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<em>San Miguel</em>. Torcuato Ruiz del Peral. Chruch of San Miguel (Granada)
Confraternities at the church of San Miguel in Granada

Confraternities at the church of San Miguel in Granada.

May 9, 2022
The Gardano music printing firms
Works by Francisco Guerrero printed by the Gardano family in Venice (1570)

Works by Francisco Guerrero printed by the Gardano family in Venice (1570).

April 29, 2022
College of San Buenaventura (coat of arms of fray Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza)
Musical activity of the students of the College of San Buenaventura in Pastrana (Guadalajara)

In 1628, Fray Pedro González de Mendoza, bishop of Sigüenza and fifth son of Ruy …

April 28, 2022
<em>Blind musician<em>. George de La Tour
The indenture of the blind master Martín de Zarajales and his blind pupil Juan de Aldeanueva in Guadalajara (1531)

The blind musician Martín de Zarajales agrees to teach the apprentice Juan de Aldeanueva, also …

April 28, 2022

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A motet for the exequies of the king Felipe II in Granada (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
03-03-2018

On 21 October 1598, the funeral of King Philip II was held in the royal chapel of Granada. It is likely that Luis de Aranda, chapel master of the neighbouring …

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Purchase and repair of sackbuts in the Cathedral of Granada (c.1578 - c.1588)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
28-02-2018

The documentation relating to the purchase and repair of instruments in the Cathedral of Granada (c. 1578 - c. 1588) provides us with several references to the term "trombón", common …

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The composer Henricus Tik (= Enrique Tich) in the cathedral of Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
26-02-2018

Recent researches carried out in the Seville cathedral archives have allowed us to expand our knowledge of the life trajectory of the enigmatic composer Henricus Tik (= Enrique Tich), author …

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Francisco de Medina, chaplain and master of the choirboys in the chapel of the Queen Isabel (1500)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
16-02-2018

Francisco de Medina joined Queen Isabella's chapel as chaplain and teacher of the choiboys on 20 April 1500. He may be considered a possible candidate for the authorship of the …

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