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Titlepage. <em>El viaje de Jesusalén</em>. Francisco Guerrero (Sevilla, 1592). [GB-Lbl]
The Seville editions of Francisco Guerrero's El viage de Hierusalem in the 16th century

The biography of the composer Francisco Guerrero and the history of the printed book in …

Nov. 17, 2022
<em>Canticum Beatae Mariae quod magnificat nuncupator</em>. (Lovaina: Pierre Phalèse, 1563) [G 4867]. Francisco Guerrero
Music books in the Salamanca bookshop of Benito Boyer (1565)

In the inventory made in 1565 of the books seized by the Inquisition from the …

Nov. 17, 2022
<em>Villancicos que se cantaron en el convento de carmelitas calzadas de la villa de Valls... a la profesión y velo de sor María Rosa de San José</em> (1709)
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns in the convent of La Presentación in Valls (1709)

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns in the convent of La Presentación in …

Nov. 17, 2022
Inventory of instruments and books of Pedro Crespo (1589). AHPV. PN, leg. 576, fol. 1038r.
Inventory of the instruments and books of the ministril Pedro Crespo in Valladolid (1589)

The post mortem inventory carried out on 9 September 1589 of the goods of the …

Nov. 16, 2022

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Music and theatrical performances in the convento of Santa Paula in Sevilla (16th century)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-01-2019

Various provisions from the General Chapter of the Hieronymite order show the continued presence of musical nuns in the convent of Santa Paula in Seville during the 16th century, as …

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Apprenticeship contract with the luthier Miguel Rodríguez in Granada (1574-1578)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
07-01-2019

In 1574, Pedro Díaz entered as an apprentice in the workshop of the luthier Miguel Rodríguez in the city of Granada, specifying in the contract that his apprenticeship would last …

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Funeral rites held for Francisco de la Torre at the Seville Cathedral (1507)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
05-01-2019

The plague epidemic that devastated Seville in 1507 ended the life of the composer Francisco de la Torre. His funeral honors were celebrated in the cathedral of Seville in March …

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The closing of the cathedral’s dome in Seville (1517)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-01-2019

In November 1517, the reconstruction of the dome of the cathedral of Seville, which had been carried out by Juan Gil de Hontañón, was completed. To celebrate this event, a …

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