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Choir of the Guadix Cathedral
Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the Guadix cathedral (1588)

The permanent incorporation of a group of minstrels into Guadix Cathedral took place in 1588. …

Oct. 8, 2025
Chapel of San Miguel. Cathedral of Cordoba. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Foundation and endowment of the Chapel of San Miguel in the Cathedral of Cordoba (1255)

On 5 April 1255, Doña Lambra, wife of Lope García de Losa, one of the …

Sept. 29, 2025
Royal Danish Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek)
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Royal Danish Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek)

The Royal Danish Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek), founded by King Frederick III in 1648 and …

Sept. 24, 2025
Cathedral of Calahorra. Photo: Alfonso de Vicente
Inventory of musical instruments from the Calahorra Cathedral (1631-1645)

There is a wealth of information about the musical instruments found in Calahorra Cathedral. A …

Sept. 19, 2025

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Musical activity in the convent of San Juan de la Penitencia in Cazorla (Jaén) c. 1600

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
08-09-2020

The short biography of Sister Micaela de Jesús y Jorquera written by Alonso de Torres, chronicler of the Franciscan order, allows us to know the presence of the organ in …

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Aerophone and membranophone instruments in the Castilian galleys (13th and 14th centuries)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
03-09-2020

The Partidas of Alfonso X the Wise provide us with the earliest news of aerophone instruments in the galleys of the Castilian navy. The naumaquia held on the Guadalquivir River, …

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