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Cardoso, Manuel

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Musical biography noting his largely religious output and the influence of Palestrina from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa.../learning/grove.html?record=1592

Brief biographical sketch, comments on royal patronage and church music, and Naxos discography.
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Composer  Cardoso was trained as a chorister at the cathedral in vora, an important musical centre, and became a Carmelite, spending much of his career at the Convento do Carmo in Lisbon. He enjoyed royal patronage from both King John IV...
http://www.naxos.com/composer/btm.asp?fullname=Cardoso,%20Manuel

Karadar dictionary article with short life history, comments on works, and ties to Palestrina.
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- Classical Music Dictionary Free MP3  Cardoso was trained as a chorister at the cathedral in Évora, an important musical centre, and became a Carmelite, spending much of his career at the Convento do Carmo in Lisbon. He enjoyed royal patronage from both King John IV...
http://www.karadar.it/Dictionary/cardoso.html