Historical soundscapes (c.1200

On 6 November 1653, the Chapter of Granada Cathedral agreed with Clemente Jiménez, a guitar maker from Granada, to build a harp for 350 reales (11,900 maravedís). The instrument was …

musical instrument making harp cathedral chapter Clemente Jiménez (luthier) Ginés de Aguilar (harpist) luthier cathedral cathedral of Granada. Choir

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Votive endowment of Juan García de las Doblas at the chuch of San Isidoro in Seville (1507)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

04-04-2019

Votive endowment of Juan García de las Doblas at the chuch of San Isidoro in Seville (1507).

feast of the Incarnation (= Annunciation) mass vespers matins for the dead (= vigil) requiem mass response the pealing of bells Juan García de las Doblas (fruit seller) priest ministers (deacon and subdeacon) organist preacher bell-ringer church of San Isidoro

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The print of pliegos sueltos (sheets of paper) of villancicos in Granada (1765-1787)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada

02-04-2019

Each year, the cathedral of Granada printed sheets with the texts of the carols for the Christmas matins. For the period in question, 1765-1787, between 800 and 1000 copies were …

print of books Christmas songs (villancicos) cathedral chapter Alonso de la Puerta (printer) Nicolás Moreno (printer) Antonio de Cea (printer) Joaquín Muñoz (printer) printer Tomás de Peñalosa (chapel master, dulcian player, oboist, horn player) cathedral cathedral of Granada. Choir

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Trumpets at the service of Diego Colón, Admiral and Viceroy of the Indies (1509)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

31-03-2019

In 1509, Diego Colón, Admiral and Viceroy of the Indies, hired four trumpeters in Seville to serve him in the new territories conquered by the Castilian crown.

heraldic music Diego Colón (Admiral and Viceroy of the Indies) Alonso de Moriana (trumpet) Sebastián Jiménez (trumpet) Fernando Paz (trumpet) Diego Ortiz II (trumpet) trumpeter casa de Contratación (House of Trade) Guadalquivir river

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Votive endowments of public notaries of Granada (c. 1500)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada

30-03-2019

The confraternity of public notaries of Granada was one of the first to be organized in the city. This brotherhood celebrated its liturgical services inside the cathedral, at the chapel …

mass response feast of the Assumption of Our Lady vespers matins for the dead (= vigil) requiem mass salve confraternities project professional confraternities Marian confraternities confraternity of public notaries of Granada students of the Colegio Eclesiástico de San Cecilio ministers (deacon and subdeacon) acolytes priest chapel master succentor singers wind players music chapel of the cathedral organist bell-ringer wind players of the Alhambra cathedral (first site) cathedral (second site) cathedral (third site) cathedral cathedral of Granada. Chapel of Nuestra Señora de "El Antigua"

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Two Conducts on the Spanish Frontier of Christendom (c. 1270)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

24-03-2019

The location in the Seville Cathedral archive, in July 2005, of a polyphony fragment from the second half of the 13th century, in which two conductus were copied, allows us …

polyphonic choirbook copying conductus singers Sevilla cathedral Mudejar cathedral of Seville. Royal Chapel Mudejar cathedral of Seville. Choir

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New Organ for the chuch of Santa María Magdalena in Granada (1665)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada

23-03-2019

In 1665, Juan Pérez de Carmona, organ builder, built a new instrument for the church of Santa María Magdalena in Granada.

organ to tune the organ Juan Pérez de Carmona (organ builder) organ builder church of Santa María Magdalena cathedral of Granada. Epistle organ loft cathedral of Granada. Organ loft in the Gospel side cathedral

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New bells for the collegiate church of El Salvador in Granada (1763)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada

18-03-2019

As a result of the earthquake of 1755, the building of the collegiate church of El Salvador was badly damaged. In 1762, the chapter commissioned José Corona, a master bell …

bell clock José Corona (bell maker, clockmaker) collegiate church of San Salvador chapter collegiate church of San Salvador

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Endowment of two feasts of St. Michael and the Incarnation (= Annunciation) at the church of San Juan de la Palma in Seville.

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

16-03-2019

In 1501, Elena Rodríguez, "of black woman", endowed two feasts in the church of San Juan de la Palma in Seville, one with the dedication to San Miguel and the …

feast of Saint Michael feast of the Incarnation (= Annunciation) mass vespers response women and musical networks project Elena Rodríguez priest bell-ringer organist preacher ministers (deacon and subdeacon) church of San Juan de la Palma

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Wind players in puppetry plays in the city of Granada (1730 / 1789)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada

13-03-2019

Prohibition of the minstrels of the collegiate church of El Salvador from going to the Casa de Comedias to play in the puppet shows that took place there.

puppetry play Antonio Navarro (composer, chapel master) collegiate church of San Salvador chapter Nicolás Pérez de Castañeda (violin and shawn player) Francisco Garay (dulcian player) Francisco Cuerva (shawn, cornetto and soprano dulcian player) Manuel Eugena (violin, dulcian and oboe player) puppeteer Coliseo / Casa de comedias (theater) collegiate church of San Salvador collegiate church of San Salvador (second location in the church of San Pablo)

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