Antonio Ximénez Brufal (23 December 1751 – 10 March 1826) was a Spanish composer and violinist from Alicante.
Born into a family of musicians, Ximénez became a violinist at the chapel of the Colegiata de San Nicolás de Alicante at the age of eighteen. In 1776 he took a position as first violin in the Italian opera troupe of Teresa Taveggia, which was touring Spain at the time. The company suffered a number of setbacks thanks to ecclesiastical authorities, but even so Ximénez was so well-regarded that Carlos III invited him to spend a year at the royal court. At the end of the sojourn he returned to Alicante to his position at the chapel of San Nicolás, remaining there until his death. As a composer Ximénez composed music along classical lines. Among his compositions were a set of sonatas for violin and basso continuo and four trios for guitar, violin, and basso continuo, published in Paris in 1789.[1][2] Several of these have been recorded on the Hungaroton label, coupled with similar works by Isidro de Laporta.[3]
Ximénez was the brother of composer Joaquín Nicolás Ximénez Brufal; several of their works have recently been republished.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Antonio Ximénez Brufal (1751 - 1826)". musicadiz1812.es. Retrieved Sep 27, 2019.
- ^ "ANTONIO XIMÉNEZ BRUFAL (1751 – 1826)". Nov 14, 2016. Retrieved Sep 27, 2019.
- ^ "Antonio Ximénez, Isidro De Laporta - Trios With Guitar". Discogs. Retrieved Sep 27, 2019.
- ^ "Cultura.- El IVM recupera las partituras de Joaquín Nicolás y Antonio Ximénez Brufal, compostiores alicantinos del XVIII". Europa Press. Feb 22, 2009. Retrieved Sep 27, 2019.
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