Josep Mir i Llussà explained

Josep Mir i Llussà (Spanish José Mir y Llussá, also José Mir y Lusa) (–1764) was a Catalan composer, and maestro de capilla at Segovia, then Valladolid and Madrid. His works are preserved in copies in the Royal Convent of La Encarnación and in archives in the Americas.^{[1] [2]} Little is known about the life of Jose Mir y Llussa,^{[3] [4]} but his pieces were often performed in private palaces along with those of Manuel Pla.^{[5] [6]}

Works, editions, and recordings

His surviving choral works include:

• Missa a 8 in D major
• Stabat Mater in G minor
• Quomodo obscuratum est
• Lauda Jerusalem - Psalm in A minor^[7]

Notes and References

1. Renaissance and Baroque Musical Sources in the Americas; by Robert Murrell Stevenson - 1970 "According to DML, II, 1538, the extremely prolific Catalan Mir y Llussá censured Antonio Soler's Llave de la Modulación in 1761"
2. Robert Murrell Stevenson - 1970 "Mir y Llussá, Joseph 136 +Kyrie eleison, Gloria, Credo. Four voices, orquestrally accompanied. Cover says (in Spanish): "by Maestro Joseph Mir y Llussá, who wrote this composition in 1751*, lacking flutes and horns, it was updated and ..."
3. Selected unpublished villancicos of padre fray Antonio Soler Teresita Espinosa, Antonio Soler - 1969 "Very little is known about the life of Jose Mir y Llussa "
4. The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Volume 15 John Tyrrell
5. Ann Livermore A short history of Spanish music 1972 -"It did not, and opera enthusiasts were obliged to confine themselves to performances in private palaces where pieces by Manuel Pla, Jose Mir de Llussa and the still lively Conforto were occasionally given. During Aranda's term of office ..."
6. Musikgeschichte von Spanien, Portugal, Lateinamerika 1957 "Im Kloster «de la Encarnacion» sind zu erwähnen Juan Perez Roldan (gestorben 1722) als sehr fruchtbarer Kirchenkomponist, Jose Mir y Llussa (gestorben 1754), de Hita (gestorben 1787) und Francisco Antonio Gutierrez "
7. Recording 2010 La Xantria, Vespres d'Arnadi, dir. Pere Lluís Biosca, Dani Espasa. Musiepoca Spain