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Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced de Jesús María
Musical activity in the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced de Jesús María in Orozco (Vizcaya)

The writings of Sister Magdalena de Cristo, a Mercedarian, give us an insight into the …

Nov. 2, 2021
<em>View of Barcelona taken at Sarriá in the garden of Capuchins</em> (between 1806-1820)
Sacred songs for the profession of a monk in the convent of Santa Eulalia de Sarriá (1689)

On 18 August 1689, the music chapel of Barcelona Cathedral performed four villancicos, probably composed …

Nov. 1, 2021
Chapel of the Inmaculada Concepción. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Confraternities at the church of Santa Ana

Confraternities at the church of Santa Ana.

Nov. 1, 2021
Facade of the convent of San Francisco. Ventura Pérez (c. 1760)
Organs, organists and organ builders in San Francisco de Valladolid (c.1400-c.1660)

The Convent of San Francisco in Valladolid, now completely disappeared, was historically prominent in the …

Oct. 31, 2021

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Sale of a vihuela at an auction in Seville (1546)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
07-02-2018

In 1546, a vihuela was sold at the auction of the estate of Catalina de Bobadilla, a former resident of Triana, in Seville.

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Organs for the court in Granada (1501)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
25-01-2018

On March 18, 1501, with the court residing in the Alhambra in Granada, Queen Isabel ordered that three organs that were in the Alcázar of Madrid be brought to the …

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