Historical soundscapes (c.1200 – c.1800)

Entradas Recientes

Choir lectern of the Seville cathedral (detail). Bartolomé Morel (1565)
Seville
Cathedral minstrels in the neighbourhood of San Lorenzo (1578)

A document in the Archivo General de Indias indirectly provides us with information on two …

Feb. 1, 2022
Biblioteca Nacional de España, MpCant/25, [fol. 1r]
Seville
Gregorian chant books of the convent of La Encarnación in Seville (1598)

The research carried out on two items preserved in the Biblioteca Nacional de España (MpCant …

Feb. 1, 2022
Our Lady of the Anguish
Granada
Processions at Holy Week in Granada (1631)

In 1631, Juan Palacios, provost of the Diocese, reduced the number of brotherhoods that could …

Jan. 30, 2022
<em>Si para remedio mío</em>. Francisco Guerrero. <em>Cancionero musical de Gerona</em>, fol. [8r]
Gerona
Francisco Guerrero in the Cancionero musical de Gerona.

A villancico by Francisco Guerrero in the Musical Songbook of Girona.

Jan. 25, 2022

Articles by year

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Reset

The sound of water and birds in the convent of Santa Cruz la Real

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
18-09-2016
sound of the water sound of animals water birds convent of Santa Cruz la Real (Dominicans)
Read article

Organ performance of motets

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
17-09-2016
motet to play the organ Francisco Peraza I (composer, organist) Francisco Peraza II (composer, organist) Francisco Correa de Arauxo (composer, organist) cathedral of Seville. Organ loft in the Epistle side cathedral of Seville. Organ loft in the Gospel side Sevilla cathedral collegiate church of San Salvador
Read article

First references to the organ in the church of San Bartolomé (1608)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
13-09-2016
to play the organ Juan de Santa Cruz (organist) church of San Bartolomé
Read article

Domestic music in the alcázar (13th. century)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
12-09-2016
domestic music making lute player harpist reales alcázares
Read article

Solemn servive to Jesús del Paño (1797)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
10-09-2016
mass music chapel of the capilla real Antonio Caballero (composer, chapel master) hermitage of San Isidro
Read article

First references to the organ in the church of San José (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
07-09-2016
to play the organ Gonzalo López (organist) church of San José
Read article

Tournaments and jousts in Seville in 14th. century

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
06-09-2016
tournaments joust Alfonso XI (king) Enrique II (king) knights crowd San Francisco square Gradas street gate of the Alcázar
Read article

Eucharistic plays at the Coliseo in Seville (1619)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
04-09-2016

In one of the carriages of the Corpus Christi procession of 1619 (30 May), the company of Cristóbal Ortiz Villazán performed the Eucharistic play El príncipe de la paz by …

feast of Corpus Christi eucharistic play movable platforms for theatrical representations theatre performance Cristóbal Ortiz Villazán (company director) Antonio Mira de Amescua (writer) Juan Núñez (actor and dancer in the theater) Mariana Jacinta (musician of the theater) Bartolomé de Navarrete (musician of the theater) Acacio de Villanueva (musician of the theater) Luis de Góngora (writer) Esteban Daza (composer, vihuela player) José de Valdivieso (writer) playhouse El Coliseo
Read article

First references to the organ in the church of San lldefonso (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
04-09-2016
to play the organ Juan Martínez (organist) church of San Gil
Read article

Eucharistic plays in the corral de Doña Elvira (1619)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
03-09-2016
feast of Corpus Christi eucharistic play movable platforms for theatrical representations theatre performance Juan Acacio (company director) Diego Vallejo (company director) Miguel Barbosa (musician of the theater) Isabel de Acosta (musician of the theater) Jusepe del Peral (musician of the theater) Antonio de Avendaño (musician of the theater) Alonso Núñez (musician and dancer in the theater) Pedro de Aranda (actor and dancer in the theather) Luis (slave, drum player) José de Valdivieso (writer) playhouse of Doña Elvira playhouse El Coliseo Borceguinería street Atambor (drum) gate
Read article