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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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Prohibition of playing vihuelas to asylees in sacred precincts at the archbishopric of Granada (1572)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
30-04-2019

The Constituciones Sinodales del Arzobispado de Granada, celebrated by Archbishop Pedro Guerrero on 14 October 1572 and printed by Hugo de Mena in 1573, forbade the asylum seekers in sacred …

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Votive endowment of an annual Salve to Our Lady of the Patronage at Granada cathedral (1699)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-04-2019

In 1699, Juan Antonio Rico, prebendary organist of the cathedral of Granada, endowed the singing of the antiphon Salve regina after Vespers of the Feast of the Patronage of Our …

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Recreation of the soundscape of a palace in Sevilla

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
24-04-2019

Recreation of the soundscape of a palace in Seville using the Reaper programme, in which holophonic sounds have been used. This recreation was based on recordings of ambient sounds made …

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Votive masses sung with organ in the convent of San Antón in Granada (1747)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-04-2019

In the convent of San Antón in Granada, four hundred and twenty-one sung masses were celebrated annually with deacons, acolytes and organ, nine of them with sermons, which earned the …

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