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Church of San Felipe
The independent musical chapel of Jerónimo de Muniesa in Zaragoza (1575-1595)

The music chapel led by the singing master Jerónimo Muniesa in Saragossa was active from …

Aug. 28, 2022
<em>El Maestro</em>. Luis de Milán
Music in the house of Pedro de Zúñiga y Sotomayor (1570)

The inventory of the goods of Pedro de Zúñiga y Sotomayor (1570) allows us to …

Aug. 26, 2022
Church of San Gregorio Magno
Confraternities at the church of San Gregorio Magno in Granada

Confraternities at the church of San Gregorio Magno in Granada.

Aug. 24, 2022
Church of Santiago (Valladolid). Ventura Pérez
Testament and inventory of the estate of the trumpet player Antonio Méndez (1618)

The file containing the will and inventory of assets of the trumpet player Antonio Méndez, …

Aug. 18, 2022

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A party night at the prison of Seville at the end of the 16th century

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The description of a night of revelry in the prison of Seville, at the end of the 16th century, with food, music and sex, shows the laxity of customs in …

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Traditional music in the street and taverns

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

Miguel de Cervantes, in&nbsp;El Celoso extremeño, becomes a literary witness to the musical enthusiasm of Seville's black ethnic minority. In this work, he offers us a valuable testimony of their …

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Outdoor concert in the Alameda de Hércules

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The remodelling in 1574 of the Alameda de Hércules in Seville made it a place for recreation and strolling for the citizens, especially in summer, enlivened by a group of …

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Traditional songs in Saint John's Eve

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

At the beginning of his play Lo cierto por lo dudoso, Lope de Vega takes us to the night of San Juan, in the Alameda in Seville, a space that …

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