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Choir of he church of Santiago
Examination of Tomasa de Quintano in Gregorian chant, polyphony and organ (1620)

At the request of the monastery of San Salvador el Real del Moral (Palencia) and …

April 24, 2022
<em>Livre des statuts et coutumes de la ville d’Agen</em> (13th century), fol. 15r.
Public trumpeters in the town of Agen (13th century)

The Livre des statuts et coutumes de la ville d'Agen (13th century) provides us with …

April 23, 2022
<em>Salve regina</em>. Francisco Guerrero. E-Bim 1, fol. 35v
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the convent of Santa Isabel la Real in Toledo

Bernadette Nelson's study of a booklet of polyphony in the Biblioteca de la Institución Milá …

April 21, 2022
<em>Salve regina</em>. Francisco Guerrero. E-Bim 1, fol. 35v
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Library of the Institución Milá y Fontanals

Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Library of the Institución Milá y Fontanals.

April 18, 2022

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Instruments for the Porta Coeli convent in Valladolid (1618)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 21, 2021

In 1618, Rodrigo Calderón, 1st Marquis of Siete Iglesias, patron of the Porta Coeli convent in Valladolid, commissioned the purchase of flutes and cornettos from Fray Diego de la Fuente, …

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A fortepiano built in Manila for Queen María Luisa de Parma (1793)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 19, 2021

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 …

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Ropewalkers in the Alcázar square in Madrid (1596)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 14, 2021

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 …

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Reception of a music teacher in the convent of Santa Clara de Abando (Vizcaya)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 1, 2021

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 …

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Wind player at the service of the Soria city council (1607-1613)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 1, 2021

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 …

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