Pablo Bruna, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Spanish composer and organist
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Place of Birth: Daroca, Aragon, Spain
About Pablo Bruna
- Pablo Bruna (22 June 1611 – 27 June 1679) was a Spanish composer and organist notable for his blindness (suffered after a childhood bout of smallpox), which resulted in his being known as "El ciego de Daroca" ("the blind man of Daroca").
- It is not known how Bruna received his musical training, but in 1631 he was appointed organist of the collegiate church of St.
- MarÃa in his hometown of Daroca, later rising to choirmaster in 1674.
- He remained there until his death in 1679. Thirty-two of Bruna's organ works have survived, mostly in the tiento form.
- Many, known as tientos de medio registro, are for divided keyboard, a typical feature of Spanish organs.
- Bruna was known as a capable teacher and his nephew Diego Xaraba, whom he taught, also became a prominent musician.
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