Historical soundscapes (c.1200

The confraternity of Saints Cosme and Damian celebrated on September 27 the feast in honor of its holders with vespers, a sung mass with a sermon and a procession at …

mass vespers procession Christmas song (villancico) the pealing of bells confraternities project professional confraternities guild of bleeders, barbers and surgeons music chapel bell-ringer confraternity of Saints Cosmas and Damian convent of los Santos Mártires San Cosme y San Damián (Discalced Carmelites) high poplar grove or path of the crosses convent of los Santos Mártires San Cosme y San Damián (Discalced Carmelites) high poplar grove or path of the crosses

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Immaculate Conception songs (villancicos, 1662)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

07-12-2016

the Immaculate Conception songs (villancicos) Christmas song (villancico) matins of the feast of Immaculate Conception matins feast of the Conception of Mary singers wind players Jerónimo González de Mendoza (chapel master, organist, carmelite) Juan Gómez Blas (printer) music chapel of the convent of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Casa Grande convent of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Casa Grande (Calced Carmelites)

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Harpsichords, organs and pianos builders in Sevilla (1755)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

06-12-2016

The Respuestas Generales del Catastro de Ensenada corresponding to the city of Seville (1755) allow us to know that in this city five harpsichords and organs builders carried out their …

musical instrument making piano harpsichord Francisco Pérez de Mirabal (harpsichord and piano maker) Francisco Pérez de Valladolid (organ builder) Juan de Chavarría [Echevarría] Murugarren (organ builder) Francisco Vicente Ortíguez, el Valenciano (organ builder)) organ builder luthier unknown location parish of Santa Cruz

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Printing of Sacrae Cantiones by Francisco Guerrero (1555)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

01-12-2016

On August 23, 1555, Martín de Montesdoca, book printer, arranged with Francisco Guerrero, chapel master of Seville Cathedral, the printing of 750 copies of his Sacrae cantiones, each of which consisted …

printing of a book of music print of books diverse noises mapping Francisco Guerrero Francisco Guerrero. Sacrae cantiones quae vulgo moteta nuncupatur (1555) [G 4866] magnificat Francisco Guerrero’s manuscript works motet Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) Martín de Montesdoca (printer) Luis Cristóbal Ponce de León (Second Duke of Arcos) parish of San Lorenzo

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Purchase of a book of polyphony (1529)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada

28-11-2016

In 1529, the chapter of the cathedral of Granada bought a copy of the Liber quindecim missarum electarum electarum quae per excellentissimos musicos compositae (Rome: Andrea Antico, 1516) for its music chapel.

purchase of a book of polyphony Chinchilla (prebendary) cathedral (third site) cathedral of Granada. Old choir cathedral of Granada. Choir cathedral

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Masque and awarding of prizes of literary competition in the festival of the beatification of Ignatius of Loyola (1610)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

26-11-2016

masquerade literary competition theatre performance instrumental concert dances the pealing of bells illuminations pyrotechnic devices fireworks sarao ( a party with instrumental music and courtly dances) chanzoneta (secular song, see also Christmas song) ensalada (polyphonic secular music) students of the college of San Hermenegildo drum player wind players bell-ringer crowd college of San Hermenegildo (Jesuits)

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Granada luthiers guild (1702)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada

25-11-2016

A document in the Archivo Histórico Provincial of Granada, which gives an account of a military parade carried out in 1702, at the beginning of the War of the Spanish …

luthiers guild Juan García Martos (luthier) Antonio Fernández (luthier) Pedro Noguerol I (luthier) José Salcedo (luthier) Juan Sánchez de la Guita (luthier) Jerónimo Serrano (luthier) luthier various places Peso de la Harina

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Conclusion of the feast of the beatification of Ignatius of Loyola (1610)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

20-11-2016

instrumental concert mass music chapel of the cathedral wind players harpist viol-player guitar player singers casa profesa de la Compañía de Jesús

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Entrance of Muhámmad V into Granada (1362)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada

18-11-2016

On April 16, 1362, after having defeated "al Bermejo" (Muhammad VI), Muhammad V, Sultan of Granada, entered Granada through the Elvira Gate, preceded by a large group of Moorish trumpets …

royal entry street music Muhammad V of Granada (Sultan of Granada) Ibn al-Khatib (poet, historian, philosopher, politician) drum player trumpeter Elvira gate Explanada or Justicia gate Alhambra (fortress)

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Illuminations, pyrotechnic devices and fireworks in the feast of beatification of Ignatius of Loyola

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

17-11-2016

illuminations pyrotechnic devices fireworks street music musket salute the pealing of bells Society of Jesus crowd wind players drum player bell-ringer harpist clarion player rattle player trumpeter casa profesa de la Compañía de Jesús Encarnación square = Pedro Ponce square convent of San Pablo (Dominicans) convent of Monte Sion (Dominicans) convent of San Agustín (augustinians) college of San Acasio (Augustinians) hospital of el Cardenal = San Hermenegildo hospital of Espíritu Santo hospital of Nuestra Señora de la Paz hospital of Amor de Dios hospital of las Cinco Llagas = hospital of la Sangre casas del cabildo municipal / Plaza de San Francisco (town hall) Real Audiencia (= casa de la Justicia) Castro street (= Vizcaínos street) Borceguinería street college of San Hermenegildo (Jesuits) church of San Miguel college of San Gregorio or de los ingleses (Jesuits)

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