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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 Credo romano de Alonso Lobo

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
19-05-2017
mass credo romano Alonso Lobo de Borja (composer, chapel master) music chapel of the cathedral organist cathedral of Sevilla. Choir Sevilla cathedral
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Secular music in the chapel of La Cruz

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
17-05-2017
songs motet Ambrosio de Cotes (chapel master, composer) Nuño Ferrer Francisco de Moya (cantor) capilla real. Chapel of La Cruz royal chapel
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Domestic music at the house of Luis de Villafranca

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
14-05-2017
domestic music making Luis de Villafranca (chapel master, master of the choirboys, tratadist) harpist Luis de Villafranca's house parish of San Andrés parish of San Martín
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Theatre activity at the Casa de Comedias in Granada (1764-1765)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
13-05-2017

News about the theatrical activity carried out at the Casa de Comedias, in Granada, provided by the Gazetilla curiosa o Semanario granadino (April-May 1764, April 1765).&nbsp;

theatre performance comedia (secular play) entremés one-act farse dramatic music women and musical networks project theatre company actor-singers María Teresa Lozano (actress, singer) Isabel Fernández (actress, singer) Francisco Estremera (actor, cantante) Francisco Galván (actor, company director) Diego de la Riva (violin player) Miguel Pelagio (violin player) José Patia (violin player) José Pelagio (theater musician, violinista) José Vallés (violin player) Narciso Pararera (oboist), see Narciso Panadera Juan Keiner (horn player) Gerardo Keiner (horn player) Coliseo / Casa de comedias (theater)
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Vicisitudes to the last organ of the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
08-05-2017
organ organ repair Antonio Otín Calvete I (organ builder) Valentín de Verdalonga (organ builder) convent of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Calced Mercedarians) church of Santa Catalina church of San Miguel college of San Gregorio or de los ingleses (Jesuits)
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Ignace Pleyel and Joseph Haydn in the repertoire of the cathedral music chapel

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
06-05-2017

In the music archive of the cathedral of Granada are preserved copies of manuscript quartets and symphonies plus a printed symphony, the Symphony in B flat major Ben. 150 (1799) …

motet aria simphony applausses Juan Ramírez (alto Ignace Joseph Pleyel (composer) Joseph Haydn (composer) Vicente Palacios (compositor, maestro de capilla) cathedral cathedral of Granada. Choir convent of Santa Cruz la Real (Dominicans)
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Organ in the college-convent of Santo Ángel

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
06-05-2017
organ to play the organ organist convent-college of Santo Ángel (Discalced carmelites)
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The sound of the water in the pilar del Toro

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
03-05-2017
sound of the water water pilar de los almizqueros (pilar del toro)
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New organ for the convent of La Asunción (1754)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
01-05-2017
organ to play the organ organist convent of la Asunción de Nuestra Señora (Calced Mercedarians)
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Funeral rites held for King Felipe IV in the convent of San Jerónimo (1665)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
30-04-2017
funeral rites funeral procession matins for the dead (= vigil) requiem mass Verba mea auribus percipe, Domine (motet) the pealing of bells music chapel of the cathedral music chapel of the convent of San Jerónimo (Granada) convent of San Jerónimo (Jeronimites)
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