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Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns in the convent of Nuestra Señora de Belén in Valencia (1722)

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns in the convent of Nuestra Señora de …

May 20, 2023
Title page. Francisco Guerrero. <em>El viage de Hierusalem</em>. Valencia: herederos de Juan Navarro, 1593.
The first Valencian edition of El Viage de Hierusalem (1593) by Francisco Guerrero

The first Valencian edition of El Viage de Hierusalem (1593) by Francisco Guerrero came from …

May 6, 2023
Chapel of the convent of San Francisco de la Alhambra. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Confraternities at the convent of San Francisco de la Alhambra

Confraternities at the convent of San Francisco de la Alhambra.

May 3, 2023
Facade of the convent of San Francisco. Ventura Pérez (c. 1760)
Testament of Pedro López, guitar maker (1671)

The will of the guitar maker Pedro López (17/10/1671) provides us with some biographical information, …

May 2, 2023

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The sounds of the Santa Catalina market in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
07-03-2019

The Santa Catalina livestock fair was one of the most important in the city of Seville. It was held every Monday, Thursday and Saturday in what was known as the …

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First references to the organ in the church of San Cristóbal in Granada (c. 1756)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
05-03-2019

The first references to the organ in the church of San Cristóbal de Granada date from the 1750s, although it has not been possible to determine the date of construction …

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Exams of guitar makers in Granada (1803-1804)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-03-2019

Three documents found in the Archivo Provincial of Granada, dated 1803 and 1804, show us the contents of the certificate issued to the new masters of luthiers or guitar makers …

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Organ of the convent of San Francisco, Casa Grande in Seville (1430)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
26-02-2019

In 1430, the chapter of the city of Seville granted the convent of San Francisco, Casa Grande, a subsidy of 2,000 maravedís for "the work on the choir and organ", …

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Buying and fixing dulcians for the convent of la Madre de Dios in Granada (1618/1626)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
23-02-2019

The acquisition and repair of the dulcians of the convent of the Madre de Dios is evidence of the existence of a musical chapel in this monastery of the Comendadoras …

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