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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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Feast of the canonization of San Juan de la Cruz in the convent of Nuestra Señora del Carmen (1728)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Sept. 16, 2017

On July 4, 1728, the feast of the canonization of San Juan de la Cruz was celebrated in the convent of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Casa Grande. The chronicle was …

feast of canonization announcement announcement AAT vespers mass AAT procession AAT street music the pealing of bells fireworks AAT instrumental concert dances AAT Christmas song (villancico) AAT confraternities project Marian confraternities confraternities with avocations to saints religious community of monks of the convent of Nuestra Señora del Carmen town crier clarion pipe and tabor drummers AAT wind players pianist crowd music chapel of the cathedral music chapel music chapel of the church of San Miguel (Seville) music chapel of the church of Santa Ana (Seville) music chapel of the collegiate church of San Salvador (Seville) confraternity of Our Lady of Anguish clergy religious community of nuns of the convent of San José students of the college of San Alberto confraternity of Saint John confraternity of Saint Anne of the convent of Nuestra Señora del Carmen soldiers AAT confraternity of the Holy Sacrament at the church of San Vicente religious community of monks of the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced religious community of monks of the convent of San Francisco cathedral chapter convent of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Casa Grande (Calced Carmelites) church of San Vicente college of San Alberto (Carmelites) convent of Los Remedios (Discalced Carmelites) convent-college of Santo Ángel (Discalced carmelites) convent of San José = Las Teresas (Discalced Carmelites) convent of Nuestra Señora de Belén (Calced Carmelites) convent of Santa Ana (Calced Carmelites) Armas street college of San Gregorio or de los ingleses (Jesuits) Duques' square Sierpe street college of San Acasio (Augustinians) San Francisco square Real Audiencia (= casa de la Justicia) casas del cabildo municipal / Plaza de San Francisco (town hall) convent of San Francisco Casa Grande (Franciscans) Genova street cathedral of Santa María de la Sede Placentines street Francos street Salvador square collegiate church of San Salvador hospital of Nuestra Señora de la Paz Carpintería street Cerrajería street convent of la Asunción de Nuestra Señora (Calced Mercedarians)
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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque Agima Cachara in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Sept. 15, 2017

The call to prayer of the müezzin, repeated five times a day, and the coranic psalmody at the mosque Agima Cachara, was one of the essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim …

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Sound of water in the old fountain of Fuente Nueva

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Sept. 4, 2017

The sound of water in the old pillar of Fuente Nueva. Built in 1616 and originally located in the alley of the Huerta de San Juan De Dios, it was …

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