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Pavana con su glosa

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Cabezón’s famous pavanne that probably isn’t a pavanne and maybe not even by Cabezón.  
This catchy dance piece with variations originates from a music book published in 1577 by the Spanish organist Luis Venegas de Henestrosa. The piece is attributed to “Antonio”, and this, sort of insider information, [...]

Reflexions from the cathedral

Salinas, de Encina and me
The dull sound from the belfry scarcely reaches the interior of the Cathedral. The strokes sound rather unreal.
I notice that this time just one stroke was heard, consequently there’s just half an hour left before the guardian will return and let me out into the noisy real world of Salamanca.
What am [...]