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The first organ in the collegiate church of El Sacromonte in Granada (1612)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Aug. 21, 2018

The first organ in the Collegiate Church of El Sacromonte was probably built in Seville, with all its registers split. It was donated to this institution around 1612 by Pedro …

to play the organ organ repair Pedro de Castro Cabeza de Vaca y Quiñones (archbishop) Enrique Franco (organ builder) Juan de Oñate (organist, organ builder) Juan Bautista Marín (organist, organ builder) Juan Félix Marcián / Martínez (organ builder) Alejo Muños (friar, organ builder) Matías Barragán (organist) collegiate church of el Sacromonte

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Procession of rogation pro pluvia organised by the confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Our Redeemer Jesus Christ to the convent of San Agustín in Seville (1606)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville TGN

Aug. 18, 2018

In 1606, the Confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Our Redeemer Jesus Christ, which had its headquarters in the convent of La Merced, joined in the public prayers that were …

rogation procession confraternities project confraternities of Holy Week penitential confraternities mapping Francisco Guerrero confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Jesus Christ confraternity of the Sacred Expiration of Our Lord Jesus Christ music chapel of the convento of Nuestra Señora de la Merced convent of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Calced Mercedarians) convent of San Agustín (augustinians)

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Last organ of the convent of San José in Granada (1904)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada TGN

Aug. 17, 2018

The organ of the convent of San José was built in Malaga Cathedral by Aquiles Ghys in 1904 and inaugurated on 8 December of that year.

organ AAT women and musical networks project Achile Ghys Langie (organ builder) nuns AAT convent of San José (Discalced Carmelites nuns)

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Religious feast sponsored by the confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Our Redeemer Jesus Christ of the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville TGN

Aug. 13, 2018

The Confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Our Redeemer Jesus Christ was established in the convent of La Merced in the second third of the 16th century. Every year this …

feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary feast of the Resurrection (Easter Sunday) feast of the Invention (Discovery) of the Holy Cross feast of the Assumption of Our Lady feast of the Conception of Mary AAT feast of Corpus Christi AAT vespers mass AAT sermon AAT comedia (secular play) AAT movable platforms for theatrical representations open confraternities penitential confraternities confraternities project confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Jesus Christ music chapel music chapel of the convento of Nuestra Señora de la Merced dances actor-singers wind players convent of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Calced Mercedarians)

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Moorish dances and songs in the gardens of the Alhambra in Granada (1526)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada TGN

Aug. 11, 2018

Johannes Lange de Löwenberg, physician to the Elector of the Palatinate, Archduke Friedrich von Wittelsbach, provides us with an extraordinary account of the dances performed by a group of Moorish …

dances AAT songs AAT traditional songs women's dance women and musical networks project Carlos V (king) morisco female singer AAT female dancer lute player Alhambra (fortress) TGN

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Cantatas to Saint Laurent, Saint Joseph and The Virgin of Health in the College of San Laureano in Seville (1714)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville TGN

Aug. 9, 2018

In 1714, the Mercedarian College of San Laureano organised a solemn ternary dedicated to Saint Laureano, Saint Joseph and Our Lady of Health. Three cantadas were sung to each of …

cantata AAT fray Juan Lucas de Tena José de Magallanes (composer, chapel master) music chapel of the collegiate church of San Salvador (Seville) Order of Calced Mercedarians college of San Laureano

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Last organ of the convent of Nuestra Señora de Belén in Granada (1836)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada TGN

Aug. 7, 2018

After the disentailment of Church properties, in 1836, the priest of the parish of Santa Isabel de Huetor Tajar (Granada) requested the organ from the Mercedarian convent of Nuestra Señora …

organ AAT Antonio del Villar (priest) José de la Rosa (priest) Order of Discalced Mercedarians convent of Nuestra Señora de Belén (Discalced Mercedarians)

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Feast of the beatification of Mariana de Jesus at the convent of San José in Seville (1784)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville TGN

Aug. 5, 2018

In January 1784, the confraternity of San Pedro ad Vincula celebrated the beatification of Mariana de Jesús, a tertiary of the Mercedarian Order, in the convent of San José in …

feast of beatification confraternities project professional confraternities confraternities with avocations to saints clerical confraternities closed confraternities Mariana de Jesús (beata) music chapel of the church of Santa Ana (Seville) José Rodríguez (músico) confraternity of Saint Peter Order of Discalced Mercedarians convent of San José (Discalced Mercedarians)

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Dilettante musicians and street romances in seventeenth-century Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada TGN

Aug. 3, 2018

The biography of the anchorite Francisco Velasco (Baza, 1577-Granada, 1622) allows us to approach two facets of the soundscape of Granada: domestic music and the performance of popular songs in …

domestic music making traditional songs romances AAT women and musical networks project Francisco Velasco children church of San Matías parish of San Matías church of San Justo y Pastor various places

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Funeral rites held for archbishop Francisco de Solís Folch de Cardona in the convent of the Espíritu Santo in Seville (1775)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville TGN

Aug. 1, 2018

In July 1785, the confraternity of San Pedro ad Vincula organised the funeral rites of Francisco de Solís y Folch de Cardona, cardinal, archbishop of Seville, in the convent of …

funeral rites confraternities project clerical confraternities confraternities with avocations to saints professional confraternities closed confraternities Francisco de Solis Folch de Cardona (cardinal, archbishop) musicl chapel of the church of San Pedro (Sevilla) Francisco Miguel Díaz (musician) confraternity of Saint Peter convent of El Espíritu Santo (hospital Order of the Holy Spirit in Saxia)

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The first organ in the collegiate church of El Sacromonte in Granada (1612)

Procession of rogation pro pluvia organised by the confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Our Redeemer Jesus Christ to the convent of San Agustín in Seville (1606)

Last organ of the convent of San José in Granada (1904)

Religious feast sponsored by the confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Our Redeemer Jesus Christ of the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced in Seville

Moorish dances and songs in the gardens of the Alhambra in Granada (1526)

Cantatas to Saint Laurent, Saint Joseph and The Virgin of Health in the College of San Laureano in Seville (1714)

Last organ of the convent of Nuestra Señora de Belén in Granada (1836)

Feast of the beatification of Mariana de Jesus at the convent of San José in Seville (1784)

Dilettante musicians and street romances in seventeenth-century Granada

Funeral rites held for archbishop Francisco de Solís Folch de Cardona in the convent of the Espíritu Santo in Seville (1775)