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Eucharistic play, sarao and dances for the Corpus Christi festivities in Oropesa (1755)

An attempt to represent an auto sacramental in the Toledo town of Oropesa in 1755, …

Oct. 11, 2021
<em>Historia civitatense</em>, tomo II, fol. 18v
The minstrels book of Juan Esquivel de Barahona (1623)

The minstrels book of Juan Esquivel de Barahona (1623).

Oct. 8, 2021
Constituciones de la capilla de música del Salvador (1723)
Confraternity of musicians of the collegiate church of El Salvador in Granada

The association of musicians in the musical chapels of the Hispanic sacred institutions was linked …

Oct. 3, 2021
Chapel of Santa Ana. Almudaina palace
The Almudaina Palace organ (1309-1506)

News about the first organs in the chapel of Santa Ana, located in the centre …

Oct. 3, 2021

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Music and theatrical performances in the convento of Santa Paula in Sevilla (16th century)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-01-2019

Various provisions from the General Chapter of the Hieronymite order show the continued presence of musical nuns in the convent of Santa Paula in Seville during the 16th century, as …

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Apprenticeship contract with the luthier Miguel Rodríguez in Granada (1574-1578)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
07-01-2019

In 1574, Pedro Díaz entered as an apprentice in the workshop of the luthier Miguel Rodríguez in the city of Granada, specifying in the contract that his apprenticeship would last …

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Funeral rites held for Francisco de la Torre at the Seville Cathedral (1507)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
05-01-2019

The plague epidemic that devastated Seville in 1507 ended the life of the composer Francisco de la Torre. His funeral honors were celebrated in the cathedral of Seville in March …

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The closing of the cathedral’s dome in Seville (1517)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-01-2019

In November 1517, the reconstruction of the dome of the cathedral of Seville, which had been carried out by Juan Gil de Hontañón, was completed. To celebrate this event, a …

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