Sebastián Durón (1660-1716)
- Misa 'a la moda francesa' a cuatro coros con violines y clarin
Performers: Laura Martínez Bοj (tiple); Brenda Sаra (tiple); Samuel
Tаpia (alto); Sergio Aսnión (tenor);
Ilibеr ensemble; Cοro Tomás Luis de
Victoria; Darío Tаmаyo (conductor)
Further info: Sebastián Durón (1660-1716) - Cuando Muere el Sol
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Spanish organist and composer. He was the son of the church sacristan of
Brihuega, Sebastián Durón (1626-1668), and his second wife Margarita
Picazo (1634-c.1685). After studying under Andrés de Sola in Zaragoza,
he served as second organist at Seville Cathedral from 1680 to 1685,
where he began composing liturgical music and took minor orders. Seeking
better financial compensation, he subsequently held positions as first
organist at the cathedrals of Burgo de Osma (1685) and Palencia
(1686-1691). On 23 September 1691 he was appointed organist at the royal
chapel in Madrid, under the principal organist José de Torres. In 1702
he became royal maestro de capilla and director of the royal choir
school. His professional tenure in Madrid concluded in 1706 following
his exile to France for political alignment with the Archduke of Austria
during the War of the Spanish Succession. As a composer, his extensive
output encompasses conservative Latin liturgical works, modern motets
with orchestral accompaniment, and vernacular villancicos that
integrated traditional Spanish Baroque elements with contemporary
theatrical techniques. His legacy is defined by this stylistic synthesis
and his role in advancing the expressive capabilities of Spanish vocal
and instrumental music during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth
centuries. The composer Diego Durón de Ortega (1653-1731) was his
half-brother.
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