Diego de Pontac [SEP] place of death
Diego de Pontac
Diego Pontac, later in life Diego de Pontac (Loarre, 1603-Madrid, 1654) was a Spanish composer. He began his career as a pupil at Saragossa Cathedral, and ended his career at the Court of Madrid as teniente de maestro (deputy master) of the Royal Chapel of Philip IV of Spain.
is the "Parnaso español de Madrigales y Villancicos a cuatro, cinco y seis", published in 1614. It consists of nine madrigals in Castilian for 4, 5, and 6 voices and twelve villancicos for 5 and 6 voices.
Return to Zaragoza.
He returned to Zaragoza in 1614 and worked as a teacher. Among his students were Diego Pontac, and among his friends were Sebastián Aguilera de Heredia. He lived in the city until his death, living with his Catalan wife, the rich widow of Martín