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San Miguel Arcángel. Bernardo de Mora (1675)
Granada
Confraternities in the hermitage of San Miguel

Confraternities in the hermitage of San Miguel.

April 5, 2023
[<em>Lauda Hierusalem</em>]. [Francisco Guerrero]. [US-BLl Music Ms 3, fol. 11v]
Bloomington
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Lilly Library of the University of Illinois (Bloomington)

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Lilly Library of the University of Illinois (Bloomington).

April 3, 2023
[<em>Dixit Dominus</em>]. [Francisco Guerrero]. [US-BLl Music Ms 3, fol. 25v]
Santa Eulalia
Works by Francisco Guerrero in Santa Eulalia in the department of Huehuetenango (Guatemala)

Works by Francisco Guerrero in Santa Eulalia in the department of Huehuetenango (Guatemala).

April 3, 2023
<em>Jerez de la Frontera</em>. Joris Hoefnagel. Georg Braun. <em>Civitates Orbis Terrarum</em>, vol. 2. Colonia, 1575
Jerez de la Frontera
Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the collegiate church of Jerez de la Frontera (1574)

As occurred in cities where there was no cathedral seat, in Jerez de la Frontera …

March 15, 2023

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Dedication of the church of the convent of Nuestra Señora de Loreto (1694)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

The dedication of the Augustinian temple of Our Lady of Loreto took place on Sunday 24th October 1694, followed by the liturgical and festive acts that lasted throughout the octave, …

pyrotechnic devices dedication of a church pontifical mass street music artillery salute musket salute the pealing of bells Christmas song (villancico) vespers artillery bell-ringer music chapel of the cathedral clarion player firing squad drum player choirboys convent of Nuestra Señora de Loreto (Discalced Agustinians)
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Procession for the transfer of the Holy Eucharist to the new church of Nuestra Señora de Loreto in Granada (1694)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

The procession of the transfer of the Blessed Sacrament from the old church of the convent of the Augustinian monks to the new temple dedicated to Nuestra Señora de Loreto …

dances pyrotechnic devices dedication of a church bustle in the street procession diverse noises artillery salute musket salute the pealing of bells Christmas song (villancico) street music rain confraternities project music chapel of the cathedral dances choirboys artillery bell-ringer citizens drum player clarion player firing squad crowd neighbors giants little devils automata confraternities convent of Nuestra Señora de Loreto (Discalced Agustinians)
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Bell tower of the convent of Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015
the pealing of bells José Corona (bell maker, clockmaker) convent of Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (Franciscans nuns)
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Call to prayer by a muezzin

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015
the call to prayer by a muezzin coranic psalmody muezzin Hieronymus Münzer (humanist) main mosque at the Albaicín
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Matins of the Feast of Resurrection

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

The Matins of Easter was a particularly solemn time in the cathedral of Granada, with a procession that went through the ambulatory with stations in different chapels, in each of …

matins of Easter the pealing of bells motet procession mapping Francisco Guerrero Francisco Guerrero’s manuscript works Caro mea vere est cibus (motet) Regina celi (motet) Haec dies quam fecit Dominus (motet) Surrexit Pastor bonus (motet) O sacrum convivium (motet) confraternities project bell-ringer music chapel of the cathedral Luis de Aranda (chapel master, composer) Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) chaplains confraternity of the Holy Sacrament at the cathedral confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament or the Holy Name of Jesus at El Sagrario church cathedral of Granada. Chapel of Nuestra Señora de "El Antigua" cathedral of Granada. Chapel of San José cathedral of Granada. Chapel of San Juan de Dios (= de la Santísima Trinidad) cathedral of Granada. Chapel of Santa Ana cathedral of Granada. Main chancel cathedral Cathedral of Granada. Chapel of Santa Teresa
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Stop in the Tertia procession on the Feast of Santiago

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015
motet procession music chapel of the cathedral cathedral of Granada. Altarpiece of the "Triunfo de Santiago" cathedral
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Domestic music at the house of vihuela player Luis de Narváez

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

Little more than his origin in Granada and his probable employment in the service of Francisco de los Cobos, secretary to Charles V, before 1526, is what we can say …

music lessons music education domestic music making Luis de Narváez (composer, vihuela player) Andrés de Narváez (vihuela player) Luis de Guzmán (composer, vihuela player, lute player) unknown location
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Domestic music at the house of vihuela player Luis de Guzmán in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

The family residence of the famous lutenist and vihuelist Luis de Guzmán was in the parish of Santa María la Mayor. His parents and sisters were buried in the Dominican …

music lessons domestic music making music education Marian confraternities confraternities project women and musical networks project Luis de Guzmán (composer, vihuela player, lute player) Ruy López de Guzmán (Catholic kings' treasure) Hernán Núñez de Toledo y de Guzmán (humanist) María de Ávalos Bernardina de Silva confraternity of Our Lady of Hope at the convent of Santa Cruz la Real Luis de Narváez (composer, vihuela player) convent of Santa Cruz la Real (Dominicans) unknown location parish of El Sagrario
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Call to prayer by a muezzin

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

The muezzin's call to prayer is repeated five times a day and is one of the essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim Granada.

the call to prayer by a muezzin coranic psalmody muezzin Hieronymus Münzer (humanist) aljama mosque
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Call to prayer by a muezzin

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
12-07-2015
the call to prayer by a muezzin muezzin mosque of Ibn Adabbas various places Almohade mosque
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