Francisco Manalt (c.1710-1759) - Sonata de Camara (1757)
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Composer: Francisco Manalt (c.1710-1759)
Work: Sonata (VI, Re menor) de la Obra harmonica en seis sonatas de camara de violin y bajo solo, parte primera / dedicadas al Excmo. Señor D. Pedro Téllez Girón, Duque de Osuna, por D. Francisco Manalt, musico de la Rl. Capilla de S.M.C. (1757)
Performers: Emilio Morеno (violin); José Manuel Hernándеz (cello); Eduard Martínеz (harpsichord)
Painting: Domingo de Aguirre (1741-1805) - El jardín de San Pablo en el Buen Retiro (1778)
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Francisco (Francesc) Manalt
(Barcelona, c.1710 - Madrid, 16 January 1759)
Spanish composer. He began his career at the Palau barcelonés before moving to Madrid in 1755. Two years later, he was welcomed as a violinist into the Royal Chapel. His probable cousin, Gabriel Terrí Manalt, also a violinist, had been serving in the Palace since 1724. In 1757, he published his 'Obra harmónica en seis sonatas de cámara de violín y bajo solo', dedicated to the Duke of Osuna. This dedication sheds light on the connection between the musicians from the Palau barcelonés and Madrid. These sonatas were not simple pieces; they displayed imagination, fluidity, and a refined galant style with harmonious proportions. Furthermore, their slow movements hinted at an expressiveness aligned with Empfindsamkeit, a new sentimentalist movement popular in Europe at the time, which some of his Madrid colleagues also embraced. During the 1750s, he also collaborated with José Herrando in musical festivities at the court. Francisco Manalt life ended tragically. On January 14, 1759, the very day he was to be married, he suffered a sudden 'attack of epilepsy' hours before the ceremony, leading to his death two days later. Following the accident, the bride's uncle immediately summoned a notary and a priest. Manalt was married and made his will in 'articulo mortis' (at the point of death) in the presence of his cousin Terrí and other witnesses who confirmed he could still understand and speak, though not sign. This ensured that his sister in Barcelona and his fiancée in Madrid could inherit from him, and his fiancée was also able to claim a modest widow's pension from the Royal Chapel.