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convent de Santa María del Corpus Christi, vulgo "de Afuera"
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convents of Discalced Carmelites in Alcalá de Henares

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convents of Discalced Carmelites in …

Feb. 16, 2022
Consort of wind players. Open chapel of San Esteban Tizatlan. Tlaxcala  (México)
Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the Mexico cathedral (1537-1590)

Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the Mexico cathedral (1537).

Feb. 16, 2022
<em>Procession of flagellants</em>. Francisco de Goya (between 1812-1819)
Procession of the Vera Cruz confraternity in Granada

Penitential Station of the Vera Cruz confraternity in Granada.

Feb. 14, 2022
Title page. <em>Missarum liber secundus</em> (Roma 1582). Francisco Guerrero
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the collegiate church of El Salvador in Sevilla

Works by Francisco Guerrero at the collegiate church of El Salvador in Sevilla.

Feb. 13, 2022

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

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-02-2021

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

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-02-2021

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
14-02-2021

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
01-02-2021

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
01-02-2021

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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