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Former location of San Marcos Chapel
Foundation of the Chapel of San Marcos in the Cathedral of Cordoba (1258)

On 24 July 1258, Bishop Fernando de Mesa and the Chapter of Cordoba Cathedral granted …

March 15, 2025
<em>Cuando fenece el abril</em>. Francisco Figuerola (1691)
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of La Encarnación in Valencia (17th century)

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of La Encarnación in …

March 10, 2025
Reconstruction of the interior of the Mudejar cathedral of Seville (1)
Pious endowment of Ferrán Martínez, canon and archdeacon of Écija in the cathedral of Seville (1379/1403)

In his will, dated January 19, 1379, Ferrán Martínez, canon and archdeacon of Écija, bequeathed …

March 6, 2025

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The first reference to the organ in the capilla real (1518/1521)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-07-2016

The first reference to the establishment of the post of organist in the Capilla Real of Granada dates from the second endowment of this institution in 1518. Most probably, it …

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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque of Masda ibn Damun in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
09-07-2016

The call to prayer of the muezzin, repeated five times a day, was one of the essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim Granada, to which we can add the …

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The sound of the water and birds in the Alameda de Hércules

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
08-07-2016

In 1574, the Feria lagoon was remodelled to turn it into one of the most important recreational areas in the city of Seville. The installation of three fountains and several …

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The sound of water and the bustle of Granada's Plaza Larga

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
02-07-2016

The sound of water and the hustle and bustle of Granada's Plaza Larga, an urban space that was reorganised and brought to life in the last quarter of the 16th …

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