The "Magna Hispalensis" and the Twin Organs of Fray Domingo de Aguirre and Luis de Vilches: Eighteenth-Century Seville and Its Mirror of Wonder

In 1724, Fray Domingo de Aguirre and Luis de Vilches presented their vision for new organs for Seville Cathedral. Though the tonal development of the classical Castilian organ was not to see its apotheosis until the closing years of the 18th century, the 1724 scheme for Seville Cathedral marked the...

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Published in:Music in art 2010-04, Vol.35 (1-2), p.219-232
Main Author: d'Arcy, Sing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
18th century
Aguirre, Francisco de, 18th c
Cathedrals
de Vilches, Luis
Historical Significance
Instrument Construction
Instrument Design
Pipe Organ
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Summary:In 1724, Fray Domingo de Aguirre and Luis de Vilches presented their vision for new organs for Seville Cathedral. Though the tonal development of the classical Castilian organ was not to see its apotheosis until the closing years of the 18th century, the 1724 scheme for Seville Cathedral marked the construction of the first-ever pair of mirror organs of eight facades. Just as the cathedral had become the model for all new cathedralic projects in Castile and New Spain, so too did its multi-facade mirror organs become the prototype for the cathedrals and collegiate churches of Andalusia.
ISSN:1522-7464
2169-9488