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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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New organ for the convent of San Agustín in Jaén (1610)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Jaén
30-07-2019

In 1610, Fray Matías de Herrera, prior of the convent of San Agustín and the members of his community contracted with the organ builder Martín Alonso de Aranda, a resident …

organ Martín Alonso de Aranda (organ builder) organ builder Matías de Herrera (Augustinian) convent of San Agustín (Augustinians)
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Keyboard music at the convent of Santa Clara in Sevilla (1)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
27-07-2019

A keyboard manuscript from the archives of the convent of Santa Clara in Seville gives us an insight into the transfer of the secular repertoire from the domestic sphere to …

domestic music making copying music women and musical networks project María del Patrocinio Chacón y Carrillo de Albornoz nuns convent of Santa Clara (Franciscans) parish of San Vicente
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Organs for the Franciscan convents of Guatemala (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Ciudad Vieja
25-07-2019

In 1598, Fray Antonio Tineo contracted the Flemish organ builder Enrique Franco in Seville to build three organs for the Franciscan province of the Santísimo Nombre de Jesús in Guatemala: …

organ Antonio Tineo (Franciscan) Enrique Franco (organ builder) Francisco Pérez de Cabrera (organist) convento of San Francisco convent of Nuestra Señora de la Limpia Concepción de Almolonga
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Prices of vihuela strings, various instruments and pyrotechnic material in Granada (1627)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
23-07-2019

The Tasas de mercaderías printed in Madrid and Granada, in accordance with the royal pragmatic published in Madrid on 13 September 1627, whose purpose was to try to curb speculation …

selling musical accessories sale of vihuela strings selling of instruments pyrotechnic devices merchants guild various places
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Feast of All Souls at the church of San Justo y Pastor in Granada (1670)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
22-07-2019

The confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament of the church of San Justo y Pastor celebrated the feast of the Souls in Purgatory every year on 2 November. As was customary, …

matins for the dead (= vigil) chaplaincy of masses feast of the Blessed Souls of Purgatory the pealing of bells sermon confraternities of the Blessed Sacrament confraternities project priest preacher acolytes bell-ringer ministers (deacon and subdeacon) Juan Garcés Marzillán (alto) confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament of the church of San Justo y Pastor church of San Justo y Pastor
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Music in secular and regular institutions in Goa (1663)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Goa
17-07-2019

In the 1660s, the Discalced Carmelite Giuseppe di Santa Maria travelled to Goa (India) for the second time. In his chronicle of the trip, he gives an account of the …

feast of Sant Ignatius of Loyola mass vespers litany Giuseppe di Santa Maria (bishop, missionary, discalced carmelite) music chapel organist harpist violin player college of São Paulo / basilica Bom Jesus church and convent of St. Francis Assisi church of Santo Agostinho (= convent and church of Nossa Senhora da Graça) various places
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Music by Francisco Guerrero, Tomás Luis de Victoria and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina in the soundscape of Goa (1588)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Goa
15-07-2019

In the last quarter of the 16th century, the music of Francisco Guerrero, Tomás Luis de Victoria and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina dominated the soundscape of St Paul's College in …

mass vespers lamentations hymn psalm magnificat motet songs purchase of a book of polyphony mapping Francisco Guerrero printed works by Francisco Guerrero Lazzaro Cattaneo (Jesuit missionary) music chapel Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) Tomás Luis de Victoria (composer) Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (composer) Annibale Stabile (composer) college of São Paulo / basilica Bom Jesus
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Spanish sacred music and instrumental music in São Paulo de Loanda (1578)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Luanda
11-07-2019

In 1578, only two years after the foundation of the Portuguese colony of Luanda, the first European-style musical structures had already been created. Probably in its first church, the Missa …

mass music education music lessons Missa cortilla (= Missa super fa re ut fa sol la) Andreas Christi famulos (motet) Pange lingua (hymn) hymn mapping Francisco Guerrero Paulo Dias de Novais (explorator, Captain-Governor of Portuguese Angola) Loronha (musician) Cristóbal de Morales (composer, chapel master, singer) Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) singers wind players Society of Jesus Garcia Simões (Jesuit) various places iglesia de Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição (= Nossa Senhora do Cabo)
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Votive endowment of Guiomar Caro at the church of San Andrés in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
09-07-2019

Guiomar Caro's pious endowment exemplifies the memorials instituted in the church of San Andrés, in Granada, at the beginning of the 17th century. They consisted of the vespers service and …

vespers mass feast of Our Lady of the Peace feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary feast of the Transfixion of Our Lady feast of the Incarnation (= Annunciation) feast of the Visitation of Our Lady to her cousin St. Elizabeth feast of Saint Mary of the Snows feast of the Assumption of Our Lady feast of the Nativity of Our Lady feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary feast of the Conception of Mary feast of the Expectation (= Our Lady of the O) Guiomar Caro ministers (deacon and subdeacon) preacher organist church of San Andrés
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Annual procession to the church of San Isidoro the second day of Rogations in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
05-07-2019

The procession that Seville Cathedral organised on the second day of Rogations (Tuesday before Ascension Day) to the church of San Isidoro was one of the oldest in the annual …

procession mass litany Quis vestrum habebit amicum (motete) mapping Francisco Guerrero cathedral chapter music chapel of the cathedral wind players church of San Isidoro Sevilla cathedral
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