Cancionero De La Sablonara (2020 Reissue)

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In autumn 1624 Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count of Neuburg and Duke of Bavaria, travelled to the court of Madrid, where he stayed for half a year. He must have been overwhelmed by the extraordinary music that was played in the castle and brought back a very special souvenir of this visit: the copyist of the Spanish Royal Chapel compiled the Cancionero de Sablonara, a collection of the best music sung at this court, especially for him.