Historical soundscapes (c.1200

Missale secundum usum alme ecclesie hyspalensis (c. 1498)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

24-08-2018

The location of a series of Seville missals printed before 1498, in a visit to churches of the Order of Santiago in Extremadura, has allowed adding a new exemplar to …

print of books Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (archbishop, cardinal) cathedral chapter Estanislao Polono (publishing printer) Meinardo Ungut (publishing printer) Jacome Cromberger (publishing printer, bookseller) Meinardo Ungut's house Sevilla cathedral

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The first organ in the collegiate church of El Sacromonte in Granada (1612)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada

21-08-2018

The first organ in the Collegiate Church of El Sacromonte was probably built in Seville, with all its registers split. It was donated to this institution around 1612 by Pedro …

to play the organ organ repair Pedro de Castro Cabeza de Vaca y Quiñones (archbishop) Enrique Franco (organ builder) Juan de Oñate (organist, organ builder) Juan Bautista Marín (organist, organ builder) Juan Félix Marcián / Martínez (organ builder) Alejo Muños (friar, organ builder) Matías Barragán (organist) collegiate church of el Sacromonte

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Procession of rogation pro pluvia organised by the confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Our Redeemer Jesus Christ to the convent of San Agustín in Seville (1606)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

18-08-2018

In 1606, the Confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Our Redeemer Jesus Christ, which had its headquarters in the convent of La Merced, joined in the public prayers that were …

rogation procession confraternities project confraternities of Holy Week penitential confraternities mapping Francisco Guerrero confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Jesus Christ confraternity of the Sacred Expiration of Our Lord Jesus Christ music chapel of the convento of Nuestra Señora de la Merced convent of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Calced Mercedarians) convent of San Agustín (augustinians)

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Last organ of the convent of San José in Granada (1904)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada

17-08-2018

The organ of the convent of San José was built in Malaga Cathedral by Aquiles Ghys in 1904 and inaugurated on 8 December of that year.

organ women and musical networks project Achile Ghys Langie (organ builder) nuns convent of San José (Discalced Carmelites nuns)

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Religious feast sponsored by the confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Our Redeemer Jesus Christ of the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

13-08-2018

The Confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Our Redeemer Jesus Christ was established in the convent of La Merced in the second third of the 16th century. Every year this …

feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary feast of the Resurrection (Easter Sunday) feast of the Invention (Discovery) of the Holy Cross feast of the Assumption of Our Lady feast of the Conception of Mary feast of Corpus Christi vespers mass sermon comedia (secular play) movable platforms for theatrical representations open confraternities penitential confraternities confraternities project confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Jesus Christ music chapel music chapel of the convento of Nuestra Señora de la Merced dances actor-singers wind players convent of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Calced Mercedarians)

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Moorish dances and songs in the gardens of the Alhambra in Granada (1526)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada

11-08-2018

Johannes Lange de Löwenberg, physician to the Elector of the Palatinate, Archduke Friedrich von Wittelsbach, provides us with an extraordinary account of the dances performed by a group of Moorish …

dances songs traditional songs women's dance women and musical networks project Carlos V (king) morisco female singer female dancer lute player Alhambra (fortress)

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Cantatas to Saint Laurent, Saint Joseph and The Virgin of Health in the College of San Laureano in Seville (1714)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

09-08-2018

In 1714, the Mercedarian College of San Laureano organised a solemn ternary dedicated to Saint Laureano, Saint Joseph and Our Lady of Health. Three cantadas were sung to each of …

cantata fray Juan Lucas de Tena José de Magallanes (composer, chapel master) music chapel of the collegiate church of San Salvador (Seville) Order of Calced Mercedarians college of San Laureano

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Last organ of the convent of Nuestra Señora de Belén in Granada (1836)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada

07-08-2018

After the disentailment of Church properties, in 1836, the priest of the parish of Santa Isabel de Huetor Tajar (Granada) requested the organ from the Mercedarian convent of Nuestra Señora …

organ Antonio del Villar (priest) José de la Rosa (priest) Order of Discalced Mercedarians convent of Nuestra Señora de Belén (Discalced Mercedarians)

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Feast of the beatification of Mariana de Jesus at the convent of San José in Seville (1784)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

05-08-2018

In January 1784, the confraternity of San Pedro ad Vincula celebrated the beatification of Mariana de Jesús, a tertiary of the Mercedarian Order, in the convent of San José in …

feast of beatification confraternities project professional confraternities confraternities with avocations to saints clerical confraternities closed confraternities Mariana de Jesús (beata) music chapel of the church of Santa Ana (Seville) José Rodríguez (músico) confraternity of Saint Peter Order of Discalced Mercedarians convent of San José (Discalced Mercedarians)

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Dilettante musicians and street romances in seventeenth-century Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada

03-08-2018

The biography of the anchorite Francisco Velasco (Baza, 1577-Granada, 1622) allows us to approach two facets of the soundscape of Granada: domestic music and the performance of popular songs in …

domestic music making traditional songs romances women and musical networks project Francisco Velasco children church of San Matías parish of San Matías church of San Justo y Pastor various places

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Historical soundscapes (c.1200 – c.1800)

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Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Libraries of the couvent des Minimes and the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris

First printed edition in Cordoba of El viage de Hierusalem by Francisco Guerrero (c. 1596)

Creation of a company of minstrels in the Mairena del Alcor (1618-1660)

Printed works by Spanish composers or printed in Spain in the Music Library of the Ducal Basilica of Santa Barbara in Mantua (1611)

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Missale secundum usum alme ecclesie hyspalensis (c. 1498)

The first organ in the collegiate church of El Sacromonte in Granada (1612)

Procession of rogation pro pluvia organised by the confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Our Redeemer Jesus Christ to the convent of San Agustín in Seville (1606)

Last organ of the convent of San José in Granada (1904)

Religious feast sponsored by the confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Our Redeemer Jesus Christ of the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced in Seville

Moorish dances and songs in the gardens of the Alhambra in Granada (1526)

Cantatas to Saint Laurent, Saint Joseph and The Virgin of Health in the College of San Laureano in Seville (1714)

Last organ of the convent of Nuestra Señora de Belén in Granada (1836)

Feast of the beatification of Mariana de Jesus at the convent of San José in Seville (1784)

Dilettante musicians and street romances in seventeenth-century Granada