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View of the choir and main chapel of Seville Cathedral from the archiepiscopal chair
Lyrics by José Vicente Ortí y Mayor for the villancicos of the cathedral of Seville (1727-1737)

In the decade of 1727-1737, Pedro Rabassa received in Seville several texts of villancicos from …

Aug. 9, 2023
Hormuz Fortress  (c.1600)
Meninos orfãos at the Jesuit mission of Ormuz (1553)

In 1553, the Jesuit António de Herédia left Goa, accompanied by Father Alejo Diaz and …

Aug. 6, 2023
Signature of Isabel Barbosa. AHPV, protocolos notariales, leg. 803, fol. 998r
Schoolgirl musicians at the College of Doncellas Nobles in Valladolid (1596-1600)

The College of the Doncellas Nobles, also referred to as the Colegio de Daza, was …

Aug. 5, 2023
Church of San Martín (Bocaue)
Music and Ritual in the Franciscan Convents and doctrinas of the Province of San Gregorio (1726)

The Estatutos y ordenaciones de la Santa Provincia de San Gregorio de religiosos descalzos de …

July 20, 2023

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Religious profesion of María Josefa Ruiz (1793)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

 María Josefa Ruiz professed, without a dowry, as an organist in the Carmelite convent of Nuestra Señora del Carmen. She died on 16 September 1804 at the age of 32.

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Religious profesion of Manuela Triviño (1768)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

In 1768, Manuela Triviño professed as an organist nun in the Calced Carmelite convent of Granada. She remained in this position until her death in 1801.

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Songs at the convent of San José

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

The contrafacta or sacred parodies composed and sung by Luisa de San José in the convent of San José in Granada are a good example of the music performed in …

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