The Guatemala City Choirbooks form a collection of the Roman Catholic liturgical music used in the Cathedral of Guatemala City in the 16th and early 17th centuries. During that time, the cathedral (eventually demolished in 1669 after deterioration caused by several earthquakes) was an important center of Spanish culture in the Americas, with polyphonic music already in use in the 1540s.
The Guatemala City Choirbooks comprise a collection of Roman Catholic liturgical music used in the Cathedral of Guatemala City during the 16th and early 17th centuries. During that period, the cathedral (eventually demolished in 1669 after deterioration caused by several earthquakes) was a significant center of Spanish culture in the Americas, with polyphonic music already in use in the 1540s.