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The main chaple. Cathedral of Granada. Francisco de Heylan
Granada
Uproar at the celebration of mass and imprisonment of the minstrels and organist of Granada Cathedral (1595)

The trial brought by the court of the Inquisition of Granada against some members of …

Dec. 1, 2021
Door of the comedy corral of the Hospital de la Magdalena in Ávila (picture by A. de Vicente)
Ávila
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
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)
Madrid
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

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Census of Pedro Rodríguez (minstrel, 1442)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 11, 2015
census taking domestic music making Pedro Rodríguez (minstrel) parish of San Miguel
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Census of Guillén (minstrel, 1407)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 11, 2015
census taking domestic music making Guillén (minstrel) parish of San Esteban
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Feast of the beatification of Sister María de la Encarnación (1792)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 11, 2015
feast of beatification music chapel of the cathedral convent of San José = Las Teresas (Discalced Carmelites)
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Feast of the reopening of the church of the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Salud (1760)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 11, 2015
feast of the dedication or reopening of a church city council AAT music chapel of the church of San Pedro (Seville) Gabriel de Morales (chapel master) convent of Nuestra Señora de la Salud (Minim)
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Immaculate Conception songs (villancicos, 1761)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 11, 2015
matins matins of the feast of Immaculate Conception Christmas song (villancico) AAT the Immaculate Conception songs (villancicos) feast of the Conception of Mary AAT music chapel of the church of Santa Ana (Seville) Juan Manuel Rodríguez (chapel master) Manuel Nicolás Vázquez (printer) church of Santa Ana
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Performance of the zarzuela El hijo de Ulises

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 11, 2015

The performance of the zarzuela El hijo de Ulises, with text by Antonio González de León, in 1767 or early 1768, at the house of Lieutenant Colonel Esteban de Liñán, …

domestic music making zarzuela AAT women and musical networks project Antonio González de León (playwriter) Esteban de Liñán ( lieutenant colonel) Pablo de Olavide y Jáuregui (politician and writer) actor-singers Teresa Ignacia de Cárcamo unknown location
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Feast of the Forty Hours devotion organised by the confraternity of the Servants of the Sovereign Spirit of the Jesuit College of San Pablo in Granada (1674/1692/1752)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015

The confratenity of the Servants of the Sovereign Spirit, located in the church of San Pablo of the Society of Jesus, celebrated the feast of the Forty Hours devotion every …

Christmas song (villancico) AAT Forty Hours devotion carnival AAT sacred concert confraternities project confraternities with other avocations Alonso de Blas y Sandoval (chapel master) music chapel of the capilla real Society of Jesus AAT confraternity of the Holy Spirit of the Society of Jesus music chapel of the cathedral college of San Pablo (jesuits)
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Immaculate Conception songs (villancicos, 1692)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 11, 2015
Christmas song (villancico) AAT the Immaculate Conception songs (villancicos) matins matins of the feast of Immaculate Conception matins of the octave of the feast of the Immaculate Conception feast of the Conception of Mary AAT music chapel of the church of San Miguel (Seville) church of Santa Ana
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Immaculate Conception songs (villancicos, 1691)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 11, 2015
Christmas song (villancico) AAT the Immaculate Conception songs (villancicos) matins of the feast of Immaculate Conception matins matins of the octave of the feast of the Immaculate Conception feast of the Conception of Mary AAT music chapel of the church of San Miguel (Seville) Gabriel García de Mendoza (composer, chapel master) church of Santa Ana
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Saint Francis songs (villancicos, 1687)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 11, 2015
Christmas song (villancico) AAT Saint Francis songs (villancicos) music chapel of the collegiate church of San Salvador (Seville) Martín Calvo Ramírez = Martín Sánchez Calvo Ramiro (composer, chapel master) convent of Nuestra Señora de la Consolación = Los Terceros (Third Order Regular of St. Francis)
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