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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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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque Ibn Gimara in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 20, 2016

The call to prayer of the müezzin, repeated five times a day, and the coranic psalmody at the mosque Ibn Gimara were essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim Granada.

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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque al-Shari’a in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 11, 2016

The call to prayer of the müezzin, repeated five times a day, and the coranic psalmody at the mosque al-Shari’a were essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim Granada.

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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque (gima) Guindeyr in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 10, 2016

The call to prayer of the müezzin, repeated five times a day, and the coranic psalmody at the mosque (gima) Guindeyr were essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim Granada.

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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque Yami al-Ahdab in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 8, 2016

The call to prayer of the müezzin, repeated five times a day, and the coranic psalmody at the mosque of Yami al-Ahdab were essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim Granada.

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