Historical soundscapes (c.1200 – c.1800)

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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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The first reference to the organ in the collegiate church of San Salvador (c. 1528)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
17-07-2016
organ to play the organ A. Ruiz (¿organist?) Garci Sánchez (organista) collegiate church of San Salvador
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The Cromberger atelier, publishing printer and bookseller

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
15-07-2016
print of books diverse noises Jacome Cromberger (publishing printer, bookseller) Juan Cromberger (publishing printer, book) Cromberger's atelier
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The first reference to the organ in the capilla real (1518/1521)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
14-07-2016

The first reference to the establishment of the post of organist in the Capilla Real of Granada dates from the second endowment of this institution in 1518. Most probably, it …

organ to play the organ Juan Bermudo (music theorist, composer, Friar minor) Vela Núñez (organist) Bernardino de Figueroa [Osorio] (composer, chapel master, singer, royal chaplain, archbishop) capilla real. Organ stall royal chapel
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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque of Masda ibn Damun in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
09-07-2016

The call to prayer of the muezzin, repeated five times a day, was one of the essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim Granada, to which we can add the …

the call to prayer by a muezzin coranic psalmody muezzin mosque Masda ibn Damun islamic primary school (Masda ibn Damun)
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The sound of the water and birds in the Alameda de Hércules

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
08-07-2016

In 1574, the Feria lagoon was remodelled to turn it into one of the most important recreational areas in the city of Seville. The installation of three fountains and several …

sound of the water animal sounds water birds alameda de Hércules
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Wedding party of the painter Diego Velazquez in the house of Francisco Pacheco (1618)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
05-07-2016
weddings Francisco Pacheco (painter, writer) singer Juana Pacheco Diego Velázquez (painter) house workshop of Francisco Pacheco church of San Miguel
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Sufi music in streets, souks and squares of the Albaicín (c. 1240)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
04-07-2016
street music Abu Hasan Al Shushtari (poet, musician, mystic sufi) minstrels devotional orders (tarîqât) the Albaicín
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Dedication of the new church of the convent of San Agustín (1612)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
03-07-2016
dedication of a church vespers mass music chapel of the cathedral convent of San Agustín (augustinians)
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The sound of water and the bustle of Granada's Plaza Larga

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
02-07-2016

The sound of water and the hustle and bustle of Granada's Plaza Larga, an urban space that was reorganised and brought to life in the last quarter of the 16th …

sound of the water bustle in the street market animal sounds diverse noises comercial activity crowd water Larga square (Almajura)
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Domestic music at the Sevillian houses of the Nebra family (1735-1785)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
01-07-2016
domestic music making José Blasco de Nebra (composer, organist) Manuel Blasco de Nebra (composer, organist) Nebra's house (1) Nebra's house (2)
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