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<em>View taken from above the bullring</em> (detail). Alfred Guesdon (c. 1855)
Granada
Festival organised by the Real Maestranza of Granada on the occasion of the reception of Agustín de Valdivia as an elder brother (1767)

Antonio Soriano, chapel master of the Collegiate Church of El Salvador, composed the march La …

April 17, 2024
Title page. <em>El viage de Hierusalem</em> (1594) [E-Mrae, 14-XI-37]
Barcelona
First Barcelona edition of El viage de Hierusalem by Francisco Guerrero (1594)

First Barcelona edition of El viage de Hierusalem by Francisco Guerrero (1594).

April 12, 2024
Church of San Lorenzo
Valladolid
Will of the ministril Francisco González Dávila (1654)

The will of the ministril and dulcian player Francisco González Dávila provides us with his …

April 9, 2024
Main Chapel of the Church of San Juan de Dios
Murcia
Music chapel of Señor Sacramentado of the Convent-Hospital of Nuestra Señora de Gracia y Buen Suceso of the Order of San Juan de Dios in Murcia (1790)

In 1790, the religious community of the convent-hospital of Nuestra Señora de Gracia y Buen …

April 7, 2024

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Religious profession of Sister Beatriz María de Jesús (1666)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

Sister Beatriz María de Jesús was professed in the convent of the Ángel Custodio in Granada in June 1666, in a crowded ceremony solemnised by a chapel of music, probably …

mass vespers religious profession women and musical networks project music chapel of the cathedral Beatriz María de Jesús (= Beatriz de Enciso, nun, Franciscan) nuns Jerónimo de Prado Verastegui (canon) Alonso Gordo (monk, Franciscan) convent of the Angel Custodio (Franciscans Recollects of Saint Clare)
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Corpus Christi octave

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015
octave of Corpus Christi mass Pange lingua (hymn) procession music chapel of the cathedral convent of the Angel Custodio (Franciscans Recollects of Saint Clare)
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Singing of endechas at the convent of the Angel Custodio (1665)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

Fray Tomás Montalvo, biographer of Beatriz María de Jesús, abbess of the convent of the Ángel Custodio in Granada, gives us news of her fondness for music and of the …

endechas Pange lingua (hymn) women and musical networks project Beatriz María de Jesús (= Beatriz de Enciso, nun, Franciscan) nuns convent of the Angel Custodio (Franciscans Recollects of Saint Clare)
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Feast of the dedication of the new church of the convent of the Angel Custodio (1661)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

In June 1661, the dedication of the new church of the Franciscan convent of Ángel Custodio took place. The celebrations lasted twelve days with the cathedral's music chapel and the …

dedication of a church procession mass vespers bustle in the street sermon music chapel of the cathedral music chapel of the capilla real crowd José Argáiz (archbishop) cathedral chapter city council Tribunal of the Inquisition Royal Chancery convent of the Angel Custodio (Franciscans Recollects of Saint Clare)
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Feast of Saint Michael

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015
feast of Saint Michael proclamation of the feast mass vespers music chapel of the collegiate church of San Salvador (Granada) music chapel of the capilla real church of San Miguel
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Renting of a house for the singer José López Osorio (1684)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015
renting a house Juan López Osorio (alto) singer Piedad street
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Christmas and Corpus Christi chanzonetas (secular songs) at the convent of La Piedad

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

A payment made in February 1644 shows the performance of chanzonetas (secular songs) in the convent of La Piedad during the festivities of Christmas and Corpus Christi.

feast of the Nativity of Our Lord feast of Corpus Christi chanzoneta (secular song, see also Christmas song) women and musical networks project nuns convent of la Piedad (Dominicans nuns)
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First references to the organ in the convent of La Piedad (1648)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

The news of the repair of an organ in the convent of La Piedad indirectly documents the existence of nuns who played the organ in the convent from the first …

organ repair organ women and musical networks project organ builder nuns convent of la Piedad (Dominicans nuns)
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Saturday Salve service at the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

On the occasion of the declaration of the Virgen de los Dolores as patron saint of the Oratory of San Felipe Neri in Granada, on 18 February 1696, it was …

to tune the organ salve litany Alejo Muños (friar, organ builder) José de la Vega (organist) organist organ builder confraternity of the Third Order of the Servants of Our Lady of Sorrows oratory of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (Oratorians)
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New organ (1748)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

A payment made in November 1748 tells us that the Dominican community of the convent of La Piedad renovated the organ in their church on that date.

organ women and musical networks project organ builder nuns convent of la Piedad (Dominicans nuns)
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