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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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Recreation of the soundscape of a palace in Sevilla

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
April 24, 2019

Recreation of the soundscape of a palace in Seville using the Reaper programme, in which holophonic sounds have been used. This recreation was based on recordings of ambient sounds made …

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Votive masses sung with organ in the convent of San Antón in Granada (1747)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
April 20, 2019

In the convent of San Antón in Granada, four hundred and twenty-one sung masses were celebrated annually with deacons, acolytes and organ, nine of them with sermons, which earned the …

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New harp for Granada Cathedral (1654)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
April 7, 2019

On 6 November 1653, the Chapter of Granada Cathedral agreed with Clemente Jiménez, a guitar maker from Granada, to build a harp for 350 reales (11,900 maravedís). The instrument was …

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