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Enríquez de Valderrábano was a Spanish vihuelist and composer, born around 1500. Little biographical information about him survives. His 1547 publication, dedicated to Francisco de Zúñiga, the Fourth Count of Miranda, states that he was a citizen of Peñaranda de Duero. Juan Bermudo’s Declaración de instrumentos musicales of 1555 makes the unconfirmed claim that he was employed by the count.

Valderrábano’s 1547 publication, Silva de Sirenas, has seven parts containing fugas, contrapuntos, sonetos, bajas, vacas, discantes, pavanas, proverbios, canciones, romances, and villancicos, ordered by difficulty. It includes pieces for two vihuelas, for vihuela and another instrument, and for vihuela and voice. The book is considered an important source for vihuela music of the Spanish Renaissance and European instrumental music. It includes transcriptions of pieces by other composers, including Cristóbal de Morales, Josquin des Prez, and Nicolas Gombert.

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Silvo de Sirenas, Libro I: No. 1, Fuga a tres— John Griffiths
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16. Agnus Dei a tres de Morales (va123)— John Griffiths
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Libro de música de vihuela (1547) (Excerpts) : Duo Benedictus— Paolo Cherici
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