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Cathedral of Burgos. Photo: Alfonso de Vicente
New letter from Tomás Luis de Victoria and other documents from Burgos Cathedral (1593-1608)

The minutes of the Burgos Cathedral Chapter record seven agreements regarding the acquisition of Victoria's …

Sept. 9, 2025
Jeremiah's Cave
From Jerusalem to Samaria. Tenth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588)

From Jerusalem to Samaria. Tenth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588).

Sept. 4, 2025
Puente's gate
Musicians from the royal chapels who travelled to Córdoba during the court's stay in that city (1570)

In 1570, King Philip II spent two months residing in the city of Córdoba. Accompanying …

Sept. 1, 2025
Pietro Paolini, <em>Allegory of the Five Senses</em>, c. 1630 (Baltimore, Walters Art Museum)
Doña Leonor de Guzmán, a “good-natured and young” musician

The 1610 inquisitorial trial against Leonor de Guzmán, a mixed-race musician who had connections with …

Aug. 25, 2025

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"Oh, santísima cruz", a prayer by Juan Berges (fl. 1637-1680)

Luis Antonio González Marín
30-03-2020

Juan Berges, tenor at Saragossa catedral (La Seo) active between 1637 and 1680, composed expressive music for a prayer to the Holy Cross, which was recorded in a book of …

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Stella cæli extirpavit una antífona contra la peste

Juan Ruiz Jiménez, Juan Carlos Asensio Palacios
23-03-2020

Tradition dates back to 1317 the miraculous handing over of Saint Bartholomew to the nuns of the convent of Santa Clara of the antiphon Stella cæli extirpavit to protect them …

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Stella cæli extirpavit an antiphon against the plague

Juan Ruiz Jiménez, Juan Carlos Asensio Palacios
23-03-2020

Tradition dates back to 1317 the miraculous handing over of Saint Bartholomew to the nuns of the convent of Santa Clara of the antiphon Stella cæli extirpavit to protect them …

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