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Church of Santa Cruz in Madrid
Hiring of a group of minstrels by the confraternity of the Holy Sacrament of the church of Santa Cruz in Madrid (1631)

On 10 October 1631, the confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament of the church of Santa …

May 26, 2024
Little cloister. Monastery of the Cartuja in Granada
Francisco Guerrero in the treatise Historia y origen de la música y canto llano by Juan Sánchez Vidal (1755)

In the middle of the 18th century, the figure of Francisco Guerrero was still highly …

May 24, 2024
Church of the Monastery of Descalzas Reales
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Descalzas Reales in Madrid (1708)

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Descalzas Reales in …

May 22, 2024
Signature of Diego López
Contracts of Diego Lopez and Enrique Franco for the tuning and maintenance of the organs in Seville Cathedral (1594)

On 3 September 1594, the organ builders Diego López and Enrique Franco signed the notarial …

May 19, 2024

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Procession of the reception of the Crusade Bull in Seville (1632)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
08-06-2019

The procession to receive the Bull of Crusade was the first of the general processions held in Seville each year. It was announced the day before with trumpets, drums and …

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Toll of the church clock bell of the convent of San Agustín in Seville (1749)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-06-2019

On 27 June 1747, an English clock was installed in a tower built for this purpose in the convent of San Agustín, which would serve the San Roque district, outside …

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A new bow for a violin by the seise Matías Riaño (1732)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
02-06-2019

The construction of a violin bow for the cathedral seise Matías Riaño, in 1732, allows us to increase the list of luthiers in Granada with the master violin maker José …

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Purchase of a trumpet for the cathedral of Granada (1762)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
29-05-2019

News of the purchase of a trumpet for the cathedral of Granada in 1762. It was purchased in Seville and its cost, including transport, was 5,100 maravedís. The person in …

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Endowment of a requiem mass by the members of the music chapel of Granada Cathedral (1711)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
26-05-2019

On 7 July 1711, the members of the cathedral's music chapel asked the chapter to endow a requiem mass for their deceased colleagues on the octave of the Feast of …

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