Fabián Pérez Ximeno
Fabián Pérez Ximeno
Genres: spanish, 17th century
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About Fabián Pérez Ximeno
Fabián Pérez Ximeno (Castile, November 9, 1595 - Mexico City, April 17, 1654) was a Spanish organist, composer and chapel master. Little is known about the origins of Fabián Pérez Ximeno. He was probably born in Castile, since the chapter acts of the Cathedral of Mexico in August 1621 report that he had been an organist of the Royal Convent of the Incarnation of Madrid. On June 18, 1622, he was granted a license to move to New Spain and that same year he went to Mexico. The first news of him in New Spain is from 1623, when he held the position of second organist of the Cathedral of Mexico. Interestingly, he charged twice as much as the first organist - Juan Ximénez - 1000 pesos of common gold. The reason is that Pérez Ximeno, in addition to being an organist, was an organ, that is, he was in charge of the maintenance and repair of organs in other cathedrals and churches. At least since 1642 he had a close friendship and was a confidant of Archbishop Juan de Palafox. In November 1642 he was appointed first organist and after the death of Luis Coronado, the master of the chapel, was appointed to the magisterium on March 31, 1648. He took as an assistant the nephew of the previous teacher, Juan Coronado, and also educo his nephew, Francisco Vidales, who would later become an organist in the Cathedral of Puebla and composer. He worried about improving the chapel and brought some musicians from Puebla, in addition to hiring a harpist, Nicolás Griñón. Fabián Pérez Ximeno held his two positions as major organist and chapel master until his death in Mexico City, on April 17, 1654. In general, Pérez Ximeno's compositions have a great influence of Palestrina. Works are preserved in the Puebla de los Ángeles Cathedral Archive, in the Carlos Chávez National Center for Research, Documentation and Musical Information, in Mexico (CENIDIM) and in the Newberry Library, in Chicago (United States).
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