Diego Durón

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Diego Durón de Ortega (Brihuega, summer 1653 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, March 15, 1731) was a Spanish baroque cleric, chapel master, organist and composer. Diego was the son of the sacristan and organist of Briguega, Sebastián Durón de San Martín, and his first wife, Francisca de Ortega. When his mother died, his father married Margarita Picazo de Blas in second marriage. As a result of this second marriage, his half-brother, Sebastián Durón (1660-1716), also a composer and organist, was born, who came to work in the Royal Chapel of Charles II. Before turning ten, Diego was interned for his training in the Jerome monastery of San Bartolomé de Lupiana. At the age of twenty-one he moved to the cathedral of Cuenca to complete his training as a chapel master with Alonso Xuárez and replace him there when he reached the position of chapel master in the Hispanic cathedral. However, two years after arriving, in 1676, from the cathedral of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, a chapel master was requested with some urgency by the council when the job was vacant. Alonso Xuárez recommended Diego to occupy the position because he considers him a "very talented make-backed opponent." Although Diego's aspirations were to succeed his teacher in Cuenca and then continue his career in other capital seats of more importance after passing the corresponding exams, he finally decided to accept the offer of the Canarian council, both for the opportunity not to wait, and for not having competence to o

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