Main corpus copied by a single scribe; later additions on ff. 99'-110' by several other scribes. Probably copied in Santo Domingo de Silos.
E-SI Ms. 21
Abadia Benedictina Santo Domingo, Archivo, Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain
manuscript of polyphony: Second half of 16th century, with additions in late 16th or early 17th century.
| Archive | Abadia Benedictina Santo Domingo, Archivo, Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain (E-SI) |
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| Shelfmark | Ms. 21 |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 480 × 385 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 54 compositions, 36 from 10 composers, 18 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of dark brown tooled leather over wooden boards, metal corner guards
Notation
not indicated
Ruling
Staff height 29
Foliation
New pencil foliation, 1-110, on lower center rectos (one or more original folios now missing at beginning and end; one original folio missing between new ff. 14/15 and between new ff. 98/99)
Decoration
Gothic and plain block style initials decorated with floral designs, in green, yellow, blue, red, and purple.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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2 Masses, 1 Requiem Mass, 1 Te Deum, 3 hymns, 3 Lamentations, 28 motets = 38
(R. Ceballos)-1, (P. Guerrero)-2, (Lhéritier)-1, (Morales)-12, (Obrecht/Willaert)-1, (Robledo)-1, (Tejeda)-4, (F. Torre)-1, Vivanco-1, anon-14
110 paper folios, 452 x 362. New pencil foliation, 1-110, on lower center rectos (one or more original folios now missing at beginning and end; one original folio missing between new ff. 14/15 and between new ff. 98/99). Original covers of dark brown tooled leather over wooden boards, with metal corner guards. No index. Main corpus copied by a single scribe; later additions on ff. 99'-110' by several other scribes. Staff height 29. Gothic and plain block style initials decorated with floral designs, in green, yellow, blue, red, and purple.
Second half of 16th century, with additions in late 16th or early 17th century. Probably copied in Santo Domingo de Silos.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Diego Pacheco, Cristina. 2016. Cristóbal de Morales en Espagne: ses premières œuvres et le manuscrit de Valladolid. 304. Lyon: Symétrie Recherche. 978-2-914373-92-0.
Del Sol, Manuel. 2014. Lamentaciones de Cristobal de Morales: Historia y Autenticidad. Revista de Musicologia, vol. 37, no.1: 107-139.
Zaragoza Pascual, Ernesto. 1977. Los Cantorales de 1a Abadia de Silos. Tesoro Sacro Musical, 60: 46-57. Pages: 57.
Preciado, Dionisio (editor). 1974-. Alonso de Tejeda (ca. 1556-1628): Obras Completas. Madrid. Pages: I,114.
Fernandez de la Cuesta, Ismael. 1974. Cantorales Polifónicos de 1a Abadia de Santo Domingo de Silos. Tesoro Sacro Musical, 47: 35-9. Pages: [erroneously referred to as MS I].
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Edward Tambling
Thursday, 11 December, 2025
Inter vestibulum on 87v–89 is by Morales, with concordance in V-CVbav Capp.Sist. 484-489
Francis Bevan
Wednesday, 10 December, 2025
The anon Alma redemptoris in this MS identified as the 5vv setting by Lheritier.
Edward Tambling
Tuesday, 6 February, 2024
Concordance of 'Hortus conclusus' on fols 21v-23r with the piece by Rodrigo Ceballos, also found in E-Tc 7.
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