In the archive of the Zamora cathedral, two accounting notes and four inventories with references …
A privilege granted by King Alfonso X to the University of Clerics of Cordoba allows …
On 8 September 1582, María de Prado, in her will, established a clause in which …
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Library of the University of Freiburg im Breisgau.
The Ommegang parade has its roots in the late Middle Ages, linked to the image of Our Lady of the Sablon. On the occasion of the arrival of Carlos V …
Francisco Pérez de Mirabal was born c. 1698 in Antequera (Málaga). He kept open his workshop for the construction of harpshicords and pianos in Seville at least between c. 1727-c-1773. …
On December 20, 1548, Prince Felipe made his entry into Milan. This event gives an account of the sound elements of his itinerary to the palazzo reale, in which it …
In 1783, Antonio Ponz, secretary of the Real Academia de San Fernando, undertook a trip that would last six months in which he would travel through several countries in Europe. …
A lawsuit resulting from a conflict of interests allows us to identify a previously unknown wind-band in the service of the church of San Andrés in Baeza in 1631. The …
The oldest extant Llibre de Fàbrica of the Cathedral of Mallorca (1327-1345) provides us some information about the musical activity in this institution. In this event, you will find the …
In a letter dated 30 August 1679, the French countess of Aulnoy wrote that cardinal Portocarrero «had brought musicians from Rome whom he paid very well» and described a banquet …
Black musicians – including drummers, trumpeters, wind-players and singers – were active throughout Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries employed at courts and by civic authorities. Some were slaves; others …
From the beginning of the 16th century, in the diocese of the Canarias, suffragan of Seville, we find the foundation of two liturgical services that had previously been founded in …
The Palau de la Comtessa (Palace of the Countess) in Barcelona was an important setting for social networking and meetings between members of the nobility, royalty, and government in the …