Matías Juan de Veana explained

Matías Juan de Veana (Xàtiva, c. 1656after 1708) was a Spanish composer.^[1] He was chapelmaster both at the Real Monasterio de la Encarnación and at the Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales in Madrid, and became known for his villancicos.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Towards a history of the Spanish villancico 1997: by Paul R. Laird - Page 105 "Another important composer of villancicos, and Durón's contemporary, was Matias Juan de Veana (ca. 1656 to after 1708), at various times chapelmaster of the important Madrid monasteries of Descalzas and Encarnación. At least fifty-four "
2. Music and Musicians in the Escorial Liturgy Under the Habsburgs, ... - Page 374 Michael John Noone - 1998 " The Villancicos of Matias Juan de Veana as a Model for the Study of the Dissemination of the Baroque Villancico." Anuario Musical 44 (1989): 1 15-36.
3. Mary Neal Hamilton The Villancico Repertory at San Lorenzo El Real del Escorial, ca. 1630-ca. 1715. " 2 vols.Music in eighteenth century Spain - Page 186 1937 "The music was composed by an excellent chapel- master of the Church of the Convent of the Encarnacion in Madrid, Matias Veana. It was written for the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ and was entitled "Benedicamus Benedico" (sic).
4. François-Joseph Fétis Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de ... 1867- Volume 5 - Page 338 "VIAft'A (Matthias- Jeaîi), ou VEANA, compositeur de musique d'église, né en Espagne, vers le milieu du seizième siècle, fut maître de chapelle de l'église de Vlncarnacion, à Madrid. Il est peu connu hors de sa patrie. Le catalogue de la ...