Copied by a single scribe, probably in Seville, for use by cathedral choir. Manuscript probably used by Miguel de Fuenllana as source for some motet intabulations printed in RISM 1554/32 (ToftPC).
E-Sc Libro de polifonia 1
Catedral Metropolitana, Biblioteca del Coro (housed in the Institución Colombina), Seville, Spain
manuscript of polyphony: c. 1550-4
| Archive | Catedral Metropolitana, Biblioteca del Coro (housed in the Institución Colombina), Seville, Spain (E-Sc) |
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| Shelfmark | Libro de polifonia 1 |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 594 x 413 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 32 compositions, 31 from 9 composers, 1 is anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of tooled leather over wooden boards.
Notation
not indicated
Date
Ca. 1550-4 (ToftPC).
Foliation
Original ink foliation, 1-98
Decoration
Inked calligraphic initials.
Index
Original index on f. 1 groups pieces as 'Salves,' 'Motetes,' and 'Deo dicamus' settings
Surface
Parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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30 motets
R. Ceballos-5, Escobar/(Peñalosa)-1, P. Fernández-3, Gombert-1, Guerrero-8,* Jaquet of Mantua [Jachet]-2, Josquin-6, Morales-4
*One additional motet by Guerrero listed in original index no longer in manuscript.
98 + i parchment folios, 594 x 413. Original ink foliation, 1-98. Original covers of tooled leather over wooden boards. Original index on f. 1 groups pieces as "Salves," "Motetes," and "Deo dicamus" settings. Copied by a single scribe. Inked calligraphic initials. Manuscript probably used by Miguel de Fuenllana as source for some motet intabulations printed in RISM 1554/32 (ToftPC).
Ca. 1550-4 (ToftPC). Copied in Seville, for use by cathedral choir.
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‡ denotes primary source study
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Hardie, Jane Morlet. 1983. The Motets of Francisco de Pehalosa and Their Manuscript Sources. University of Michigan, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: DLpCpTpDis (117-8,137ff, 171).
Toft, Robert. 1983. Pitch Content and Modal Procedure in Josquin's Absalon, Fili Mi. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 33: 3-27. Pages: LpTpDis.
Snow, Robert Joseph. 1980. The Extant Music of Rodrigo de Ceballos and Its Sources. Detroit Studies in Music Bibliography, vol. 44. Detroit. Pages: DpLpCpIpFp(24,31,43,45-50,76,90-l).
Russell, Eleanor. 1978-80. A new manuscript source for the music of Cristobal de Morales: Morales' 'Lost' Missa pro Defunctis and early Spanish requiem traditions. Anuário Musical, 33-35: 9-49. Pages: MLpCp(25-6,47).
Stevenson, Robert. 1976. Josquin in the Music of Spain and Portugal. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25 June 1971, 217-46. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: LpCp(223).
Osthoff, Helmuth. 1962. Josquin Desprez. 2 vols. Tutzing. Pages: LpCp(II,323,328,334).
Stevenson, Robert. 1961. Spanish Cathedral Music in the Golden Age. Berkeley and Los Angeles. Pages: DpLp(305).
Rubio, P Samuel (editor). 1954-6. Antologia Polifònica Sacra. Madrid. Pages: LpTp(II, 9-15,82-8).
Anglès, Higinio. 1947. La música conservada en la Biblioteca Colombina y en la Catedral de Sevilla. Anuário Musical, 2: 3ff. Pages: DL(31-2).
Anglès, Higinio (editor). 1941-1971. Monumentos de la Mùsica Espanola. Madrid (later Barcelona, later Rome). Pages: LpCpTpFp(XIII,26ff, Facs. 9 XXXVI, 107,118-20).
Smijers, Albert (editor). 1926-64. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Motetten. Amsterdam. Pages: XI,vi-vii Xll.xxii).
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David Wyatt
Thursday, 17 August, 2023
This is not a music MS, and music only appears on the endleaves.
DIAMM, 2016
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation Note; Date Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Contents Note; Surface Note
Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description