Abraham de Caceres or Casseres (fl. 1718-1740) was a Portuguese-Dutch Jewish composer of the late baroque period.
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Caceres is primarily known as the composer-in-residence to the Amsterdam Sephardic community between 1720 and 1740. He preceded and for a time worked alongside the Gentile Christian Joseph Lidarti who was commissioned to compose Esther in Hebrew.
He set to music the poems of Moses Hayyim Luzzatto.
Works and Editions
Some of his works are preserved in the Ets Haim Library.
Discography
References
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