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Signature of Isabel Barbosa. AHPV, protocolos notariales, leg. 803, fol. 998r
Valladolid
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)
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
<em>Breve descripción de la ciudad de Jerusalén</em> (1603) [E-PAp Mont. 6.779]
Valencia
First Spanish edition of Christian van Adrichem’ Breve descripción de la ciudad de Jerusalén (1603)

First Spanish edition of Christian van Adrichem’ Breve descripción de la ciudad de Jerusalén (1603).

June 27, 2023
<em>Las finezas de Sunamitis</em>
Barcelona
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Jesús María in Barcelona (1750)

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Jesús María in …

June 27, 2023

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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque Burriana in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015

The call to prayer of the müezzin, repeated five times a day, and the&nbsp;coranic psalmody at the mosque Burriana were essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim Granada.

the call to prayer by a muezzin coranic psalmody sound of the water muezzin AAT Hieronymus Münzer (humanist) water mosque Burriana
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Burial of Rodrigo de Ceballos (1581)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015
burial AAT procession AAT response Francisco Fernández Palero (royal chaplain, composer, organist) Rodrigo de Ceballos (composer, chapel master) chapter of the capilla real royal chapel. Chapel of la Virgen de la Buena Suerte royal chapel church of el Sagrario
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Dedication of the church of the convent of Nuestra Señora de Loreto (1694)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 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 AAT dedication of a church pontifical mass street music artillery salute musket salute the pealing of bells Christmas song (villancico) AAT vespers artillery AAT 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 TGN
July 11, 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 AAT pyrotechnic devices AAT dedication of a church bustle in the street procession AAT diverse noises AAT artillery salute musket salute the pealing of bells Christmas song (villancico) AAT street music rain confraternities project music chapel of the cathedral dances choirboys artillery AAT bell-ringer citizens AAT drum player clarion player firing squad crowd neighbors giants little devils automata AAT 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 TGN
July 11, 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 and coranic psalmody at the Aljama mosque of the Albaicín in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015

The call to prayer of the müezzin, repeated five times a day, and the&nbsp;coranic psalmody at the Aljama mosque of El Albaicín were essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim …

the call to prayer by a muezzin coranic psalmody sound of the water muezzin AAT Hieronymus Münzer (humanist) water main mosque at the Albaicín
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Matins of the Feast of Resurrection

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 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 AAT 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 AAT 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 of La Encarnación 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 TGN
July 11, 2015
motet procession AAT music chapel of the cathedral cathedral of Granada. Altarpiece of the "Triunfo de Santiago" cathedral of La Encarnación
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Domestic music at the house of vihuela player Luis de Narváez

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 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 TGN
July 11, 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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