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Psaltery. Salvador Bofill (1760)
Musical instruments and sheet music sold in Madrid (1790–1800)

In this article, we georeference a number of news items concerning the buying and selling …

Sept. 14, 2026
Cathedral of Córdoba. Chapel of El Corpus Christi or Santa María
Foundation and pious endowments in the Chapel of the Corpus Christi or the Santa María in Córdoba Cathedral

The Corpus Christi Chapel, or Chapel of Santa María, in Córdoba Cathedral was founded by …

Sept. 7, 2026
Lectern for the singers in the choir of Toledo Cathedral (Nicolás de Vergara, 1572)
Copy of a mass by Philippe Rogier for the music chapel of Toledo Cathedral (1656)

A receipt from 1656, signed by Tomás Micieces—choirmaster of Toledo Cathedral—records the existence of a …

Sept. 2, 2026

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Books and works by Tomás Luis de Victoria in the inventories of the Toledo cathedral (1580 - ca. 1860)

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado
June 6, 2026

A compilation of references to manuscript and printed books containing works by Tomás Luis de Victoria in sixteen inventories of the archives of the Toledo Cathedral. In total, nine books …

Documentary by Tomás Luis de Victoria music book inventory Tomás Luis de Victoria. Cantica B. Virginis (1581) [V 1430] Tomás Luis de Victoria. Hymni totius anni (1581) [V 1428] Tomás Luis de Victoria. Missarum libri duo (1583) (V 1431) Tomás Luis de Victoria. Missae quatuor, quinque, sex et octo vocibus. Liber secundus (1592) (V 1434) Tomás Luis de Victoria. Motecta festorum totius anni (1585) [V 1433] Tomás Luis de Victoria. Missae, magnificat, motecta, psalmi et alia (1600) [V 1435] Tomás Luis de Victoria. Officium defunctorum (1605) (V 1436) Tomás Luis de Victoria. Missa quarti toni. Tomás Luis de Victoria. Missa Ascendens Christus. Tomás Luis de Victoria. Missa Vidi speciosam. Tomás Luis de Victoria. Tantum ergo. Cristóbal de Morales. Lamentaciones. Thomas Crecquillon. Missa Pis me peult venire. Juan Navarro. Laudate Dominum. Ginés de Boluda. Laudate pueri Dominum. Tomás Luis de Victoria. Missa Ave maris stella. Tomás Luis de Victoria. Nisi Dominus. Tomás Luis de Victoria. Missa Beatae Mariae. Tomás Luis de Victoria. Missa Gaudeamus. Tomás Luis de Victoria. Salve Regina. Tomás Luis de Victoria (composer) Cristóbal de Morales (composer, chapel master, singer) Thomas Crecquillon (composer) Ginés de Boluda (composer, chapel master) Juan Navarro (composer) Cándido José Ruano (chapel master) Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) Francesco Soriano (composer) Carlos Enmanuel duque de Saboya Juan Risco (composer, chapel master) cathedral of Santa María ULAN
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Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Sevilla (1578-1724)

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado
May 16, 2026

The typology of transcribed documents from the Cathedral of Seville that speak of Tomás Luis de Victoria is very varied: a letter, four council agreements, eight accounting items and eight …

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Inventory of polyphonic books of the Calahorra Cathedral (1628)

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado
April 28, 2026

An inventory from around 1628, with later additions, reveals the wealth of polyphonic music books available to the music chapel of Calahorra Cathedral. The identified authors and books demonstrate their …

music book inventory purchase of a book of polyphony Cristóbal de Morales. Missarum liber primus (1544) Cristóbal de Morales. Missarum liber secundus (1544) Francisco Guerrero. Sacrae cantiones quae vulgo moteta nuncupatur (1555) [G 4866] Francisco Guerrero. Liber vesperarum (1584) [G 4873] Tomás Luis de Victoria. Missarum libri duo (1583) (V 1431) Tomás Luis de Victoria. Missae quatuor, quinque, sex et octo vocibus. Liber secundus (1592) (V 1434) Tomás Luis de Victoria. Missae, magnificat, motecta, psalmi et alia (1600) [V 1435] Tomás Luis de Victoria. Officium defunctorum (1605) (V 1436) Juan Esquivel de Barahona. Motecta festorum et dominicarum, 1608 (E 826) Juan Esquivel de Barahona. Missarum ... liber primus 1608 (E 825) Juan Esquivel de Barahona. Psalmorum, hymnorum, magnificarum, 1613 Diego Bruceña. Libro de misas, magnificats y motetes, 1620. Sebastián Aguilera de Heredia. Canticum Beatissimae Virginis (1618) Juan Navarro. Psalmi, hymni ac Magnificat totius anni, 1590 (N283) Miguel Navarro. Liber Magnificarum, quatuor vocibus, 1614 (N 285) Pedro Rimonte. Cantiones sacrae ... et Hieremiae prophetae Lamentationes, 1607 (R 1711) Sebastián López de Velasco. Libro de missas, motetes, salmos, magníficas y otras cosas (1628) fabordon Cristóbal de Morales (composer, chapel master, singer) Melchor Robledo (chapel master, composer) Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (composer) Tomás Luis de Victoria (composer) Juan Esquivel de Barahona (composer, chapel master) Juan Navarro (composer) Miguel de Echarren y Navarro (chapel master, composer) Sebastián de Vivanco (composer, chapel master) Sebastián López de Velasco (composer, chapel master) Alonso Lobo de Borja (composer, chapel master) Pedro Rimonte (Ruimonte) (composer, chapel master) Emeterio Garay (wind player) Diego de Bruceña (composer, chapel master) Sebastián Aguilera de Heredia (organist, composer) Philippe Rogier (composer) José de Oñate (sochantre) Bartolomeo Lo Roy (composer) Josquin des Prez (composer). Martín del Valle Castillo (chapelmaster) Sebastián Pérez (master of minstrels, dulcian player) Alonso de Salmeron (alto) cathedral of Santa María
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