João Lourenço Rebelo Portugal
Biography
João Lourenço Rebelo, or João Soares Rebelo (1610 – 16 November 1665) was the only portuguese composer to adopt the Venetian polychoral style [1]. Despite is closeness to the king John IV of Portugal (1603–1656)and unlike what is traditionally said, Rebelo has not held any office in the royal household. Rebelo was born in Caminha in 1610, son of João Soares Pereira and Maria Lourenço Rebelo [2]. In 1624, became a choir boy at the Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa
