Francisco Guerau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francisco Guerau

Spanish Baroque composer (Majorca, 1649 – 1717/1722)

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1649

Place of Birth: Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain

Date of Death: 25-Oct-1722

Profession: composer, singer, kapellmeister, musician, presbyter, guitarist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Francisco Guerau (died 1722) was a Spanish Baroque composer.
Born on Majorca, he entered the singing school at the Royal College in Madrid in 1659, becoming a member of the Royal Chapel as an alto singer and composer ten years later.
Named a member of the Royal Chamber of king Charles II of Spain in 1693, he also served as a teacher at the singing school until 1701.
His best-known work is a collection of pieces for baroque guitar entitled Poema harmónico that was published in 1694.