Diego Xaraba (1652–1715) was a Spanish

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, Xaraba studied with him at

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. He is known to have been working as the organist of

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in around 1676; he was later employed in the chapel of

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, where he died. A few of his organ works have been recorded.

References

* David Mason Greene, ''Biographical Dictionary of Composers''.

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* 1652 births 1715 deaths Spanish male classical composers Spanish classical organists Male classical organists Spanish Baroque composers 18th-century keyboardists 18th-century classical composers 18th-century male musicians {{organist-stub