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Cathedral of Zamora. Photo by Alfonso de Vicente
Zamora
Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Zamora (1582-1729)

In the archive of the Zamora cathedral, two accounting notes and four inventories with references …

July 12, 2025
Iglesia de San Juan de los Caballeros. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Cordova (SP)
Privilege of Alfonso X to the University of the clergy of Cordova and pious endowments in different sacred spaces in the city (1279).

A privilege granted by King Alfonso X to the University of Clerics of Cordoba allows …

July 9, 2025
Church of San Eutropio. El Espinar (Segovia)
El Espinar
An organ for the church of San Eutropio de El Espinar (1587)

On 8 September 1582, María de Prado, in her will, established a clause in which …

June 30, 2025
Cover of parchment. <em>Superius</em>. <em>Cantos españoles</em> [D-Fru 781]
Freiburg im Breisgau
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Library of the University of Freiburg im Breisgau

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Library of the University of Freiburg im Breisgau.

June 30, 2025

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Domestic music performed by Miguel de Fuenllana

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
07-12-2015

Miguel de Fuenllana lived for a few years in Seville, where he would print his book Orphenica Lyra. In his residence in the parish of San Marcos and in that …

domestic music making mapping Francisco Guerrero Miguel de Fuenllana. Orphenica lyra [1554-22] Miguel de Fuellana (compositor, vihuela player) Leonor Ponce de León (Marchioness of Tarifa) Per Afán de Ribera (2nd Marquess of Tarifa, I Duke of Alcalá de los Gazules) Pilatos House parish of San Marcos
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Wind players in the West Indies Fleet (1620)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
06-12-2015

The galleons that captained the fleet of the Indies carried among their crews several salaried minstrels. Jerónimo Franco, a ministril, embarked on the nao almiranta which in 1620 went "to …

naval music Jerónimo Franco (wind player) Luis de Vílchez (wind player) Pedro Muñoz de Biar (ministril) wind players Guadalquivir river church of San Juan de Acre house of Pedro Muñoz de Biar (wind player) Tiros street
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Organ for the Ciudad de los Reyes –Lima– (1599)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
05-12-2015
organ Enrique Franco (organ builder) Juan de Oviedo (sculptor, architect) Martín Sánchez de Solís (merchant) organ builder college of San Miguel parish of Santa María Magdalena parish of Santa María
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Domestic, liturgical and devotional music

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
02-12-2015
domestic music making Fadrique Enríquez de Ribera (I Marquis of Tarifa) Pilatos House
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Villancicos of the Saints Justa and Rufina in Sevilla (1695/1724)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
30-11-2015

The&nbsp; Biblioteca Nacional de España has preserved three sheets villancicos dedicated to Saints Justa and Rufina, patron saints of Seville, and linked to this city, which were performed in two …

feast of the Saints Justa and Rufina Saints Justa and Rufina songs (villancicos) Christmas song (villancico) José de Magallanes (composer, chapel master) music chapel of the collegiate church of San Salvador (Seville) music chapel of the cathedral city council collegiate church of San Salvador hospital of San Cosme and San Damián (= de las Bubas)
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Domestic music at the house of the Marshall of Castilla Arias Pardo de Saavedra (1560-1561)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
15-11-2015

One of the anecdotes narrated by the Portuguese physician Juan Méndez Nieto in his Discursos medicinales gives us an insight into the domestic musical activity in the house owned by …

domestic music making music lessons mapping Francisco Guerrero women and musical networks project Juan Méndez Nieto (doctor, harp player, singer) Antonio Arias Pardo de Saavedra (Marshall of Castilla, alcalde mayor and veinticuatro of Sevilla) Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) harpist house of the Marshall of Castilla
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Feast of the Conception of Our Lady in the convent of Santo Tomás de Villanueva

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
14-11-2015

In the convent of Santo Tomás de Villanueva, commonly known as Tomasas, the nuns celebrate on 8 December a particular ceremony typical of this female monastery in Granada, which probably …

feast of the Conception of Mary Ave Maris Stella (hymn) salve Te deum laudamus (hymn) songs dances magnificat women and musical networks project nuns convent of Santo Tomás de Villanueva (popularly Tomasas, Augustinians Recollets nuns)
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Eucharistic play for the feast of Corpus Christi in 1690

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
13-11-2015
feast of Corpus Christi eucharistic play Sebastián Antonio de Gadea y Oviedo (writer) actor-singers cathedral Cárcel street Pescadería street Bibarrambla square Zacatín street Nueva (Hatabín) square madrasah Yusufiyya / Casas del cabildo municipal ( old town hall) Royal Audiencia and Chancillería Hospitales street
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Printing of the Tres libros de música en cifras para vihuela by Alonso Mudarra (1546)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
11-11-2015

In 1546, Juan de León (I) printed in Seville the Tres libros de música en cifras para vihuela by Alonso de Mudarra in his workshop near the church of Santa …

printing of a book of music print of books diverse noises Juan de León (printer) Alonso de Mudarra (composer, canon) Juan Téllez de Girón (4th Count of Ureña) Juan Bermudo (music theorist, composer, Friar minor) Juan Vázquez (composer, chapel master) printing house of Juan de León (I)
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Festival to celebrate the birth of Prince Alfonso (1453)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
10-11-2015
tournaments joust bullfights procession Alfonso de Castilla (Prince of Asturias) Juan II (king of Castile) Isabel de Portural (Queen of Castile) wind players trumpeter gate of the Alcázar Gradas street
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