Manuel Pla i Agustí (c. 1725-1766) was a Spanish (from Catalonia)

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, oboist, and harpsichordist at the court of

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. He was the middle of three composer-brothers: his older brother

Joan Baptista Pla Joan Baptista Pla i Agustí (–1773) was a Spanish composer and oboist. Pla was born in Catalonia, Spain, into a Catalan family of musicians. In the years after 1751, he worked in many of the principal cities of Europe including Padua, Stuttgart ...

(1720-1773), settled as an oboist in

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, and his younger brother was Josep (c. 1728 - 1762).

Works, editions and recordings

* Salve Regina - recording Raquel Andueza, soprano, Pau Bordás, bass, Orquesta Barroca Catalana, dir. Olivia Centurioni, LMG 2011. * Tonos divinos - Regocíjese el alma venturosa. Es tan sumo el amor de tu grandeza. Tres coronas admite de nuestro celo. etc.

References

1720s births 1766 deaths Year of birth uncertain 18th-century Spanish classical composers 18th-century Spanish male musicians Spanish Baroque composers Spanish male classical composers Spanish oboists Composers from Catalonia Male oboists {{Spain-composer-stub