The collegiate church of Santo Antão in Évora was one of the most important religious institutions of the city. It was also an important place of musical activity. This text will focus on the organ activity in the Collegiate during the 1570s, following the end of construction and repairs in the church.

circa 350 early console video games, based on GameCenter CX’s chronology
segments, mainly Nintendo Famicom, secondarily Disk System; first year of
the Game Boy included.

Origins of GCCX’s format

In 1619 King Philip III (II of Portugal) made a visit to the city of Évora part of his journey through Portugal. He remained there for several days receiving the Senate members as well as other important institutions of the city such of the Inquisition and the main religious authorities. The King also visited the Jesuit College and other…[Read more]

Um dos legados mais detalhados que se se conhecem associados à Igreja de São Pedro de Évora é o testamento feito em 1377 por Maria Dias, camareira da rainha D. Beatriz, instituindo uma capela de missas nessa igreja para salvação da sua alma. No século XVI foi produzido um livro com o cantochão das missas que Maria Dias havia instituído para uso…[Read more]

Francisco Velez (fl. 1537-1585) was singer at Évora Cathedral chapel throughout the sixteenth century. He also hold the post of mestre da Claustra at the Cathedral after Mateus d’Aranda left Évora. Not much is known about Velez’s life but his long musical career places him among the most important music masters in Évora during the sixteenth century.

we examine multiple “crap games” or kusoge, in particular their representation in popular media,
and challenge the notion, culminating in what we call a “counter-theory of kusoge” : these video games, we argue,
are in fact the opposite of bad games, but their taboo themes – either of worker revolts or flawed heroes – have
earned them an undue p…[Read more]

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