[2] Sebastián Durón Picazo was, with Antonio de Literes, the greatest Spanish composer of stage music of his time.
He was born in Brihuega, Guadalajara, Spain, and was taught by his brother Diego Durón, also a composer.
He remained in this position until 1706, when he was suspended because of expressing support for Archduke Charles of Austria during the War of Spanish Succession, which ended with the victory of Bourbon King Philip V. Durón was forced into exile in France.
In 1715 he was appointed chaplain to the exiled queen Maria Anna of Neuburg, the widow of Charles II, in Bayonne.
[4][5][6][7] Father Benito Jerónimo Feijoo (1676–1764) criticised Durón, compared to Literes, for the worldliness of his compositions.