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Church of San Pedro y San Pablo
Endowment of three shawms to accompany the processions of the Viaticum in churches of Granada (1636)

Captain Juan Álvarez de la Vega, who died in Lima in 1636, endowed, in one …

Jan. 7, 2023
<em>Canticum Beatae Mariae quod magnificat nuncupator</em>. KU Leuven Bibliotheken, sig. RC81
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the KU Leuven Bibliotheken

Works by Francisco Guerrero at the &nbsp;KU Leuven Bibliotheken (Leuven University Library).

Dec. 31, 2022
Convent of Santa María de Cadins
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns in the royal convent of Santa María de Cadins in Gerona (1700)

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns in the royal convent of Santa María …

Dec. 17, 2022
Convent of Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (inside)
Confraternities at the convent of Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles in Granada

Confraternities at the convent of Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles.

Dec. 7, 2022

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A fortepiano built in Manila for Queen María Luisa de Parma (1793)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-02-2021

In 1793, Fray Diego de la Virgen del Carmen, a discalced Augustinian monk, built a fortepiano in his convent in Manila (Philippines), with several newly invented registers, which was sent …

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A fortepiano built in Manila for Queen María Luisa de Parma (1793)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-02-2021

In 1793, Fray Diego de la Virgen del Carmen, a discalced Augustinian monk, built a fortepiano in his convent in Manila (Philippines), with several newly invented registers, which was sent …

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Ropewalkers in the Alcázar square in Madrid (1596)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-02-2021

Description by Jean de L'Hermite, valet to King Philip II, of the acrobatics and games performed by a group of Italian ropewalkers in the Plaza del Alcázar in Madrid in …

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Reception of a music teacher in the convent of Santa Clara de Abando (Vizcaya)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-02-2021

The reception on April 30, 1743 of Isabel Gil Isla as a music teacher in the convent of Santa Clara de Abando (Vizcaya) reveals the existence of a certain musical …

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Wind player at the service of the Soria city council (1607-1613)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-02-2021

A lawsuit between the wind player Francisco Sánchez and the city council of the city of Soria accounts for the hiring of salaried musicians at the service of this municipal …

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