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Cathedral of Zamora. Photo by Alfonso de Vicente
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
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)
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]
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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Sebastián de Vivanco and the musical libraries

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado, Michael Noone
06-12-2021

On three separate occasions, music books were found to be missing soon after Sebastián de Vivanco left important positions: first when he exchanged the post of chapelmaster at Ávila cathedral …

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Drums and trumpets at the court of the kings of Fez at the court of the kings of Fez

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
05-12-2021

Luis del Mármol Carvajal, in his Descripción general de África, published in 1573, gives us a precise description of the drums and trumpets in the service of the kings of …

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