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convent de Santa Helena do Monte Calvário. Picture by David Freitas (1960)
Évora
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Santa Helena do Monte Calvário in Evora

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Santa Helena do …

April 21, 2024
<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

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Feast of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
Dec. 8, 2016

The confraternity of Saints Cosme and Damian celebrated on September 27 the feast in honor of its holders with vespers, a sung mass with a sermon and a procession at …

mass AAT vespers procession AAT Christmas song (villancico) AAT the pealing of bells confraternities project professional confraternities guild of bleeders, barbers and surgeons music chapel bell-ringer confraternity of Saints Cosmas and Damian convent of los Santos Mártires San Cosme y San Damián (Discalced Carmelites) high poplar grove or path of the crosses convent of los Santos Mártires San Cosme y San Damián (Discalced Carmelites) high poplar grove or path of the crosses
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Villancicos of the Immaculate Conception at the convent of Nuestra Señora del Carmen in Sevilla (1662)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
Dec. 7, 2016
the Immaculate Conception songs (villancicos) Christmas song (villancico) AAT matins of the feast of Immaculate Conception matins feast of the Conception of Mary AAT singers AAT wind players Jerónimo González de Mendoza (chapel master, organist, carmelite) Juan Gómez Blas (printer) music chapel of the convent of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Casa Grande convent of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Casa Grande (Calced Carmelites)
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Harpsichords, organs and pianos builders in Sevilla (1755)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
Dec. 6, 2016

The Respuestas Generales del Catastro de Ensenada corresponding to the city of Seville (1755) allow us to know that in this city five harpsichords and organs builders carried out their …

musical instrument making piano AAT harpsichord AAT Francisco Pérez de Mirabal (harpsichord and piano maker) Francisco Pérez de Valladolid (organ builder) Juan de Chavarría [Echevarría] Murugarren (organ builder) Francisco Vicente Ortíguez, el Valenciano (organ builder)) organ builder AAT luthier AAT unknown location parish of Santa Cruz
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Printing of Sacrae Cantiones by Francisco Guerrero (1555)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
Dec. 1, 2016

On August 23, 1555, Martín de Montesdoca, book printer, arranged with Francisco Guerrero, chapel master of Seville Cathedral, the printing of 750 copies of his&nbsp;Sacrae cantiones, each of which consisted …

printing of a book of music print of books diverse noises AAT mapping Francisco Guerrero Francisco Guerrero. Sacrae cantiones quae vulgo moteta nuncupatur (1555) [G 4866] magnificat Francisco Guerrero’s manuscript works motet Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) Martín de Montesdoca (printer) Luis Cristóbal Ponce de León (Second Duke of Arcos) parish of San Lorenzo
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Purchase of a book of polyphony (1529)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
Nov. 28, 2016

In 1529, the chapter of the cathedral of Granada bought a copy of the&nbsp;Liber quindecim missarum electarum electarum quae per excellentissimos musicos compositae&nbsp;(Rome: Andrea Antico, 1516) for its music chapel.

purchase of a book of polyphony Chinchilla (prebendary) cathedral (third site) cathedral of Granada. Old choir cathedral of Granada. Choir cathedral of La Encarnación
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Masque and awarding of prizes of literary competition in the festival of the beatification of Ignatius of Loyola (1610)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
Nov. 26, 2016
masquerade literary competition theatre performance instrumental concert dances AAT the pealing of bells illuminations AAT pyrotechnic devices AAT fireworks AAT sarao ( a party with instrumental music and courtly dances) chanzoneta (secular song, see also Christmas song) ensalada (polyphonic secular music) students of the college of San Hermenegildo drummers AAT wind players bell-ringer crowd college of San Hermenegildo (Jesuits)
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Granada luthiers guild (1702)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
Nov. 25, 2016

A document in the Archivo Histórico Provincial of Granada, which gives an account of a military parade carried out in 1702, at the beginning of the War of the Spanish …

luthiers guild Juan García Martos (luthier) Antonio Fernández (luthier) Pedro Noguerol I (luthier) José Salcedo (luthier) Juan Sánchez de la Guita (luthier) Jerónimo Serrano (luthier) luthier AAT various places Peso de la Harina
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Conclusion of the feast of the beatification of Ignatius of Loyola (1610)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
Nov. 20, 2016
instrumental concert mass AAT music chapel of the cathedral wind players harpist AAT viol-player guitar player singers AAT casa profesa de la Compañía de Jesús
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Entrance of Muhámmad V into Granada (1362)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
Nov. 18, 2016

On April 16, 1362, after having defeated "al Bermejo" (Muhammad VI), Muhammad V, Sultan of Granada, entered Granada through the Elvira Gate, preceded by a large group of Moorish trumpets …

royal entry AAT street music Muhammad V of Granada (Sultan of Granada) Ibn al-Khatib (poet, historian, philosopher, politician) drummers AAT trumpeter AAT Elvira gate Explanada or Justicia gate Alhambra (fortress) TGN
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Illuminations, pyrotechnic devices and fireworks in the feast of beatification of Ignatius of Loyola

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
Nov. 17, 2016
illuminations AAT pyrotechnic devices AAT fireworks AAT street music musket salute the pealing of bells Society of Jesus AAT crowd wind players drummers AAT bell-ringer harpist AAT clarion player rattle player trumpeter AAT casa profesa de la Compañía de Jesús Encarnación square = Pedro Ponce square convent of San Pablo (Dominicans) convent of Monte Sion (Dominicans) convent of San Agustín (augustinians) college of San Acasio (Augustinians) hospital of el Cardenal = San Hermenegildo hospital of Espíritu Santo hospital of Nuestra Señora de la Paz hospital of Amor de Dios hospital of las Cinco Llagas = hospital of la Sangre casas del cabildo municipal / Plaza de San Francisco (town hall) Real Audiencia (= casa de la Justicia) Castro street (= Vizcaínos street) Borceguinería street college of San Hermenegildo (Jesuits) church of San Miguel college of San Gregorio or de los ingleses (Jesuits)
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