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Biblioteca de Cataluña. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Biblioteca de Cataluña

Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Biblioteca de Cataluña.

Oct. 30, 2021
Alcázar of Toledo (1). Louis Meunier (between 1665 and 1668)
Performances by the Toledo Cathedral Music Chapel in the Alcázar (1677-1679)

During the stay in Toledo of the Queen Mother Mariana of Austria (1677-1679), the Toledo …

Oct. 21, 2021
Chapel of San Ildefonso. Capilla Real
Confraternity of musicians of the Capilla Real in Granada

The music chapel of the Royal Chapel of Granada set up the brotherhood of the …

Oct. 20, 2021
Palace of Las Cigüeñas
A claviorgan in the Palacio de las Cigueñas (1546)

A contract published by Pilar Barrios Manzano, in 1980, allows us to learn about the …

Oct. 19, 2021

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A party night at the prison of Seville at the end of the 16th century

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The description of a night of revelry in the prison of Seville, at the end of the 16th century, with food, music and sex, shows the laxity of customs in …

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Traditional music in the street and taverns

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

Miguel de Cervantes, in El Celoso extremeño, becomes a literary witness to the musical enthusiasm of Seville's black ethnic minority. In this work, he offers us a valuable testimony of their …

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Outdoor concert in the Alameda de Hércules

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The remodelling in 1574 of the Alameda de Hércules in Seville made it a place for recreation and strolling for the citizens, especially in summer, enlivened by a group of …

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Traditional songs in Saint John's Eve

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

At the beginning of his play Lo cierto por lo dudoso, Lope de Vega takes us to the night of San Juan, in the Alameda in Seville, a space that …

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