Hernando de Cabezón

Hernando de Cabezón, (baptized 7 September 1541 – 1 October 1602) was a Spanish

composer and organist, son of Antonio de Cabezón. Only a few of his works are extant
today, and he is chiefly remembered for publishing the bulk of his father's work.

Contents
Biography
Notes
References
External links

Biography
He was born in Madrid and probably studied music with his father. From January to
December 1559 he was employed at the royal chapel, where his father worked, as a Las obras de música para tecla,
substitute organist. He was appointed organist of the Sigüenza Cathedral in 1563, and arpa y vihuela de Antonio de
Cabezón, published in 1578 by
when his father died in 1566, he succeeded him as royal organist. Like his father, he
his son Hernando de Cabezón
accompanied the court on its travels; this brought him to Portugal, among other places,
where he lived in 1580–81. In 1598, when Philip II of Spain died, Cabezón went on as
royal organist with his son Philip III of Spain. He drafted his will in 1598 and died four years later inValladolid.[1]

Only a few of Cabezón's compositions survive. He is chiefly remembered for Obras de música para tecla, arpa y vihuela (Madrid,
1578), a large collection of music by his father (also including five pieces by Hernando). The Obras constitute the single most
important source for Antonio de Cabezón's work. Hernando's own works include an organ setting of Ave maris stella and several
keyboard intabulations. All of these pieces are of very high quality,and the intabulations are notable for their rather radical departures
from the vocal originals.[2]

Notes
1. Jambou, Grove.
2. Apel 1972, pp. 139, 290.

References
Apel, Willi. 1972. The History of Keyboard Music to 1700. Translated by Hans Tischler. Indiana University Press.
ISBN 0-253-21141-7. Originally published asGeschichte der Orgel- und Klaviermusik bis 1700by Bärenreiter-
Verlag, Kassel.
Jambou, Louis. "Cabezón. 4. Hernando de Cabezón".In Deane L. Root. Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online.
Oxford University Press.(subscription required)

External links
Free scores by Hernando de Cabezónat the International Music Score Library Project(IMSLP)
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