In the last quarter of the 16th century, different groups of slave minstrels, made up …
A document in the Simancas Archive provides us with a valuable testimony in which a …
In 1680, Inés Jacinta Manrique, “señora del donadío de la Torre de Quadros”, left in …
Confraternities at the church of San Cristóbal in Granada.
In 1793, Fray Diego de la Virgen del Carmen, a discalced Augustinian monk, built a fortepiano in his convent in Manila (Philippines), with several newly invented registers, which was sent …
In 1793, Fray Diego de la Virgen del Carmen, a discalced Augustinian monk, built a fortepiano in his convent in Manila (Philippines), with several newly invented registers, which was sent …
Jusepe Martínez de Ávila, cloth weaver, was an active “author of dances” in the city of Jaén and other nearby towns between 1618 and 1638. During this period, he was …
Description by Jean de L'Hermite, valet to King Philip II, of the acrobatics and games performed by a group of Italian ropewalkers in the Plaza del Alcázar in Madrid in …
Confraternities at the convent of San Antón.
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Bibliothèque royale de Belgique.
The reception on April 30, 1743 of Isabel Gil Isla as a music teacher in the convent of Santa Clara de Abando (Vizcaya) reveals the existence of a certain musical …
A lawsuit between the wind player Francisco Sánchez and the city council of the city of Soria accounts for the hiring of salaried musicians at the service of this municipal …
A lawsuit between Inés de Mayorga de Gamarra, lady of Molintejado, and Juan del Portal, wind player of the Burgos cathedral, which lasted from 1630 to 1631, allows us to know some details related …
Confraternities at the church of San Bartolomé.