Historical soundscapes (c.1200 – c.1800)

Religious profession of Sister Beatriz María de Jesús (1666)

Sister Beatriz María de Jesús was professed in the convent of the Ángel Custodio in Granada in June 1666, in a crowded ceremony solemnised by a chapel of music, probably …

Corpus Christi octave

Singing of endechas at the convent of the Angel Custodio (1665)

Fray Tomás Montalvo, biographer of Beatriz María de Jesús, abbess of the convent of the Ángel Custodio in Granada, gives us news of her fondness for music and of the …

Feast of the dedication of the new church of the convent of the Angel Custodio (1661)

In June 1661, the dedication of the new church of the Franciscan convent of Ángel Custodio took place. The celebrations lasted twelve days with the cathedral's music chapel and the …

Feast of Saint Michael

Renting of a house for the singer José López Osorio (1684)

Christmas and Corpus Christi chanzonetas (secular songs) at the convent of La Piedad

A payment made in February 1644 shows the performance of chanzonetas (secular songs) in the convent of La Piedad during the festivities of Christmas and Corpus Christi.

First references to the organ in the convent of La Piedad (1648)

The news of the repair of an organ in the convent of La Piedad indirectly documents the existence of nuns who played the organ in the convent from the first …

Saturday Salve service at the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri in Granada

On the occasion of the declaration of the Virgen de los Dolores as patron saint of the Oratory of San Felipe Neri in Granada, on 18 February 1696, it was …

New organ (1748)

A payment made in November 1748 tells us that the Dominican community of the convent of La Piedad renovated the organ in their church on that date.