João Rodrigues Esteves (c. 1699 – 1 November 1755) was a Portuguese

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. His surviving works number close to 100. His manuscripts are all housed in Portuguese libraries, mostly in the Lisbon Cathedral archive. He is first mentioned in 1719 when he was brought to Rome under King João V in order to study with composer

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. By 1726 he was back in Portugal. In 1729 he became a master of music in the Basilica de Santa Maria Maior, the

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. He wrote numerous works, among others: *Eight-voice mass completed at Rome on 8 September 1721 *22 vesper psalms *2 Te Deum *Magnificat in E minor with organ

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