E-Bbc MS 587

Biblioteca Nacional de Catalunya/Biblioteca Central, Barcelona, Spain

manuscript of polyphony: Late 16th century; after 1589?

Archive Biblioteca Nacional de Catalunya/Biblioteca Central, Barcelona, Spain (E-Bbc)
Shelfmark MS 587
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 300 x 205 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: BarcBC 587
  • olim (Former shelfmark): PedC 383
Notations
  • black void mensural
External Links
Provenance
  • Barcelona, Spain
Contents 42 pieces from 15 composers
General Description

Copied by two scribes: A up to fol. 81r, and B fol. 81v-84r. The final two pieces seem to be later additions. Of Spanish origin (from Barcelona or vicinity?).

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011
Physical Description

55 folios were torn from the MS. at its opening; paper remnants between folios 10 and 11 also suggest inconsistencies in the ordering of the folios, as well as further missing folios, f. 18 belonging before f. 11 but containing also the end of an otherwise missing Magnificat. Fols 21-29 contain doodling from the 18th and 19th centuries, probably made by children

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011
Binding

Modern parchment binding

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011
Watermark

Latin cross in an elongated circle; 7-pointed star

DIAMM, 2020
Notation

black void mensural

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011
Foliation

Modern foliation 1-84 (used here); older pencil foliation from f. 24 onwards 80-139, (showing that modern f.1 would have been f.56). f. 4v-6 blank.

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011
Surface

paper

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011
Census Catalogue of Music Description

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2 Masses, 1 Requiem Mass, 3 Magnificats, 3 Lamentations, 19 motets = 28

Asola-1, Coloma-2, Flecha-1, Morales-4, Palestrina-4, Terreros-1, Victoria-2, Vila-1, anon-12

84 paper folios, 300 x 205. Modern pencil foliation. Modern covers.

Late 16th century. Of Spanish origin (from Barcelona or vicinity?).

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
1–2 Ne timeas Maria Victoria
Appears on: 1–2
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Victoria
General Note

incomplete - lacks (0)v with the opening of Sup & Ten.

2v–4 Magi viderunt stellam Victoria
Appears on: 2v–4
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Victoria
6v–8 Surrexit pastor bonus R. Coloma
Appears on: 6v–8
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: R. Coloma

Item Bibliography

Rubio, P Samuel (editor). 1954-6. Antologia Polifònica Sacra.  Madrid. Pages: I: 221-225.

8v–10 Dum sacrum misterium R. Coloma
Appears on: 8v–10
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: R. Coloma
10v Salve sancta parens "Don Marin terreros"
Appears on: 10v
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: "Don Marin terreros"
General Note

an ascription in the upper margin of 10v "Don Marin terreros" : possibly not a composer ascription?

18v, 11–13 Magnificat secundi toni: Et exultavit [K.915] Morales
Appears on: 18v, 11–13
Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
Source Attribution: Morales
General Note

the beginning of the Magnificat is on f. 18v, which should be bound before f. 11. (The other side of f.18 contains the end of another Morales magnificat.)

13v–16 Magnificat quarti toni: Et exultavit [K.917] Morales
Appears on: 13v–16
Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
Source Attribution: Morales
16v–17v Magnificat octavi toni: Anima mea [K.921] Morales
Appears on: 16v–17v
Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
Source Attribution: Morales
General Note

Incomplete, verses 1,3 5 only

18 Magnificat primi toni: Et exultavit [K.914] -
Appears on: 18
Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
General Note

incomplete, only verses 10, 12 ('Sicut locutus .. Sicut erat')

19 Caro mea vere est cibus -
Appears on: 19
Genres: Motet
General Note

incomplete, Altus & Bassus only.. Contains accidentals which correspond to those in Vincenti's 1589 print; this may indicate a terminus post quem for the manuscript, although it is possible a lost manuscript exemplar was used.

