“Music in the House of the Third Duke of Béjar, ca. 1520-1544”. Encomium Musicae: A Festschrift in Honor of Robert J. Snow. Ed. David Crawford & G. Grayson Wagstaff. Festschrift series, 17. New York: Pendragon, 2002. 285-303.
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Don Francisco de Zúñiga y Guzmán Sotomayor, fourth count of Balalcázar, and third duke of Béjar.
The Duke of Béjar’s estate was sold on his death in 1544 to pay off his debts. This was the castle of Belalcázar in the province of Córdoba, almost on the border with Extremadura. Includes a large collection of musical instruments: 5 keyboards, 12 string instruments (vihuelas), more than 42 wind instuments plus military instruments.
There was also a broken guitar sold to one Rybera for 2 reales.
Composer
Instrument VIHUELA, GUITAR, VIHUELA DE ARCO, KEYBOARD
Century 16CENT
Region SPAIN
Medium
Music genre
Research field HISTORY, PATRONAGE, SOCIAL HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, INVENTORY, INSTRUMENTS