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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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Luthier’s exam in Granada (1668)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
10-11-2018

The Archivo Municipal of Granada preserves an extraordinary document that gives us an account of the conflict of interests that must have arisen between the members of the city's luthiers …

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Bell ringing and the use of musical instruments at the San Bartolomé y Santiago College in Granada.

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
06-11-2018

The Constituciones del Real Colegio de San Bartolomé y Santiago of Granada (1774) set out the bell tolls that regulated collegiate life and the limited use that students could make …

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Francisco de la Torre’s house in Seville (1502)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-11-2018

In 1502, Francisco de la Torre, singer, chapel master and composer, lived in a house rented by the Chapter of Seville Cathedral. It was a residence of considerable size, with …

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The sounds of the Alameda in the Genil river

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
31-10-2018

The space of the Alameda del río Genil, in Granada, was, at least since the 18th century, a recreational space for the citizens, where a second "Casa de las Chirimías" …

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Ordinances of town criers in Seville (1519)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
28-10-2018

The&nbsp;Ordenanzas de Sevilla, published in 1527, established that there would be fourteen town criers in the city and precisely regulated the details of the exercise of their profession.

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