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<em>San Miguel</em>. Torcuato Ruiz del Peral. Chruch of San Miguel (Granada)
Quintillas to sing in the church of San Miguel in Granada during the novena of its titular saint.

A loose leaflet, without imprint, preserved in the Library of the Royal Hospital of Granada, …

Aug. 21, 2025
Chapel of La Expectación de Nuestra Señora (1). Cathedral of Cordova. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Foundation and endowments in the chapel of La Encarnación or Expectación de Nuestra Señora in the Cathedral of Cordova (1364)

The foundation and endowment of the chapel of La Encarnación or Expectación de Nuestra Señora …

Aug. 11, 2025
Reconstruction of the interior of the Mudejar cathedral of Seville (3)
Endowment of the chapel of San Bartolomé in Seville Cathedral (1255)

The chapel of San Bartolomé in the cathedral of Seville, known as the chapel of …

Aug. 5, 2025

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The first reference to the organ in the capilla real (1518/1521)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-07-2016

The first reference to the establishment of the post of organist in the Capilla Real of Granada dates from the second endowment of this institution in 1518. Most probably, it …

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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque of Masda ibn Damun in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
09-07-2016

The call to prayer of the muezzin, repeated five times a day, was one of the essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim Granada, to which we can add the …

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The sound of the water and birds in the Alameda de Hércules

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
08-07-2016

In 1574, the Feria lagoon was remodelled to turn it into one of the most important recreational areas in the city of Seville. The installation of three fountains and several …

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The sound of water and the bustle of Granada's Plaza Larga

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
02-07-2016

The sound of water and the hustle and bustle of Granada's Plaza Larga, an urban space that was reorganised and brought to life in the last quarter of the 16th …

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