In 1368, under the bishopric of Andrés Pérez Navarro, the dean and chapter of the …
In this article we analyse the sensory elements of an important ritual that was celebrated …
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Nuestra Señora de …
In 1581, the organ builder Diego Liger de Sanforte travelled from Granada to Córdoba to …
The ringing of bells in the tower of Seville Cathedral, in line with that of the minstrels and the lighting of the luminaries was a practice that must have been …
As in the cathedral and in the capilla real of Granada, in the collegiate church of El Salvador, sheets of paper (pliegos) were printed annually with the texts of the …
The Santa Catalina livestock fair was one of the most important in the city of Seville. It was held every Monday, Thursday and Saturday in what was known as the …
The first references to the organ in the church of San Cristóbal de Granada date from the 1750s, although it has not been possible to determine the date of construction …
Read articleAlvar Pérez, archdeacon of Castro and canon of the cathedral of Seville established a varied pious endowment charter at the end of the 14th century, which included ceremonies to be …
Three documents found in the Archivo Provincial of Granada, dated 1803 and 1804, show us the contents of the certificate issued to the new masters of luthiers or guitar makers …
In 1430, the chapter of the city of Seville granted the convent of San Francisco, Casa Grande, a subsidy of 2,000 maravedís for "the work on the choir and organ", …
Read articleThe acquisition and repair of the dulcians of the convent of the Madre de Dios is evidence of the existence of a musical chapel in this monastery of the Comendadoras …
Musical forces at the service of Rodrigo Ponce de León (1488-1530), I Duke of Arcos.
In 1556, the group of trumpeters of the Alhambra of Granada, in the service of Luis Hurtado de Mendoza Pacheco, III Count of Tendilla and II Marquis of Mondéjar, alcaide …