José de Cascante

Caricature of José de Cascante, from the manuscript of one of his works.

José Cascante, José de Cascante or Joseph Cascante (1646 – December 1702) was a Colombian Baroque composer and organist. Born in Bogotá, he was the maestro de capilla of that city's cathedral for many years, until his death, and oversaw the installation of its organ. His output consisted of villancicos; he also wrote in more popular genres such as the bambuco, the torbellino, the guabina, the pasillo, the danza, and the contradanza, among others.

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Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 61815126 LCCN: no96034157 ISNI: 0000 0001 1950 475X GND: 1011479052 SUDOC: 166482102 BNF: cb14835568x (data)

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