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Christ of the Expiration. Attributed to Diego de Aranda (16th century). Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
Lenten Misereres sung in front of the image of the Christ of the Expiration in the church of San Gil

Lenten Misereres sung in front of the image of the Christ of the Expiration in …

Dec. 8, 2021
<em>Coro de la catedral de Ávila</em>. Arturo Somoza de Armas. Museo del Prado
Ávila
Sebastián de Vivanco and the musical libraries

On three separate occasions, music books were found to be missing soon after Sebastián de …

Dec. 6, 2021
<em>Higueruela battle</em> (detail). Orazio Cambiaso (1587-1589)
Fez
Drums and trumpets at the court of the kings of Fez at the court of the kings of Fez

Luis del Mármol Carvajal, in his Descripción general de África, published in 1573, gives us …

Dec. 5, 2021
Our Lady of the Solitude
Granada
Confraternities at the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza

Confraternities at the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza.

Dec. 3, 2021

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Indigenous americans wind players at the service of the Duke of Medina Sidonia

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
Dec. 29, 2015
domestic music making street music heraldic music Juan Alonso de Guzmán (6th Duke of Medina Sidonia) Pedro de Guzmán (1st Count of Olivares) Filipo (indigenous american wind player) Antón (indigenous american wind player) Hernando (indigenous american wind player) wind players palace of the Dukes of Medina Sidonia (I) palace of the Dukes of Medina Sidonia (II) reales alcázares ULAN
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Saint Barbara songs (villancicos, 1704)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
Dec. 28, 2015
feast of Saint Barbara Saint Barbara songs (villancicos) Christmas song (villancico) AAT Juan Macías de Sandoval music chapel hospital of Nuestra Señora de la Paz
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Procession for the transfer of the Holy Eucharist to the convent of Discalzed Carmelites (1575)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
Dec. 27, 2015
procession AAT street music bustle in the street pyrotechnic devices AAT artillery salute mapping Francisco Guerrero hymn AAT Pange lingua (hymn) Francisco Guerrero’s manuscript works Teresa de Jesus (nun) Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval y Alcega (archbishop) Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) music chapel of the cathedral crowd Armas street church of San Miguel church of San Vicente
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Christmas songs (villancicos, 1715)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
Dec. 24, 2015
Christmas songs (villancicos) Christmas song (villancico) AAT matins of the feast of the Nativity of Jesus Gregorio Portero (composer, chapel master) cathedral of Granada. Choir
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Secular songs and theatrical productions on Christmas day in several domestic and sacred places (1487-1549)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
Dec. 23, 2015
Christmas songs (villancicos) theatre performance feast of the Nativity of Our Lord AAT chapel master choirboys music chapel of the cathedral Juan de Triana (composer, singer, prebendary) Pedro de Escobar (composer, chapel master, singer) Juan Valera (composer, chapel master) Mudejar cathedral of Seville. Choir cathedral of Sevilla. Choir palace of the Dukes of Arcos palace of the Dukes of Medina Sidonia (I) palace of the Dukes of Medina Sidonia (II) Pilatos House cathedral of Santa María de la Sede
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Secular songs in the Matins of Christmas day (1419/1423)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
Dec. 22, 2015

The first documented references to the performance of polyphonic chanzonetas at Christmas Matins in the Cathedral of Seville date from the first quarter of the 15th century and are contemporary …

Christmas songs (villancicos) feast of the Nativity of Our Lord AAT Pedro Fernández (singer) Fernando Sánchez (singer) Juan Alonso (singer) Juan García (singer, sacristan) Alonso Sánchez (chapel master) music chapel of the cathedral choirboys Mudejar cathedral of Seville. Choir cathedral of Santa María de la Sede
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Songs and dances in Monipodio’s house

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
Dec. 19, 2015

Scene from the musical environment in the house of Monipodio that Miguel de Cervantes recreates in his Novela ejemplar Riconete y Cortadillo.

domestic music making Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (writer) ULAN Monipodio's house
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Wind players in the galleon San Juan Bautista and Santa Clara (1626)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
Dec. 14, 2015
naval music Ambrosio Díaz (shawn player) Juan de Torres (wind player) Pedro de Lezama (wind player) wind players Guadalquivir river TGN Genova street church of Omnium Sanctorum
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Procession of captives (c. 1540)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
Dec. 13, 2015

The testimony given by María de Saavedra, in the process of beatification of Fernando Contreras, allows us to document the processions of captives in Seville in the first half of …

procession AAT bustle in the street procession of the redemption of captives Fernando Contreras (priest) María Saavedra Francos street
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Organs for Guatemala (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
Dec. 12, 2015
organ AAT Enrique Franco (organ builder) Antonio Tineo (Franciscan) Francisco Pérez de Cabrera (organist) organ builder AAT parish of Santa María college of San Miguel
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