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Church of San Eutropio. El Espinar (Segovia)
El Espinar
An organ for the church of San Eutropio de El Espinar (1587)

On 8 September 1582, María de Prado, in her will, established a clause in which …

June 30, 2025
Cover of parchment. <em>Superius</em>. <em>Cantos españoles</em> [D-Fru 781]
Freiburg im Breisgau
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Library of the University of Freiburg im Breisgau

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Library of the University of Freiburg im Breisgau.

June 30, 2025
<em>Il devotissimo viaggio di Gerusalemme </em>. Roma, 1587, pp. 184-185
Jerusalem
Visit to Jerusalem (7). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the church of the Holy Sepulchre

Visit to Jerusalem (7). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the church of …

June 21, 2025
Door of the chapel of San Felipe and Santiago (museum of San Clemente). Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Cordova (SP)
Foundation and devotional endowment of the chapel of San Felipe and Santiago in the Cathedral of Cordoba (1258)

Foundation and devotional endowment of the Chapel of San Felipe and Santiago in the Cathedral …

June 16, 2025

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Procession of Our Lady of the Sea in Seville (1691)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
17-06-2018

Procession organised in 1691 by the confraternity of the Slaves of Our Lady of the Sea, located in the convent of the Espíritu Santo in Seville, with the assistance of …

procession confraternities project Marian confraternities open confraternities confraternity of the Slaves of Our Lady of the Sea music chapel of the cathedral brothers convent of el Espíritu Santo = Los Menores (Regular Minor Clergyman)
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The sounds of the Adarve garden in the Alhambra in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
15-06-2018

The sounds of the Adarve garden in the Alhambra in Granada.

sound of the water sound of animals clock the pealing of bells water birds clock bell-ringer Íñigo López de Mendoza y Mendoza, Fifth Marquis of Mondéjar Adarve garden
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Domestic music at the house of the humanist Diego López de Cortegana in Seville (1455-1524)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
13-06-2018

Diego López de Cortegana (1455-1524), canon of Seville cathedral and archdeacon of Seville, was one of the most prominent humanists of this institution and one of the first disseminators of …

domestic music making Diego López de Cortegana (canon, archdeacon of Sevilla, secretary of the Holy Inquisition) vihuela player castle of San Jorge unknown location
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Procession of prayers for the cessation of rain and the tolling of a storm prayer in Seville (1684)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
09-06-2018

On 6 February 1684, a procession of prayers for the cessation of rain took place in Seville Cathedral to the top of the Giralda, accompanied by the codified tolling of …

litany Pange lingua (hymn) the pealing of bells rogation procession cathedral chapter chaplains clerics of the veintena music chapel of the cathedral bell-ringer Sevilla cathedral cathedral of Sevilla. Main altar cathedral of Sevilla. Bell tower (la Giralda)
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Vihuela, trumpet and dance lessons in Granada (1560)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
07-06-2018

In 1560, the trumpet player Pedro de Úbeda apprenticed his twelve-year-old son Antonio to the trumpet player Juan de Oñate, who taught him to dance, play the vihuela and play …

music lessons music education domestic music making Apprenticeship contract Juan de Oñate (trumpet, vihuela player, dance teacher) Pedro de Úbeda (trumpet) Antonio de Úbeda (trumpet, vihuela player) Luis Hurtado de Mendoza y Pacheco, Third Count of Tendilla, Second Marquis of Mondéjar unknown location Yusuf III or Count of Tendilla palace (Alhambra)
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Procession of the brotherhood of the Blessed Sacrament in the octave of Corpus Christi in Triana (Seville)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
05-06-2018

Since the 16th century, the confraternity of the Holy Sacrament of the church of Santa Ana, in Triana, organized the Corpus Christi procession on the octave of the feast. The …

octave of Corpus Christi procession dances fireworks general procession confraternities project confraternities of the Blessed Sacrament music chapel wind players music chapel of the church of Santa Ana (Seville) dances giants tarasca (dragon) confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament of the church of Santa Ana church of Santa Ana Confesos street Santo Domingo street the Altozano Larga street
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The loan of organs between the ecclesiastical institutions of Seville (1788)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
03-06-2018

A chapter agreement of the Cathedral of Seville, dated 17th November 1788, provides us with information on the loan of organs between sacred institutions in the city.

organ feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral chapter hospital of Los Venerables Sacerdotes church of Santa Cruz Sevilla cathedral cathedral of Sevilla. Choir
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Salve in the atrium of Inquisitorial houses in Granada (1764)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
01-06-2018

On 15 July 1764, in the atrium of the Inquisition Houses, the promotion of Bernardo Antonio Calderón, judge of goods at the Tribunal of the Inquisition of Granada, to the …

salve fireworks the pealing of bells sacred concert Bernardo Antonio Calderón (bishop of Osma) bell-ringer music chapel Tribunal of the Inquisition houses of the Inquisition church of Santiago
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Endowment of the Feast of Corpus Christi and a procession in the convent of La Madre de Dios in Seville (1687)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
30-05-2018

On 22 February 1687, Captain Andrés Bandorne endowed the convent of La Madre de Dios (Dominican nuns) with the celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi and a procession around …

feast of Corpus Christi mass vespers compline mass for the octave of the Corpus Christi procession fireworks dances announcement Andrés Bandorne (captain) singers wind players music chapel of the cathedral dances town crier clarion tambourine player children giants convent of La Madre de Dios (Dominican nuns)
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Sounds of water in the fountain of Carlos V of the Alhambra in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
27-05-2018

&nbsp;The fountain of Charles V, located in the gardens of the Alhambra, is the most notable example of this type of fountain preserved in Granada. It was built in 1545 …

sound of the water sound of animals water Íñigo López de Mendoza y Mendoza, Fourth Count of Tendilla, Third Marquis of Mondéjar pilar de Carlos V
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