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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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Musical activity in the convent of San Juan de la Penitencia in Cazorla (Jaén) c. 1600

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
08-09-2020

The short biography of Sister Micaela de Jesús y Jorquera written by Alonso de Torres, chronicler of the Franciscan order, allows us to know the presence of the organ in …

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Aerophone and membranophone instruments in the Castilian galleys (13th and 14th centuries)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
03-09-2020

The Partidas of Alfonso X the Wise provide us with the earliest news of aerophone instruments in the galleys of the Castilian navy. The naumaquia held on the Guadalquivir River, …

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