Roque Ceruti (Milan c. 1683 or 1686 – Lima 1760) was an Italian composer in Peru. He was recruited as conductor of the Viceroy of Peru's private orchestra, and was a dominant italianizing influence during the period, though this was resented by some of the more traditional Spanish musicians. He served as ''

maestro de capilla ( , , ), from German (chapel) and (master), literally "master of the chapel choir", designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term has evolved considerably in i ...

'' (chapel or choir master) of Trujillo Cathedral from 1721 to 1728, and then ''maestro'' at Lima Cathedral until his death. A fair amount of his works survives at the Archivo Arzobispal (Episcopal Archive) of Lima, at the collection that once belonged to the Cathedral of La Plata (i.e. modern Sucre, Bolivia) which is now housed at the Archivo y Biblioteca Nacionales de Bolivia, and at the Seminary of San Antonio Abad in

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and at

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.Leslie Bethell ''The Cambridge History of Latin America'' 1984 Page 791 "From about 1721 to 1728 Ceruti directed music at Trujillo cathedral – returning to take the post of maestro de capilla at Lima on 1 August 1728. Ceruti's large extant repertory at the Archivo Arzobispal in Lima, La Plata cathedral, the Seminario de San Antonio Abad in Cuzco... reveals him to have been the first Lima maestro who made a habit of ..."

Recordings

* 1998 Roque Ceruti: ''Vêpres solennelles de Saint Jean Baptiste'' Ensemble Elyma K617 089 * 2011 Roque Ceruti: "En la rama frondosa", transcripción Susana Sarfson, dirección

Rodrigo Madrid Gómez Rodrigo () is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name ''Roderick'' ( Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the las ...

, Capella Saetabis CD "Barroco boliviano", PSCU 540, Valencia (España).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ceruti, Roque Italian Baroque composers Italian male classical composers Peruvian composers Italian male composers Composers from Milan 1680s births 1760 deaths 18th-century Italian composers 18th-century Italian male musicians