The 17th century Portuguese composer Henrique de Faria

Abstract

There are still a large number of Portuguese composers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that haven’t been given much attention. This is mostly due to both the lack of compositions by them that have survived to present day, and a scarcity of documental evidence regarding their lives and careers. Henrique de Faria is one of these composers of whom not much is still known. In this biographical note we will examine the known sources that refer aspects of his life and workplaces.