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Guitar of six courses. Juan Antonio de Vargas Guzmán (1773)
Domestic musical education in Valencia in 1790

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Performance by the company of Antonio de Escamilla at the celebration of Corpus Christi in Madrid (1665)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Sept. 12, 2021

 In the Corpus Christi celebrations held in Madrid in 1665, one of the theatre companies commissioned to perform the autos sacramentales composed by Pedro Calderón de la Barca was that …

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Shawms, flutes and trumpets in Chocontá (Colombia)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Aug. 31, 2021

The will and inventory of goods of Juan, cacique of Chocontá, reveals the acquisition in Santafé de Bogotá, in 1633, of an extensive set of shawms and flutes, as well …

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Feast of the dedication of the new Jesuit church in Guadalajara (1708)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Aug. 31, 2021

On the occasion of the dedication of the new church of the Society of Jesus in Guadalajara, held in 1708, the two-act play El nuevo templo de Marte was performed, …

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