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<em>Feast of Our Lady of the Forest</em>. Denis van Alsloot (1616). Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Soundscape of a court party in Vivier d'Oye (1615)

The iconographic representation of a courtly feast that the Archdukes Albert and Isabel Clara Eugenia, …

Nov. 12, 2023
Choir of Coria's cathedral. Picture by Rafael Gómez
Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the cathedral of Coria (1593-1600)

Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the cathedral of Coria (1593-1600).

Nov. 10, 2023
Cloister of the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced in Cartagena de Indias
Organist of the convent of La Merced in Cartagena de Indias (1773)

A letter from Father José Antonio Montaño, "comendador" of the convent of Nuestra Señora de …

Nov. 1, 2023
Madrid. Anton van den Wyngaerde (1562)
Musicians and luthiers resident in Madrid (1625)

The Libro de los nombres y calles de Madrid sobre que se paga incómodas y …

Oct. 28, 2023

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The first reference to the organ in the capilla real (1518/1521)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-07-2016

The first reference to the establishment of the post of organist in the Capilla Real of Granada dates from the second endowment of this institution in 1518. Most probably, it …

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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque of Masda ibn Damun in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
09-07-2016

The call to prayer of the muezzin, repeated five times a day, was one of the essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim Granada, to which we can add the …

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The sound of the water and birds in the Alameda de Hércules

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
08-07-2016

In 1574, the Feria lagoon was remodelled to turn it into one of the most important recreational areas in the city of Seville. The installation of three fountains and several …

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The sound of water and the bustle of Granada's Plaza Larga

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
02-07-2016

The sound of water and the hustle and bustle of Granada's Plaza Larga, an urban space that was reorganised and brought to life in the last quarter of the 16th …

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