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Old church. Sala de Legos. Monastery of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (La Cartuja)
Confraternities at the monastery of La Cartuja in Granada

Confraternities at the monastery of La Cartuja in Granada.

April 6, 2024
Archivo de la Capilla Real de Granada. <em>Missarum liber secundus</em> (1582). Libro de polifonía nº2, fols. 82v-83r
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Capilla Real in Granada

Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Capilla Real in Granada.

April 1, 2024
Door of the convent of São Félix e Santo Adrião de Chelas (detail)
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of São Félix e Santo Adrião de Chelas in Lisbon (1675)

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of São Félix e …

March 31, 2024
Convent of San Salvador (c. 1900)
Pilgrims' prayers and chants in the convent of St Saviour of Jerusalem (1602)

Pilgrims' prayers and chants in the convent of St Saviour of Jerusalem (1602).

March 31, 2024

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A fortepiano built in Manila for Queen María Luisa de Parma (1793)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-02-2021

In 1793, Fray Diego de la Virgen del Carmen, a discalced Augustinian monk, built a fortepiano in his convent in Manila (Philippines), with several newly invented registers, which was sent …

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A fortepiano built in Manila for Queen María Luisa de Parma (1793)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-02-2021

In 1793, Fray Diego de la Virgen del Carmen, a discalced Augustinian monk, built a fortepiano in his convent in Manila (Philippines), with several newly invented registers, which was sent …

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Ropewalkers in the Alcázar square in Madrid (1596)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-02-2021

Description by Jean de L'Hermite, valet to King Philip II, of the acrobatics and games performed by a group of Italian ropewalkers in the Plaza del Alcázar in Madrid in …

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Reception of a music teacher in the convent of Santa Clara de Abando (Vizcaya)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-02-2021

The reception on April 30, 1743 of Isabel Gil Isla as a music teacher in the convent of Santa Clara de Abando (Vizcaya) reveals the existence of a certain musical …

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Wind player at the service of the Soria city council (1607-1613)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-02-2021

A lawsuit between the wind player Francisco Sánchez and the city council of the city of Soria accounts for the hiring of salaried musicians at the service of this municipal …

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