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Oviedo cathedral
Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Oviedo (1582-1591)

Transcription of three council agreements and an accounting item related to the acquisition of books …

Sept. 28, 2024
<em>Viage de Hierusalen</em>. Francisco Guerrero (Alcalá de Henares: Juan Gracián, 1605)
Sending copies of Francisco Guerrero's Viaje de Hierusalem to Lima (1605 /1618)

In 1605 and 1618, several copies of different editions of Francisco Guerrero's Journey to Jerusalem …

Sept. 22, 2024
Isabel de Borbón. Anonymous (c. 1620)
Bernarda, an Afro-Portugues musician in the service of Isabel de Borbón (1602-1644) at the Alcázar in Madrid

Bernarda, an Afro-Portuguese musician and singer, was in the service of Queen Isabella of Bourbon …

Sept. 19, 2024
tower of the Cathedral of Ávila. Picture: A. de Vicente
Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Ávila (1573-1601)

Transcription of sixteen agreements of the chapter of the cathedral of Ávila. Except for one, …

Sept. 11, 2024

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The first references to the organ in the cathedral of Puerto Rico (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-10-2019

In 1606, the cathedral chapter of Puerto Rico wrote to the organist Juan Bautista Vitoria, resident in Seville, to take them an organ that the organero Cristóbal de Aguilera had …

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The first references to the organ in the church of Santa María de la Encarnación de Alhama (Granada)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-10-2019

The first reference to the organ in the church of La Encarnación of Alhama dates from 1514, when this instrument was already played by organist Gonzalo de Guadix. The works …

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The House of the Chirimías in Valladolid

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
17-10-2019

This event presents information about the House of the Chirimías in Valladolid, which was built at the request of the town hall in 1602. For many years, the sound of …

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The Turret of Music at the Prado de San Jerónimo in Madrid (1613-1769)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-10-2019

In 1613, a turret of music was inaugurated in the Prado de San Jerónimo, a unique building similar to the one that already existed in Valladolid. From their balconies, the …

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