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Nave of the church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Güéjar Sierra (Granada). Picture by Javier González Ruano
Repair of the organ of the church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Güejar Sierra (1777)

At the beginning of January 1777, the organ builder Salvador Pabón y Valdés dismantled, reformed …

May 15, 2022
<em>Turnierbuch</em>, fols. 56-57
The soundscape of the tournament of the Honourable Passage at the bridge of the Órbigo Hospital (1434)

In the Jacobean year of 1434, the Leonese knight Suero de Quiñones obtained permission from …

May 9, 2022
<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

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Francisco Guerrero in the monastery of Sant Jeroni de la Murtra (1581)

Tess Knighton
April 14, 2020

Recent research in the musical life of the city of Barcelona during the long sixteenth century has uncovered a hitherto unknown reference to the Sevillian cathedral chapelmaster and composer, Francisco …

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"Oh, santísima cruz", a prayer by Juan Berges (fl. 1637-1680)

Luis Antonio González Marín
March 30, 2020

Juan Berges, tenor at Saragossa catedral (La Seo) active between 1637 and 1680, composed expressive music for a prayer to the Holy Cross, which was recorded in a book of …

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