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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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Sacred songs for the profession of a monk in the convent of Santa Eulalia de Sarriá (1689)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-11-2021

On 18 August 1689, the music chapel of Barcelona Cathedral performed four villancicos, probably composed by Juan Barter, its chapel master, at the profession ceremony of Benito Gregorio Castellet in …

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Performances by the Toledo Cathedral Music Chapel in the Alcázar (1677-1679)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
21-10-2021

During the stay in Toledo of the Queen Mother Mariana of Austria (1677-1679), the Toledo Cathedral music chapel performed on numerous occasions in the solemnisation of religious festivities celebrated in …

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A claviorgan in the Palacio de las Cigueñas (1546)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-10-2021

A contract published by Pilar Barrios Manzano, in 1980, allows us to learn about the transformation of a harpsichord into a claviorgan, which took place in Cáceres in 1546.

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