biography
| name: |
Cabezón, Antonio de
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pronunciation:
[kabethohn]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1510–66)
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| biography:
| Spanish organist, clavichord player, and composer. One of the most important figures of his time, whom Felipe Pedrell called ‘the Spanish Bach’, he became internationally renowned. Blind from age eight, it did not affect the development of his art, serving the Empress Isabel and later as royal musician to Carlos I and Felipe II. He travelled through Italy, Germany, England, and Flanders, and had a great influence on local composers, especially the English players of virginals. In 1578 his work was published by his son, Hernando, under the title Musical Works for harpsichord, harp, and vihuela (an early form of guitar). In 1983 the Complete Works of Antonio Cabezón were presented on 15 long-playing records, with the organist and pianist Antonio Baciero as its only exponent. |
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