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Johann Albrechts I, duque [herzog] de Mecklenburg (1525-1576)
Schwerin
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Schwerin Palace

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Schwerin Palace.

Feb. 9, 2023
Binding. <em>Canticum Beatae Mariae </em>. Francisco Guerrero [D-ROu Mus.Saec. XVI-23]
Rostock
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Rostock University Library

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Rostock University Library.

Feb. 9, 2023
Choir of the church of La Encarnación in Alhama (Granada)
Alhama
Annual income of the organist and sacristan of the church of the Encarnación in Alhama (1582)

The annual income of a parish organist came from different sources, some in money and …

Feb. 7, 2023
Our Lady of the Good Counsel. Francisco Ribera (1775)
Granada
Confraternities at the convent of San Gregorio Bético in Granada

Confraternities at the convent of San Gregorio Bético in Granada.

Feb. 6, 2023

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Prohibition of playing vihuelas to asylees in sacred precincts at the archbishopric of Granada (1572)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
30-04-2019

The Constituciones Sinodales del Arzobispado de Granada, celebrated by Archbishop Pedro Guerrero on 14 October 1572 and printed by Hugo de Mena in 1573, forbade the asylum seekers in sacred …

to play the vihuela Pedro Guerrero (archbishop) citizens vihuela player various places
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Annual procession to the jail of the Real Audiencia in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
28-04-2019

The confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament in the church of El Sagrario organised an annual procession to bring communion to the prisoners in the Seville jail.

procession confraternities project confraternities of the Blessed Sacrament communion confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament of the church of El Sagrario music chapel of the cathedral dances clarion cathedral of Sevilla. Chapel of San Clemente = Sagrario (tablenacle, second location) church of el Sagrario Gradas street Genova street San Francisco square public royal prison Sierpe street
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Votive endowment of an annual Salve to Our Lady of the Patronage at Granada cathedral (1699)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
27-04-2019

In 1699, Juan Antonio Rico, prebendary organist of the cathedral of Granada, endowed the singing of the antiphon Salve regina after Vespers of the Feast of the Patronage of Our …

salve harpsichord clavichord feast of the Patronage of Our Lady Juan Antonio Rico (prebendary, organist) cathedral chapter music chapel cathedral cathedral of Granada. Choir
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Recreation of the soundscape of a palace in Sevilla

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
24-04-2019

Recreation of the soundscape of a palace in Seville using the Reaper programme, in which holophonic sounds have been used. This recreation was based on recordings of ambient sounds made …

animal sounds sound of the water carriages sounds domestic music making Dueñas palace Pilatos House palace of the Dukes of Medina Sidonia (I) palace of the Dukes of Medina Sidonia (II) palace of the Dukes of Arcos
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Luthier at the parish of Omnium Sanctorum in Seville (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
23-04-2019

Luthier at the parish of Omnium Sanctorum in Seville (1598).

musical instrument making Juan de Herrera (luthier) luthier Tocinos street
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Votive masses sung with organ in the convent of San Antón in Granada (1747)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
20-04-2019

In the convent of San Antón in Granada, four hundred and twenty-one sung masses were celebrated annually with deacons, acolytes and organ, nine of them with sermons, which earned the …

vespers mass response sermon the pealing of bells priest ministers (deacon and subdeacon) acolytes organist bell-ringer convent of San Antonio Abad (San Antón) (Regular Third Order)
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Holy Week penance processions inside Seville Cathedral

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
18-04-2019

In a regulation of the master of ceremonies of the cathedral of Seville, written in the first quarter of the 17th century, we find the chapter's recommendations to avoid theft …

Holy Week procession Miserere mei Deus (psalm 51) litany confraternities project discipline confraternities penitential confraternities Ad te levavi animam meam (psalm 24) Marian confraternities cathedral chapter music chapel of the cathedral confraternity of the Conception of the Virgin Mary confraternity of Our Lady of the Solitude confraternity of the Name of Jesus at the convent of San Pablo Sevilla cathedral cathedral of Sevilla. Door of San Miguel or of Nacimiento cathedral of Sevilla. Altar of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios (retrochoir) cathedral of Seville. Crossing
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Last organ of the convent of Los Mártires in Granada (1849)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
16-04-2019

A letter from the exclaustrated Franciscan friar Pascual de Chávez to Archbishop Luis Antonio Folgueras y Sión, dated 1849, tells us about the fate of the last organ in the …

organ organ repair Blas Joaquín Álvarez de Palma (archbishop) Luis Antonio Folgueras y Sión (archbishop) Miguel González Aurioles (organ builder) convent of los Santos Mártires San Cosme y San Damián (Discalced Carmelites) convent of San Jerónimo (Jeronimites) church of San Miguel alto church of San Cecilio
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Musical performances in sacred and secular settings by the contralto Gabriel de Mora (1674)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
11-04-2019

In 1674, the reprimands that the chapter of the cathedral of Granada made to Gabriel de Mora, alto singer, which even led to his temporary dismissal, allow us to learn …

domestic music making street music cathedral chapter Gabriel de Mora (alto, guitar player) cathedral cathedral of Granada. Choir alameda of the Genil river carrera del Darro = carrera de la Puerta de Guadix
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The pealing of the Angelus in the bell tower of the cathedral of Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
09-04-2019

The pealing of the Angelus in the bell tower of the cathedral of Seville.

pealing of the Angelus the pealing of bells bell-ringer Sevilla cathedral cathedral of Sevilla. Bell tower (la Giralda)
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