Historical soundscapes (c.1200

Apart from its liturgical function, Psalm 51 (50) Miserere mei Deus was sung in other devotional contexts in many churches and chapels, in Lent and Holy Week. This resulted in …

Miserere mei Deus (psalm 51) Tomás Luis de Victoria (composer) music chapel succentor convent of Santa Teresa de Jesús (Discalced Carmelites) cathedral of Avila

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Chronology of the sacred music of Francisco Guerrero in the cathedral of Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville

25-02-2020

Approach to the chronology of the composition of the sacred repertoire of Francisco Guerrero in the cathedral of Seville, to which the early works that he had to do in …

mapping Francisco Guerrero Francisco Guerrero’s manuscript works printed works by Francisco Guerrero psalm hymn magnificat misa (music genre) motet passions lamentations Francisco Guerrero. Sacrae cantiones quae vulgo moteta nuncupatur (1555) [G 4866] Francisco Guerrero. Psalmorum quatuor vocum liber primus. Accedit missa defunctorum (1559) [G 4868] Francisco Guerrero. Canticum Beatae Mariae quod magnificat nuncupatur (1563) [G 4867] Francisco Guerrero. Liber primus missarum (1565/1566) [G 4870] Francisco Guerrero. Motteta (1570) [G 4871] Francisco Guerrero. Missarum liber secundus (1582) [G 4872] Francisco Guerrero. Liber vesperarum (1584) [G 4873] Francisco Guerrero. Passio D. N. J. C. secundum Matthaeum et Joannem more hispano (1585) [G 4874] Francisco Guerrero. Mottecta (1589) [G 4875] Francisco Guerrero. Motecta (1597) [G 4877] Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) Sevilla cathedral

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Music and exorcism in the convent of Santa Clara in Alcaudete (1578)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Alcaudete

24-02-2020

The narration of a supernatural event in the convent of Santa Clara in Alcaudete (Jaén) becomes a testimony to the presence of the organ and the nuns organist in this …

matins Benedictus feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary to play the organ Holy Week procession bula de Cruzada procession the ceremony of the removal of Christ from the cross Te deum laudamus (hymn) nuns Sabina Álvarez (nun, organist) organist convent of Santa Clara (Franciscans) church of Santa María la Mayor

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Antonio de Cabezón's letter of 'earnest money' and his right of abode in the city of Ávila

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado

Ávila

23-02-2020

Although Philip II's organist and chamber musician Antonio de Cabezón was a native of Burgos, he owned, from 1538 until his death, a house in the city of Ávila. Whenever Cabezón was …

census taking teaching to play the organ domestic music making Antonio de Cabezón (composer, organist) Hernando de Cabezón (organist) Agustín de Cabezón (choirboy, soprano) Cristóbal del Águila (organist) cuadrilla (quarter) of San Juan cathedral of Avila church of Saint John Baptist convent of Saint Francisco (Franciscans)

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Renovation of the organ in the collegiate church of Santa Fe (1766)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Santa Fe

21-02-2020

In 1765, the chapter of the collegiate church of Santa Fe (Granada) agreed with the organ builder Leonardo Fernández Dávila the renovation of the organ of his church, which included …

organ repair mapping Leonardo Fernández Dávila chapter of the collegiate church of San Santa Fe (Granada) Leonardo Fernández Dávila (organ builder) José de San Ambrosio (organist) Manuel Carrillo de Morales y Cuenca (organist) collegiate church of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación

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Renovation of the organ in the collegiate church of Santa Fe (1736)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Santa Fe

18-02-2020

In 1732, the chapter of the collegiate church of Santa Fe (Granada) agreed with the organ builder Fray Francisco Alejo Muñoz the renovation of the organ of his church, which …

organ repair chapter of the collegiate church of San Santa Fe (Granada) Francisco Alejo Muñoz (organ builder) collegiate church of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación

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The Song of the Sibyl in the Tarragona Cathedral

Sergi González González

Tarragona

18-02-2020

Since 2014, the Song of the Sibyl is represented again in the cathedral of Tarragona. Eritrea, a sibyl daughter of a nymph, answers St. Augustine's questions about the redeemer's second …

theatre performance the song of the Sibyl feast of the Nativity of Our Lord wind players choirboys choirboys Catedral de Tarragona

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Procession and celebrations of the oath of declaration of the patrons of the city of Potosí (1555)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Potosí

16-02-2020

Only ten years after the foundation of the city of Potosí, in 1555, the civil and religious powers, in conjunction with their Spanish and Indian settlers, agreed to swear the …

general procession dances street music comedia (secular play) to run the ring announcement ephemeral architecture illuminations musket salute pyrotechnic devices fireworks mass sarao ( a party with instrumental music and courtly dances) city council clergy indigenous american wind players trumpets drum player nobility convent of San Francisco church of Santa Bárbara church of San Lorenzo convent of La Merced cerro Rico various places

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Chanzonetas and romances composed for the religious profession of Francisca de Córdoba y Ribera (1634)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Montilla

12-02-2020

This event is dedicated to the oldest preserved printed sheet that we know with texts sung in the religious profession of a nun. It contains a collection of chanzonetas and …

religious profession chanzoneta (secular song, see also Christmas song) romances mapping villancicos for the religious profession of a nun Francisca de Córdoba y Ribera (nun) nuns music chapel Order of Franciscans nuns convent of Santa Clara (Franciscans)

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Domestic music in the house of Lesmes de Miranda (1561)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Santa Cruz de la Palma

10-02-2020

teaching domestic music making Juan Méndez Nieto (doctor, harp player, singer) Lesmes de Miranda (merchant) dance teacher unknown location

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