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Church of San Salvador. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Burial of the minstrel Pedro Crespo in Valladolid (1589)

The minstrel Pedro Crespo died in Valladolid in September 1589. His testamentary orders allow us …

Nov. 14, 2022
Jesus of Patience (= of Meditation)
Confraternities at the church of San Justo y Pastor in Granada

Confraternities at the church of San Justo y Pastor in Granada.

Nov. 13, 2022
Apse and arch of Santiago church. Sandalio de Sancha (1841)
Dances in the Corpus Christi procession in Guadalajara (1612)

On 8 June 1612, Juan Navarro, "dance teacher", a resident of Guadalajara, registered a letter …

Nov. 11, 2022
Dedication. <em>Mottecta</em>. Francisco Guerrero
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the cathedral of Guadix

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the cathedral of Guadix

Nov. 9, 2022

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Serenades under the windows of the Concepción Jerónima convent in Madrid (1589)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
26-10-2020

A circumstantial news brings us closer to the serenades that were given under the windows of female convents in which characters of a certain lineage were temporarily housed. In this …

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Teaching of music in the Franciscan school of San Juan Evangelista y San Andrés (c. 1551-1581)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
11-10-2020

Between c. 1551 and 1581, the Franciscans ran the San Andrés school, in which an outstanding teaching activity was developed that gave special importance to the teaching of plain chant, …

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