What is Antonio de Cabezón?
'''Antonio de Cabezón''' (born Castrillo de Matajudios, near Burgos, [[Spain]], 1510 – [[Madrid]], 26 March 1566) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] composer and [[pipe organ|organist]] of the [[Renaissance music|Renaissance]]. He was [[blindness|blind]] from early childhood. He is best known for the music he composed for the [[pipe organ|organ]]. ==Life== His parents came from [[nobility|noble]] families and owned a lot of land. He probably had his first organ lessons at the local church. Then he had more music lessons in [[Palencia]]. He probably had organ lessons from the cathedral organist. He never had an official job at the [[cathedral]], but he must have been an excellent student, and his teachers, who had a lot of [[influence]], recommended him to the [[royal]] family. In 1526, he became organist to [[Isabella of Spain|Queen Isabella]] and played at the Spanish [[chamber music|chamber concerts]] of [[Charles V of Spain|King Charles V of Spain]]. About 1538, he married the daughter of a rich family and he went to live in [[Avila]] where his wife came from. They had five children who had important positions at the royal court when they grew up. After Queen Isabella died he spent all his time working for Prince Philip, who became [[Philip II of Spain|Philip II]]. King Philip thought he was the world’s greatest [[artist]] except for the [[painter]] [[Titian]]. He often travelled with the king to countries such as [[Italy]], [[Germany]], [[Luxembourg]] and the [[Netherlands]]. He influenced many European composers that he met, and they influenced him. When the king moved to Madrid and made it the [[Capital (city)|capital]] of Spain, Cabezón went there too. He stayed there until his death. ==His music== Cabezón was one of the greatest composers of his time. He was good at writing music which sounded just right for the organ and the [[clavichord]]. He used the techniques of other composers of his time, but added some very special effects. Instead of just putting in a lot of [[ornamentation (music)|ornam