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Old courthouse of Carmona (s. XVI)
Trumpets and kettledrums in the royal proclamations of the city of Carmona during the Modern Age (1504-1724)

On the occasion of the royal proclamations, the council of Carmona performed the ceremonial raising …

April 11, 2023
Port of Cartagena. <em>La descripción de España y de las costas y puertos de sus reinos</em>, fol. 71r. Pedro Teixeira (1634)
Cartagena, second stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588)

Cartagena, second stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588).

April 9, 2023
Chapel of Santo Cáliz. Valencia cathedral
A printed book for minstrels in Valencia Cathedral (1632)

In an inventory of the musical library of the cathedral of Valencia, made in 1632, …

April 8, 2023
Church of La Purificación in Jacaltenango
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the church of La Purificación in Jacaltenango (Guatemala)

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the church of La Purificación in Jacaltenango (Guatemala).

April 6, 2023

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A motet for the exequies of the king Felipe II in Granada (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
03-03-2018

On 21 October 1598, the funeral of King Philip II was held in the royal chapel of Granada. It is likely that Luis de Aranda, chapel master of the neighbouring …

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Purchase and repair of sackbuts in the Cathedral of Granada (c.1578 - c.1588)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
28-02-2018

The documentation relating to the purchase and repair of instruments in the Cathedral of Granada (c. 1578 - c. 1588) provides us with several references to the term "trombón", common …

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The composer Henricus Tik (= Enrique Tich) in the cathedral of Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
26-02-2018

Recent researches carried out in the Seville cathedral archives have allowed us to expand our knowledge of the life trajectory of the enigmatic composer Henricus Tik (= Enrique Tich), author …

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Francisco de Medina, chaplain and master of the choirboys in the chapel of the Queen Isabel (1500)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
16-02-2018

Francisco de Medina joined Queen Isabella's chapel as chaplain and teacher of the choiboys on 20 April 1500. He may be considered a possible candidate for the authorship of the …

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