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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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The first referencies to the organ in the convent of Santa Clara in Sevilla (1483)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
06-12-2019

In 1483, Juana Sánchez, the daughter of García Ferrández, a sea-captain, established a pious endowment for which the Holy Trinity and the Visitation of Santa Isabel feast were to be …

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Purchase of a harpsichord for the cathedral of Almeria (1768)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
03-12-2019

In December 1767, the chapel master of the cathedral of Almeria, Antonio Ladrón de Guevara, writes a memorial to the cabildo of this cathedral exposing the interest of buying a …

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Apprenticeship contract with a luthier in Jaén (1647)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
24-11-2019

On March 26, 1647, the luthier master Rodrigo Godínez, a neighbor of San Ildefonso, in Jaén, received as apprentice Sebastian, fifteen, son of Alonso de Espino, a neighbor of the …

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