky, Nicolas, ed. (1984). Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (7th ed.). Collier Macmillan Publishers. p. 662.
  2. Magill, Frank N., ed. (1986). Critical Survey of Drama: Foreign Language Series. Vol. 2. Salem Press.
  3. Pope, Isabel; Kington, Tess (2001). "Encina, Juan del". In Sadie, Stanley (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 194.
  4. Roth, Norman (1995). Conversos, Inquisition, and the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain. The University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 157, 176–178.
  5. López Morales, Humberto (1967). "Elementos leoneses en la lengua del teatro pastoril de los siglos XV y XVI". Actas del Segundo Congreso Internacional de Hispanistas (in Spanish): 411–419.

Bibliography




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На других языках

[de] Juan del Encina

Juan de Fermoselle, später Juan del Encina[1] (* 12. Juli 1468 in Fermoselle; † 1529 in León), war einer der bedeutenden spanischen Komponisten, Poeten und Dramatiker der Frührenaissance.
- [en] Juan del Encina

[es] Juan del Encina

Juan de Fermoselle, más conocido como Juan del Encina —en la grafía actual de su nombre— o Juan del Enzina —en grafía de la época— (12 de julio de 1468 - León, 1529), fue un poeta, músico y autor teatral del renacimiento español en la época de los Reyes Católicos. Se le considera, junto al guipuzcoano Juan de Anchieta, como uno de los mayores exponentes de la polifonía religiosa y profana en España de finales del siglo XV y principios del XVI. Alcanzó gran altura lírica en sus glosas y villancicos a los que se le atribuye su invención.

[fr] Juan del Encina

Juan del Encina (né à Encina de San Silvestre (Salamanque) en 1468 ou 1469 et mort en 1533) est un poète, musicien, compositeur et dramaturge espagnol ayant vécu à l'époque des Rois Catholiques.

[ru] Энсина, Хуан дель

Хуáн дель Энси́на (исп. Juan del Encina, урожд. Хуан дель Фермоселье; 12 июля 1469 (1469-07-12), Фермоселье — 1529, Леон) — испанский поэт, драматург и композитор, часто называемый «отцом испанской драмы».


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