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Cathedral of Cordova. Bell tower
The ringing of “la cepa” with the bells of the cathedral of Cordoba (1368)

In 1368, under the bishopric of Andrés Pérez Navarro, the dean and chapter of the …

May 29, 2025
Church of San Marcelo
Ceremony of the singing maidens in León (1595)

In this article we analyse the sensory elements of an important ritual that was celebrated …

May 17, 2025
Front of the convent of Nuestra Señora de Alguaire, currently in the chuch of Santa Madrona
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Nuestra Señora de Alguaire in Barcelona (1740)

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Nuestra Señora de …

May 13, 2025
Gothic cathedral of Córdoba. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
A small organ for the cathedral of Córdoba (1581)

In 1581, the organ builder Diego Liger de Sanforte travelled from Granada to Córdoba to …

May 9, 2025

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Feast of the Incarnation at the Church of Santa María de la Alhambra in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

La fiesta anual de la "basílica" o dedicación de la iglesia parroquial de Santa María de la Alhambra se celebraba el día de la Encarnación, con la asistencia de cantores …

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Feast of Antonio Martínez de la Plaza's exaltation to the bishopric of Canaries (1785)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

The serenata Los méritos reunidos was written for the feast of exaltation to the bishopric of the Canary Islands of Antonio Martínez Plaza (1785) which took place at the Colegio …

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Music lessons at the convento of Santa Inés (1628)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

In 1628, a musician was authorized, temporarily,  to give singing lessons at the convent of Santa Inés in Granada.

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