Born: 1500-1553
Nationality: Spanish
Best Known For: Being the first Spanish composer of international renown; The polyrhythms and cross-rhythms found in his music
Notable Compositions: Officium Defunctorum; Lamentabatur Jacob and Emendemus in melius; Jubilate Deo omnis terra
Assignments: Maestro di Cappilla at the cathedrals in Avila, Malaga, and Toledo; Member of the Papal Choir in Rome;
Curious Facts: Many well known composers, such as Victoria and Palestrina, have based pieces on de Morales' works
