Oxinaga, Joaquin de
Oxinaga, Joaquin de
Oxinaga, Joaquin de, Spanish organist and composer; b. Bilbao (baptized), Oct. 26,1719; d. Madrid, Oct. 24, 1789. He served as organist at Burgos Cathedral (1740) and in Bilbao (1742). From 1747 to 1749 he was third organist at the royal chapel in Madrid. From 1750 to 1754 he was organist at Toledo Cathedral. Oxinaga was esteemed for his organ compositions, most particularly his masterful fugai writing.
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