Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia

Short bio Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia

Birthday: 1561

Died: 1627 in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Genre: Classical

Period: Baroque

Full biography Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia

Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia was a Spanish composer and organist , born on August 15th, 1561, and died in 1627. He is considered one of the most important composers of the Spanish Golden Age. Very little is known about his life, but his surviving works demonstrate a high level of musicianship and are regarded as some of the finest examples of Spanish keyboard music from the period.

Aguilera de Heredia's surviving works consist mostly of keyboard music, including organ toccatas, ricercars, and variations. Some of his most famous works include "Tiento Partido de esa Cua," "Himno Pange Lingua," and "Variations on the Hymn 'O Gloriosa Virginum'". These works showcase his affinity for complex counterpoint and his ability to elegantly fuse the Spanish and Italian musical traditions.

Today, Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia is remembered for his significant contributions to early keyboard music. His works continue to be performed and studied by musicians and scholars alike, as they offer a glimpse into the musical landscape of Spain during the Golden Age.

Compositions featuring Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Tiento de batalla, 8 tono, for organ	3:53 min	Keyboard	1628
2	Tiento de Falsas de Quarto Tono for organ	3:50 min	Keyboard	-
3	Registo baixo de 1° ton, for organ	5:17 min	Keyboard	-
4	Registro baixo de 1. tono	5:22 min	Keyboard	-
5	Registro Baxo in the First Key for organ	4:32 min	Keyboard	-
6	Salbe de Lleno for organ	1:35 min	Keyboard	-
7	Salve de Primer Tono por de la sol re	2:58 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
8	Salve Regina for organ	4:59 min	Keyboard	-
9	Segundo Registro Bajo		Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
10	Teinto de quarto tono de falsas	4:34 min	Keyboard	-
11	Tiento de dos Baxos for organ	4:02 min	Keyboard	-
12	Pange lingua, for organ	1:34 min	Keyboard	-
13	Tiento de medio registro de bajo de primer tono, for organ	4:58 min	Keyboard	-
14	Tiento de octavo tono por de la sol re, for organ	4:06 min	Keyboard	-
15	Tiento de octavo tono, for harp	3:48 min	Chamber Music	-
16	Tiento Grande in the Fourth Mode, for organ	8:08 min	Keyboard	-
17	Tiento in the Fourth Mode for organ	8:59 min	Keyboard	-
18	Tiento Lleno de Primer Tono for organ (attributed)	3:14 min	Keyboard	-
19	Tiento lleno de quarto tono, for organ	7:16 min	Keyboard	-
20	Tiento lleno de sexto tono, for organ	4:23 min	Keyboard	-
21	Vajo de primer tono, for organ	5:29 min	Keyboard	-
22	Obra de 1. tono	4:53 min	Keyboard	-
23	Assumpta Est Maria		Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
24	Discurso sobre les ocho seculorums, for organ	4:06 min	Keyboard	-
25	Discurso sobre Los Saeculorum, for organ	2:53 min	Keyboard	-
26	Dos vajos de 8. tono	4:10 min	Keyboard	-
27	Ensalada	5:21 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
28	Ensalada	5:50 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
29	Ensalada for organ	6:54 min	Keyboard	-
30	Falsas de Sexto Tono	2:02 min	Keyboard	-
31	La Reina de los Pangelinguas	2:09 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
32	Magnificat Octavi toni à 8	5:11 min	Choral	-
33	1er Registro Bajo de ler tono, for organ	3:53 min	Keyboard	-
34	Obra de 8 Tone Alto: "Ensalada" for organ	5:52 min	Keyboard	-
35	Obra de 8° tono por ge sol re ut, for organ	4:07 min	Keyboard	-
36	Obra de lleno de 1 tono, for organ	4:22 min	Keyboard	-
37	Obra de Octavo Tono Alto	5:40 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
38	Pange lingua a 3 sobre Baja por Cesolfaut	1:11 min	Chamber Music	-
39	Pange lingua a 3 sobre Tiple	1:46 min	Chamber Music	-
40	Pange Lingua a Tres Sobre Vajo for organ	1:36 min	Keyboard	-
41	Pange lingua de 8 tono, for organ	2:24 min	Keyboard	-
42	Pange lingua español, for organ	1:47 min	Keyboard	-

Albums featuring Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Sebastián Aguilera De Heredia, Miguel Del Barco Díaz – Organ Music(CD, Album)	2021	Brilliant Classics
2	Pedro Rimonte, Sebastián Aguilera De Heredia - La Hispanoflamenca, Joris Verdin, Bart Vandewege – Requiem / Organ Works(CD, Album)	2006	Klara
3	Cabezon, Aguilera de Heredia, Cabanilles - Robert Parkins – Early Spanish Keyboard Music (Works by Cabezon, Aguilera De Heredia And Cabanilles)(LP, Stereo)	1983	Musical Heritage Society
4	Sebastián Aguilera De Heredia, Miguel Del Barco – Obras Para Organo(LP, Album)	1982	Etnos
5	Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Sebastián Aguilera De Heredia, Marc Chiron, Luan Goes – Concerto En Si mineur LV 133 / Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herre Jesu Christ / Wachet Auf, Ruff Uns Die Stimme / Salve 1° Tono / Stabat Mater / Improvisaçao(CD, Album)	-	Not On Label
6	Andrés de Sola, Sebastián Aguilera De Heredia, Sebastián Durón, Francisco Correa De Arauxo, Gabriel Menalt, Juan Cabanilles, Francis Chapelet – L'orgue Historique De Covarrubias(LP, Reissue)	-	Harmonia Mundi France
7	Dom Claude Gay, Fray Juan Bermudo, Tomás de Santa María, Antonio de Cabezón, Sebastián Aguilera De Heredia – Musique D'orgue Espagnole Aux 16ème Et 17ème Siècles, Volume 1(LP, Album)	-	Solesmes
8	Irmtraud Krüger, Sebastián Aguilera De Heredia – Orgelwerke Von Sebastián Aguilera De Heredia(LP, Stereo)	-	Christophorus
9	Antologia de Obras Para Organo(LP, Album)	-	Ministerio De Educación Y Ciencia
10	Bach, Daquin, Heredia, Matthison-Hansen, Sweelinck, Mogens Melbye – Orgelmusik I Ribe Domkirke(LP, Stereo)	-	Not On Label

Videos featuring Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia

Robert Parkins (harpsichord) Early Spanish Keyboard Music

Harpsichord: Flemish single by Anderson Dupree, 1981 (Courtesy R. Larry Todd and Margaret Johnston). The instrument was tuned in quarter-comma mean-tone temperament one semitone below modern pitch (Norman Ryan, Curator of Organs and Harpsichords at Duke U