José Lidón, or Josef Lidón, or José Lidón Blázquez, born in

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on June 2, 1748, died in

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on February 11, 1827, was a Spanish composer, organist and conductor.

Career

Lidón entered the Royal Chapel of Madrid as an altar boy in 1758, having José de Nebra and organist Antonio de Literes as teachers. In 1763 he won a position in the Malaga Cathedral, a position he did not get to fill.Tarazona, Andres Ruiz. (February 6, 1977)
"José Lidon: 150 años"
(in Spanish), ''El País''. Retrieved September 15, 2018. From 1768 he was an organist at the Orense Cathedral and the Madrid Royal Chapel, working in the service first of King Charles IV and afterwards

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. After the return of

to the throne, he interceded for his friend and fellow composer . From 1805 until his death he held the charge of director of the Royal Chapel (''maestro de la Capilla Real'') in Madrid, and rector of the ''Real Colegio de Niños Cantores''.

Work

His work is scattered across multiple archives including the

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Cathedral, the National Library of Madrid and the

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. He composed more than seventy pieces of sacred music (oratories, psalms, Holy Week lamentations) and sonatas and fugues for organ, plus a string quartet. His well-known ''Organ Sonata de Primo Tono'' has been acclaimed as an example of the Age of Romanticism. In

, there is a square in honor of this illustrious citizen.

Selected works

* ''Ave Maris stella'' - (4 and 8 voices) * ''Cantábile para órgano al alzar en la misa'' * ''El barón de Illescas'' * ''Glaura y Coriolano'' (premiered at the Prince of Madrid Colosseum in 1792) * ''Ofertorio'' * ''Organ Sonata de Primo Tono'' (Para Trompeta Real)

Modern editions

* José Lidón (1748-1827): ''La música para teclado'', vol. I & II, edited by Dámaso García Fraile, Sociedad Española de Musicología (SEDEM), 2002.

References

External links

AllMusic short biographyJosé Lidón and his Contemporaries Part I, in spanishJosé Lidón and his Contemporaries, Part II, in spanishBiblioteca Digital Hispánica
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