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Villancicos for the religious profession of nuns in the convent of La Santísima Trinidad in Puebla: new findings

This article complements that of the "Villancicos compuestos para la ceremonia de profesión de monjas …

Feb. 29, 2024
Convent of Santa Catalina of Ávila
Nuns music and polyphony in the Dominican convent of Santa Catalina in Ávila

The convent of Dominican nuns of Santa Catalina Martyr in the city of Ávila (1486-1836) …

Feb. 24, 2024
Our Lady of Antigua or La Grande Bell. Peeter van den Ghein III and Pauwels van Laere. Malinas (1600). Photography: Fernando Cova del Pino
Apprenticeship contract of a bell ringer at the Cathedral of Las Palmas (1619)

In this article we present the contract or deed, granted on February 4, 1619, in …

Feb. 20, 2024
Cathedral of Santa Catalina de Alejandría in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia)
Endowment of minstrels to accompany the Viaticum in the Cathedral of Cartagena de Indias

Fray Juan de Ladrada, during his bishopric in Cartagena de Indias (1596-1613), promoted the accompaniment …

Feb. 20, 2024

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A motet for the exequies of the king Felipe II in Granada (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
03-03-2018

On 21 October 1598, the funeral of King Philip II was held in the royal chapel of Granada. It is likely that Luis de Aranda, chapel master of the neighbouring …

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Purchase and repair of sackbuts in the Cathedral of Granada (c.1578 - c.1588)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
28-02-2018

The documentation relating to the purchase and repair of instruments in the Cathedral of Granada (c. 1578 - c. 1588) provides us with several references to the term "trombón", common …

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The composer Henricus Tik (= Enrique Tich) in the cathedral of Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
26-02-2018

Recent researches carried out in the Seville cathedral archives have allowed us to expand our knowledge of the life trajectory of the enigmatic composer Henricus Tik (= Enrique Tich), author …

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Francisco de Medina, chaplain and master of the choirboys in the chapel of the Queen Isabel (1500)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
16-02-2018

Francisco de Medina joined Queen Isabella's chapel as chaplain and teacher of the choiboys on 20 April 1500. He may be considered a possible candidate for the authorship of the …

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