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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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Musicians in El Greco's house

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado
28-12-2020

According to a reference by Jusepe Martínez, the painter El Greco hired musicians to enjoy himself while he ate, an indication of the luxurious life he led. There have been …

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Organs of the college of San Jerónimo in Ávila (1623 and 1687)

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado
24-12-2020

The Order of San Jerónimo made its last male foundation in Ávila in 1606. The community settled permanently in the church of San Jerónimo in 1616. In 1623 it contracted …

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Lauderos street

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
21-12-2020

The Lauderos street was part of the urban fabric of the city of Toledo. Its name was derived from the luthiers who had their shops open on that street and …

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Organs at Alcalá de Henares (1810)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-12-2020

When the French troops were expelled after the War of Independence, the religious community of the San Felipe Neri oratory claimed what had been their headquarters and the movable property …

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Instruments and working tools from the workshop of the luthier José Sánchez de Nieva (1747)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-12-2020

The list of assets contributed by the luthier José Sánchez de Nieva as a dowry to his second marriage, in 1747, allows us to know the appraisal of an extensive …

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