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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 …

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Francisco Guerrero in the Jeronymite monastery of Yuste (Cáceres)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Cuacos de Yuste TGN
July 12, 2020

Event about the visit that Francisco Guerrero made to Emperor Carlos V in his retirement from the Jeronymite monastery of Yuste (Cáceres). At that meeting, Guerrero presented motets, chanzonetas and …

mapping Francisco Guerrero motet misa (music genre) chanzoneta (secular song, see also Christmas song) Francisco Guerrero’s manuscript works secular Spanish works Francisco Guerrero. Sacrae cantiones quae vulgo moteta nuncupatur (1555) [G 4866] Carlos V (king) Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) music chapel of the convent of San Jerónimo (Yuste) Esteban de Córdoba (tenor) Juan de Osma (tenor) Sebastián de Alcalá (tenor) Miguel Romero (alto) Antonio de Navalperal (soprano) Pedro de Molina (alto) Juan Villamayor (bass, chapel master) Álvaro Calderón (alto) Andrés de la Torre (bass) Juan de Logroño (soprano) Marcos de Cardona (bass) monastery of Yuste (Jeronymites) TGN
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Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the Seville cathedral (1526)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 8, 2020

In this event, the incorporation of a group of wind players into the musical resources of the Seville cathedral in 1526 is analyzed, it was the starting point of a …

recruitment of musicians mapping incorporation wind player ensembles cathedral chapter wind players cathedral of Santa María de la Sede
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Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Alcázar in Madrid

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Madrid TGN
July 7, 2020

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Alcázar in Madrid.

music book inventory polyphonic choirbook copying copying music "sheet music" (in separate parts) copying mapping Francisco Guerrero Francisco Guerrero’s manuscript works printed works by Francisco Guerrero secular Spanish works motet hymn AAT psalm AAT magnificat Christmas song (villancico) AAT Missa Sancta et immaculata Missa In te Domine speravi Francisco Guerrero. Missarum liber secundus (1582) [G 4872] Ave, Virgo sanctissima (motet) Tota pulchra es, Maria (motet) La gloria del cielo (villancico) Suspiráis de amor, Señor (villancico) Oíd, oíd una cosa (villancico) Al resplandor d’una estrella (villancico) Juicios sobre una estrella (villancico) Francisco Guerrero. Mottecta (1589) [G 4875] Francisco Guerrero. Canciones y villanescas espirituales (1589) [G 4876] Pedro del Bosque (royal librarian) Géry de Ghersem (composer, chapel master) Isaac Bertout (copyst) Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) Jerónimo de Talamantes (soprano) Felipe III (king) Real Alcázar of Madrid ULAN Royal Monastery of La Encarnación (Augustinians recollets nuns) ULAN Royal collegue of king's choirboys
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Instruments purchased by Juan Luis de la Cerda, V Duke of Medinaceli (1575)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Medinaceli TGN
July 4, 2020

This event accounts for the instruments purchased by Juan Luis de la Cerda, V duke of Medinaceli, between November 21 and December 13, 1575.

buying an instrument shawm AAT sackbut AAT dulzian harp Juan Luis de la Cerda (5th Duke of Medinaceli) Gaspar Maldonado I (wind player) Melchor de Camargo (wind player) Juan Ramírez (harpist) Bernabé Gascón (wind player) Ducal palace Ducal palace
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Pange lingua and Alabado in the convent of Santa Clara in Sevilla

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 3, 2020

In the remains that have come down to us from the Musical Archive of the Santa Clara convent, currently deposited in the Marqués de Valdecilla Historical Library, in Madrid, we …

Pange lingua (hymn) Alabado mapping Francisco Guerrero Francisco Guerrero’s manuscript works hymn AAT nuns AAT convent of Santa Clara (Franciscans)
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Entry of María Alberta de Castro Portugal Borja, Duchess of Béjar in her ducal town (1685)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Béjar TGN
July 2, 2020
ephemeral architecture street music fireworks AAT musket salute bustle in the street mass AAT vespers illuminations AAT bullfights AAT procession AAT feast of Corpus Christi AAT masquerade María Alberta de Castro Portugal Borja (Duchess of Béjar) dances crowd clergy music chapel clarion player drum player soldiers AAT El Bosque Bridge over the river Cuerpo de Hombre Gate of the town Mayor square Ducal palace Church of El Salvador Church of Santa María convent of San Francisco Piedad square Mayor street Mansilla street
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Works by Francisco Guerrero in the abbey of Einsiedeln (Suiza)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Einsiedeln TGN
June 28, 2020

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the abbey of Einsiedeln (Suiza).

mapping Francisco Guerrero Francisco Guerrero. Liber primus missarum (1565/1566) [G 4870] magnificat Francisco Guerrero’s manuscript works misa (music genre) printed works by Francisco Guerrero Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer, antiquarian) Cristóbal de Morales (composer, chapel master, singer) Einsiedeln Abbey
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Blind street singers confraternity in Murcia

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Murcia TGN
June 26, 2020

The blind street singers confraternity of Murcia was established in 1588 and continued its existence until well into the 19th century. It had its headquarters in the church of San …

street music traditional songs pliegos de cordel (street ballads) feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary confraternities project Marian confraternities guild confraternities blind street singers confraternity blind street singer Francisco González de Figueroa (poet, blind) Francisco Benedito (bookseller, printer) church of San Pedro various places Francisco Benedito's bookshop palace of Antonio Lucas Celdrán Real Casa de Misericordia
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Guerrero in Barcelona Cathedral

Tess Knighton
Barcelona TGN
June 21, 2020

Polyphonic music books are occasionally mentioned as bequests in sixteenth-century wills. This event presents a choirbook with music by Francisco Guerrero bequeathed to the sacristy of Barcelona Cathedral by the …

mapping Francisco Guerrero misa (music genre) printed works by Francisco Guerrero music book inventory Francisco Guerrero. Missarum liber secundus (1582) [G 4872] clavichord AAT Motteti de la Corona (1526-7) Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) Andreu Vilanova Jaume Ángel Tàpies Joan Pujol Joan Burgonyó devallada de Santa Eulalia cathedral of Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia
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Francisco Guerrero and the "“Conversaçiones de Música” at the Juan de Borja's house (Madrid, 1598)

Ferran Escrivà Llorca
Madrid TGN
June 17, 2020

Don Juan de Borja y Castro (1533-1606) was one of the most relevant musical patrons in the Iberian world during the second half of the 16th century. His musical activities, …

academy AAT domestic music making Francisco Guerrero’s manuscript works motet mapping Francisco Guerrero Rodrigo of Castro Osorio (cardinal, archbishop of Seville) Pietro Cerone (music theorist, singer) Hans Khevenhüller (imperial ambassador) Juan de Borja (ambassador in Portugal and Holy Sacred Empire, Empress María of Spain major steward ) Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) Tomás Luis de Victoria (composer) Maria of Spain, Maria of Austria, Habsburg (Archduquess, Empress) Felipe II (king) ULAN Felipe III (king) Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola (chaplain, writer) Lupercio Leonardo de Argensola (chaplain, writer) Palace of Juan de Borja (next to Descalzas Reales)
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