António Xavier Machado e Cerveira (,
Anadia, 1 September 1756-
Caxias, 14 September 1828) was a
Portuguese organ builder
Organ building is the profession of designing, building, restoring and maintaining pipe organs.
The organ builder usually receives a commission to design an organ with a particular disposition of stops, manuals, and actions, creates a desig ...
. He is considered one of the most remarkable Portuguese
Baroque
The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...
organ builders.
Built instruments
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1756 births
1828 deaths
People from Anadia, Portugal
Portuguese pipe organ builders