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Convent of Sancti Spiritus. John Frederick Lewis (1833)
The most important annual festivities in the Convent of Sancti Spiritus in Granada

The convent of the Dominican nuns of Sancti Spiritus in Granada celebrated the feasts of …

Jan. 30, 2024
Chapel Orden Tercera. Parte norte del convento de San Francisco de Valladolid según hipótesis de Sáiz Virumbrales y Castro Sánchez (2021)
Organ for the chapel of the Venerable Third Order of the convent of San Francisco de Valladolid (1712)

After the fire in the chapel of the Venerable Third Order of the convent of …

Jan. 9, 2024
Church of Santa María and castle-palace of the Zúñiga family in Curiel.
Theatrical representations in the town of Curiel (1624)

In 1624, the governors of the brotherhood of Nuestra Señora del Rosario of the town …

Jan. 6, 2024
Choir. Cathedral of Murcia. Sucesores de Nogués (c. 1920)
Incorporation of the wind players to the musical staff of the cathedral of Murcia (1573)

Incorporation of the wind players to the musical staff of the cathedral of Murcia (1573).

Dec. 29, 2023

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Flemish organ, harpsichords and clavichords in Sevilla (1554)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 2, 2017

A notarial protocol signed on 26 May 1554, gives us an insight into the reception of key instruments from Antwerp in Seville in the mid-16th century.

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Ceremony of arming knight and taking the habit of Santiago to Carlos Núñez de Valdivia (1625)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 1, 2017

The particular ceremony of knight-arming in the Order of Santiago was also solemnised musically with the organ and the minstrels, as can be seen in the ceremony celebrated in the …

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