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Cathedral of Cordova. Bell tower
Cordova (SP)
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
León
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
Barcelona
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
Cordova (SP)
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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Organ of the church of San Ildefonso (first half of the 20th century)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
March 21, 2017
organ AAT Pedro Ghys (organ builder) church of San Ildefonso
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Organ of the church of Perpetuo Socorro (c. 1913)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
March 20, 2017
organ AAT Pedro Ghys (organ builder) oratory of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (Oratorians)
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Motet por the second Sunday in Lent in the cathedral and collegiate church of El Salvador in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
March 19, 2017
Clamabat autem mulier Cananea (motet) Second Sunday in Lent motet music chapel of the cathedral music chapel of the collegiate church of San Salvador (Granada) Pedro de Escobar (composer, chapel master, singer) Cristóbal de Morales (composer, chapel master, singer) Rodrigo de Ceballos (composer, chapel master) Vicente Lusitano (composer) Juan Domingo Vidal (composer, chapel master) cathedral of Sevilla. Choir cathedral of Santa María de la Sede collegiate church of San Salvador
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Organ for the church of San José (1795)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
March 17, 2017
organ AAT organ repair Tomás Pabón II (organ builder) Pedro Ghys (organ builder) church of San José
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Procession of rogations “pro pluvia” (1683)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
March 12, 2017
procession AAT rogation procession motet Tota pulchra es, Maria (motet) Sancta et inmaculata (motet) Exurge Domine (antiphon) litany AAT cathedral chapter music chapel of the cathedral cathedral of Santa María de la Sede cathedral of Sevilla. Choir cathedral of Sevilla. Capilla Real (door) cathedral of Sevilla. Main altar
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Organs in the convent of San Jerónimo (1779-1780)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
March 11, 2017

The history of the organs of the convent of San Jerónimo in Granada still has many unknowns. In this article we gather together all the data that allow us to …

organ AAT organ repair to tune the organ Salvador Pabón y Valdés (organ builder) Miguel González Aurioles (organ builder) Basilio Bermúdez (organ builder) José Bermúdez (organ builder) Miguel Arenas (organ builder) Bernardo Moltó (organ builder) convent of San Jerónimo (Jeronimites)
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Salve Regina to Our Lady of Europe in Seville (1800)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
March 9, 2017

The street altarpiece dedicated to Our Lady of Europe, near the Alameda de Hércules in Seville, gave this space the name of Plaza de Europa. From 1685, it was served …

salve mass AAT artillery salute confraternities project Marian confraternities music chapel firing squad military regiment of Seville confraternity of Our Lady of Europe Europa square convent of el Espíritu Santo = Los Menores (Regular Minor Clergyman)
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Portative organ (16th century)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
March 8, 2017

In the cloister of the convent of Santa Isabel la Real, the remains of a realejo (small organ) possibly dating from the 16th century are preserved. This instrument was still …

organ AAT organ loan women and musical networks project community of nuns of the convent of Santa Isabel la Real collegiate church of San Salvador chapter convent of Santa Isabel la Real (Franciscans) convent of Santo Tomás de Villanueva (popularly Tomasas, Augustinians Recollets nuns)
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Musical interventions of the cathedral music chapel in the procession of Corpus Christi (1682-1720)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
March 6, 2017

procession AAT feast of Corpus Christi Pange lingua (hymn) Alabado danse of the seises mapping Francisco Guerrero music chapel of the cathedral choirboys wind players cathedral of Sevilla. Altar of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios (retrochoir) Genova street Gallegos steet Cerrajería street Salvador square Francos street Placentines street cathedral of Sevilla. Chapel of San Bartolomé = chapel of Santa Ana = chapel of Cristo de Maracaibo cathedral of Santa María de la Sede
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Organ for the convent of Santa Isabel la Real (1779)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
March 3, 2017

On 9 July 1779, the community of nuns of the convent of Santa Isabel la Real, represented by Francisco de Perea Bernardo de Quirós, scribe of the Real Chancillería, brother …

organ AAT to tune the organ women and musical networks project Antonio José de Quesada y Cárdenas (organist, organ builder) Juan Antonio Hidalgo (organist, organ builder) organ builder AAT organist AAT community of nuns of the convent of Santa Isabel la Real nuns AAT convent of Santa Isabel la Real (Franciscans)
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