19v–20 Ego sum panis vivus - Anonymous
Appears on: 19v–20
Genres: Motet
20v–21 Missa Lauda Sion: Kyrie Joannis Prenestini
Appears on: 20v–21
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Joannis Prenestini
21v–23 Missa Lauda Sion: Gloria -
Appears on: 21v–23
Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
23v–26 Missa Lauda Sion: Credo -
Appears on: 23v–26
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
26v–28 Missa Lauda Sion: Sanctus -
Appears on: 26v–28
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
28v–30 Missa Lauda Sion: Agnus Dei -
Appears on: 28v–30
Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
30v–42 Missa SIne nomine - Anonymous

Missa SIne nomine

Anonymous
Appears on: 30v–42
Genres: Agnus Dei, Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Gloria (et in terra pax), Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
General Note

Kyrie: ff. 30v-31; Gloria ff. 31v-33; Credo ff. 33v-38; Sanctus 38v-40; Agnus 40v-42

Concordances

E-Bbc 859, ff. 123v-136

42v–43 Requiem (Missa pro defunctis): i - Requiem aeternam Asula
Appears on: 42v–43
Genres: Introit, Requiem
Source Attribution: Asula
General Note

apparently not either of the 2 Requiems in Tonkunst Schletterer 21

Concordances

E-Bbc 585 (36-38) (anon in this source); MEX-MOc Leg. 189.

43v–44 Requiem (Missa pro defunctis): ii - Kyrie -
Appears on: 43v–44
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary, Requiem
44v–45 Requiem (Missa pro defunctis): iii - Requiem aeternam -
Appears on: 44v–45
Genres: Gradual, Requiem
45v–47 Requiem (Missa pro defunctis): iv - [Domine Jesu Christe] Rex gloriae -
Appears on: 45v–47
Genres: Offertory, Requiem
47v–48 Requiem (Missa pro defunctis): v - Sanctus -
Appears on: 47v–48
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Requiem, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
48v–49 Requiem (Missa pro defunctis): vi - Agnus Dei -
Appears on: 48v–49
Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary, Requiem
49v–50 Requiem (Missa pro defunctis): vii - Lux aeterna -
Appears on: 49v–50
Genres: Communion, Requiem
50v–60 Missa pro defunctis - Anonymous
Appears on: 50v–60
Genres: Agnus Dei, Communion, Gradual, Introit, Kyrie eleison, Offertory, Requiem, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
General Note

Introit ff. 50v-51; Kyrie ff. 51v-52; Gradual ff. 52v-54; Offertory ff. 54v-57; Sanctus ff. 57v-58; Agnus ff. 58v-59; Communion ff. 59v-60

60v–61 Peccantem me quotidie -
Appears on: 60v–61
Genres: Motet
61v–62 Domine quando veneris II. Commissa mea pavesco -
Appears on: 61v–62
Genres: Motet
63v–65 Super flumina Babylonis -
Appears on: 63v–65
Genres: Motet
64v–65 Adoramus te Christe - Anonymous
Appears on: 64v–65
Genres: Motet
65v–66 Pater peccavi (4vv) - 1a pars (of 2): Pater peccavi in caelum et coram te -
Appears on: 65v–66
Genres: Motet
66v–67 Pater peccavi (4vv) - 2a pars (of 2): Quanti mercenarii in domo patris -
Appears on: 66v–67
Genres: Motet
67v–68 O vos omnes qui transitis -
Appears on: 67v–68
Genres: Motet
68v–69 In passione positus - Anonymous
Appears on: 68v–69
Genres: Motet
69v–71 Vere languores nostros -
Appears on: 69v–71
Genres: Motet
71v–72 Per tuam crucem - 1a pars (of 2): Per tuam crucem salva nos Christe -
Appears on: 71v–72
Genres: Motet
72v–74 Ad Dominum cum tribularer II. Sagittae potentis -
Appears on: 72v–74
Genres: Motet
74v–76 Lamentations bk.1/1 - Incipit lamentatio - Aleph. Quomodo sedet - Beth. Plorans ploravit - Jerusalem convertere Prenestini
Appears on: 74v–76
Genres: Lamentations
Source Attribution: Prenestini
76v–78 Lamentations bk.1/4 - De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae - Heth. Cogitavit - Teth. Defixae sunt - Jerusalem convertere (anon)
Appears on: 76v–78
Genres: Lamentations
Source Attribution: (anon)
78v–80 Lamentations bk.1/7 - De lamentatione - Heth. Misericordiae - Teth. Bonus est - Jerusalem convertere Ioannis prenestini
Appears on: 78v–80
Genres: Lamentations
Source Attribution: Ioannis prenestini
80v–81 Vexilla regis [Petrus Beulot]
Appears on: 80v–81
Genres: Hymn
Source Attribution: [Petrus Beulot]
Concordances

