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“Polychoral” performance of Francisco Guerrero’s Pange lingua in Seville Cathedral

The adaptation of Francisco Guerrero’s hymn Pange lingua in Seville Cathedral during the 17th century …

May 25, 2023
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Confraternities at the convent of Nuestra Señora de Belén in Granada

Confraternities at the convent of Nuestra Señora de Belén in Granada

May 24, 2023
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Minstrels to accompany the departures of the Viaticum in the church of San Andrés in Madrid

From at least 1630, the confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament in the church of San …

May 23, 2023
Genoa. Génova. <em>Beschreibung vnd Contrafactur der vornembster Stät der Welt</em>, vol. 1, fol. 45v (1582). Georg Braun, Franz Hogenberb
Génova, third stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588)

Génova, third stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588).

May 22, 2023

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A motet for the exequies of the king Felipe II in Granada (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
03-03-2018

On 21 October 1598, the funeral of King Philip II was held in the royal chapel of Granada. It is likely that Luis de Aranda, chapel master of the neighbouring …

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Purchase and repair of sackbuts in the Cathedral of Granada (c.1578 - c.1588)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
28-02-2018

The documentation relating to the purchase and repair of instruments in the Cathedral of Granada (c. 1578 - c. 1588) provides us with several references to the term "trombón", common …

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The composer Henricus Tik (= Enrique Tich) in the cathedral of Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
26-02-2018

Recent researches carried out in the Seville cathedral archives have allowed us to expand our knowledge of the life trajectory of the enigmatic composer Henricus Tik (= Enrique Tich), author …

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Francisco de Medina, chaplain and master of the choirboys in the chapel of the Queen Isabel (1500)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
16-02-2018

Francisco de Medina joined Queen Isabella's chapel as chaplain and teacher of the choiboys on 20 April 1500. He may be considered a possible candidate for the authorship of the …

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