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Door of the comedy corral of the Hospital de la Magdalena in Ávila (picture by A. de Vicente)
Comedies whit music in the <em>Corral de Comedias</em> in Ávila (1754)

Every year, during the months of June and July, a series of festivals took place …

Nov. 19, 2021
Space occupied by the Corral de Comedias of the Duke of Medina Sidonia
The theatrical company of Manuela de Escamilla in the Corral de Comedias in Medina Sidonia (1690)

The theatrical company of Manuela de Escamilla in the Corral de Comedias in Medina Sidonia …

Nov. 14, 2021
Church of Santa María (c. 1845)
Celebrations of the transfer of the image of Nuestra Señora de la Almudena to her church (1640)

During the two years that the repair work on the church of Santa María lasted, …

Nov. 14, 2021
Choir of the old collegiate church of Santa María la Mayor y del Pilar. Picture by  José Antonio Cabetas
Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the basilica of El Pilar in Zaragoza (1546-1603)

Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the basilica of El Pilar …

Nov. 13, 2021

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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque of San Bartolomé in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

The call to prayer by the müezzin, repeated five times a day, and the coranic psalmody in the mosque on which the church of San Bartolomé was later built were …

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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque of Santa Cruz's square in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

The call to prayer by the müezzin, repeated five times a day, and the coranic psalmody in the mosque of Santa Cruz's square&nbsp;were essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim …

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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque of Santa María la Blanca in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

The call to prayer by the müezzin, repeated five times a day, and the coranic psalmody in the mosque on which the church of Santa María la Blanca was later …

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Medieval synagogue soundscape in Sevilla (Santa María la Blanca)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

One of the three most important synagogues in the Jewish quarter of Seville was located on the site now occupied by the church of Santa María la Blanca. Musical practice …

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Medieval synagogue soundscape in Sevilla (Santa Cruz)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

One of the three most important synagogues in the Jewish quarter of Seville was located on the site now occupied by the square of Santa Cruz. Musical practice in medieval …

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Medieval synagogue soundscape in Sevilla (San Bartolomé)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

One of the three most important synagogues in the Jewish quarter of Seville was located on the site now occupied by the church of San Bartolomé. Musical practice in medieval …

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