Carlos Patiño (Cuenca, 1600 – Madrid, September 5, 1675) was a Spanish Baroque composer.[1]
Born in 1600 in Santa María del Campo Rus in the province of Cuenca, he was baptized on October 9th of that same year. Since he was not the eldest son of Pedro Gallego Patiño and Inés Ramírez, he was destined for a career in the church. He likely received his early musical training at the Trinitarian monastery in his hometown. There are no records of his attendance at the Cathedral of Cuenca.
Patiño was a choirboy at the Cathedral of Seville, where he studied under Alonso Lobo. He married in 1622, but the death of his wife in 1625 prompted him to enter the priesthood. In March 1628, he became maestro de capilla at the Real Monasterio de la Encarnación in Madrid, where he succeeded Gabriel Díaz Bessón (1590–1638). On January 1, 1634, Patiño succeeded Mateo Romero as maestro de capilla of the Royal Chapel. He was the first Spanish-born maestro de capilla of the ''Capilla Real'' (the former Flemish Chapel). His request for retirement in 1660 was denied, but he was assigned two assistants.
Most of his sacred works are written for multiple choirs. Many of his secular compositions were written for events at court. Many sacred works were lost in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, while others were preserved in the New World
