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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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First references to the organ in the convent of La Piedad (1648)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

The news of the repair of an organ in the convent of La Piedad indirectly documents the existence of nuns who played the organ in the convent from the first …

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New organ (1748)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

A payment made in November 1748 tells us that the Dominican community of the convent of La Piedad renovated the organ in their church on that date.

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Domestic music in the palace of the Marquises of Cenete (1492-1523)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

Between 1492 and 1523, the palace of the Marquises of Cenete stood in the upper part of the Albaicín. It must have been the scene of some musical activity performed …

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Call to prayer by a müezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque al-Murabitin in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

The call to prayer of the müezzin, repeated five times a day, and the&nbsp;coranic psalmody at the mosque al-Murabitin were essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim Granada.

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