Tomàs Milans i Godayol explained

Tomàs Milans i Godayol (Canet de Mar, 1672 - Girona, 1742) was a Catalan composer. He was the son of Marc Antoni Milans i Macià (Canet de Mar, 1625 - 1708) and Marianna Godayol.^{[1] [2] [3]} He was mestre de capella at Girona Cathedral.During the War of the Spanish Succession, 1702–1713, he was director of the capilla real.^[4]

Works, editions and recordings

• Milans i Godayol: Litaniae lauretanae; Salve Regina a 6; Charitas Dei; Magnificat a 8; Suspende, infelice solo cantata for the Holy Sacrament; Reges Tharsis antiphon in canon for the Day of the Kings for 3 voices and continuo; Nunc dimittis a 6; Hala, zagalas! tono for Christmas. - Laia Frigole (soprano), La Xantria (choir), Pere Lluís Biosca, director; Musiepoca, CD, 2012^[5]
• Milans: Zarzuela al Santísimo. With works by Francisco Valls, Josep Carcoler, Antonio Literes, Joan Rossell. Mapa Harmónico dir. Francesc Bonastre. Columna Musica 2005.

Notes and References

1. Analecta sacra Tarraconensia: anuari de la Biblioteca Balmes - Volume 72 - Page 36 1999 ", del 10 d'agost de 1682, a Marc Antoni Milans i Maciá L'autógraf s'ha perdut. ... preceptor dels fills de Tomás Gasneri i també es preocupa de Carles i Tomás Milans i Godayol, els quals estudien música a Barcelona, en la capella del Palau,"
2. Tomàs Milans i Godayol. Tomàs Milans va néixer a Canet de Mar el 1672 i va morir a Girona el 1742. El. 1680, el seu pare, metge de .... España se llama tono y tonada” i la seva música es caracteritza per la introducció de “arias y otros pasos ..
3. http://www.raco.cat/index.php/SotAubo/article/view/243289/326016 Raco.cat
4. The First Peninsular War, 1702-1713 Alan David Francis - 1975 "The director of the royal choir was a well-known musician named Tomas Milans."
5. http://en.festivaldetorroella.com/.../cor-la-xantria... "Directed by Pere Lluís Biosca, La Xantria will sing works by the organist and composer Joan Pau Pujol – music dedicated to Saint ... Next are motets by Tomàs Milan and Francesc Valls, the latter one of the most important Catalan composers of the baroque period. ... Motets Per a la litúrgia de la Catedral de Girona de Tomàs Milans (1672-1742) (50.68 Kb); Comentari al programa de mà (169.95 Kb) "