Fabián Ximeno's lyrics & chords

Fabián Ximeno (1595-1654) became the chapelmaster of the National Cathedral in Mexico City in 1648. His compositions include antiphonal motets and masses. Ximeno, along with his successors, had a unique "worship of counterpoint" which helped define the Baroque period in Mexico. Their music used polyphonic choral settings of text with contrapuntal accompaniment. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply....read more