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Floor plan of the church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary in Jerusalem
Visit to Jerusalem (4). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the Valley of Josaphat

Visit to Jerusalem (4). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the Valley of …

June 3, 2024
Interior of Calahorra cathedral. Picture by J. Poyo
Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the Calahorra cathedral (1572-1593)

Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the Calahorra cathedral (1572-1593).

June 1, 2024
San Bartolome square
Foundation of the confraternity of the Christ of the Via Sacra at the church of San Bartolomé in Granada (1682)

A file in the Archivo Histórico Diocesano of Granada allows us to know the date …

May 31, 2024

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Street sale of guitars in Alicante (1796)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-09-2020

A document from the municipal archive of Alicante allows us to know the sale of guitars in la plaza de la Fruta at the end of the 18th century.

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Musical instruments of Matía de Guzmán, knight of Ávila (1569)

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado
24-09-2020

The civil and domestic musical life in Ávila during the 16th century is very little know. Hence the interest of this inventory from 1569, which includes wind, string and keyboard …

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Flutes and shawms for the Augustinian evangelization in New Spain (1551)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
18-09-2020

In 1553, the Augustinian friar Juan de San Román brought flutes and shawms to Mexico destined for one of the convents in the province of Santísimo Nombre de Jesús, whose …

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