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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
Chapel of San Esteban and San Bartolomé (1)
Foundation of the chapel of Omnium Sanctorum / San Esteban / San Bartolomé in the Cathedral of Cordova (1271)

We analyze the probable sequence of dedications of the chapel in Córdoba Cathedral currently known …

Sept. 15, 2025
Portrait of a young woman (probably María Fernanda Fitz-James-Stuart y Stolberg-Gedern). Mariano Salvador Maella
A fortepiano by Francisco Fernández for the palace of the Dukes of Híjar in Madrid (c. 1807)

Lawsuit filed in Madrid by Agustín de Silva Fernández de Híjar, 10th Duke of Hijar, …

Sept. 11, 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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