E-Boc 59, ff. 130v-131 'Petrus Beulot'

Item Bibliography

Mazuela-Anguita, Ascensión. 2018. The contribution of the Requesens noblewomen to the soundscape of sixteenth-century Barcelona through the Palau de la Comtessa. Hearing the city in early modern Europe, 197-218. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols. Pages: 216-217. Notes: edition based on E-Boc 59.

81v–84 Miserere Flecha
Appears on: 81v–84
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Flecha
General Note

Puentes-Blanco suggests Flecha "the younger(?)"; hispanicpolyphony "the elder". GomezMF (see bibliography) temporises, suggesting that neither is a very good fit stylistically, but leans towards the elder.

Item Bibliography

Gomez, Maria del Carmen. 1986. Un "Miserere" de Flecha. Edición y breve comentario. Recerca Musicologica, 29-39.

84v Vexilla regis Orich [and] Vila
Appears on: 84v
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Orich [and] Vila
General Note

It appears this is a 4vv piece by Vila with a 5th voice by Orich. The parts are annotated "Orich a 5 cantus", "Vila a 4" (altus),"Tenor i a 5", "tenor 2 a 5", "Vila tenor a 4".

Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Asola, Giammateo (ca. 1532–1609)
Beulo [Beulot], Pere
Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556)
Coloma, Rafael
Flecha, Matheo
Guerrero, Francisco
Maillard, Jean (fl. c1538–1570)
Manchicourt, Pierre de
Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Orich, Juan
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Terreros, Don Marin
Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611)
Vila, Alberch i Ferrament
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Ad Dominum cum tribularer II. Sagittae potentis 72v–74
Adoramus te Christe Anonymous 64v–65
Caro mea vere est cibus 19
Domine quando veneris II. Commissa mea pavesco 61v–62
Dum sacrum misterium 8v–10
Ego sum panis vivus Anonymous 19v–20
In passione positus Anonymous 68v–69
Lamentations bk.1/1 - Incipit lamentatio - Aleph. Quomodo sedet - Beth. Plorans ploravit - Jerusalem convertere 74v–76
Lamentations bk.1/4 - De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae - Heth. Cogitavit - Teth. Defixae sunt - Jerusalem convertere 76v–78
Lamentations bk.1/7 - De lamentatione - Heth. Misericordiae - Teth. Bonus est - Jerusalem convertere 78v–80
Magi viderunt stellam 2v–4
Magnificat octavi toni: Anima mea [K.921] 16v–17v
Magnificat primi toni: Et exultavit [K.914] 18
Magnificat quarti toni: Et exultavit [K.917] 13v–16
Magnificat secundi toni: Et exultavit [K.915] 18v, 11–13
Miserere 81v–84
Missa Lauda Sion: Agnus Dei 28v–30
Missa Lauda Sion: Credo 23v–26
Missa Lauda Sion: Gloria 21v–23
Missa Lauda Sion: Kyrie 20v–21
Missa Lauda Sion: Sanctus 26v–28
Missa pro defunctis Anonymous 50v–60
Missa SIne nomine Anonymous 30v–42
Ne timeas Maria 1–2
O vos omnes qui transitis 67v–68
Pater peccavi (4vv) - 1a pars (of 2): Pater peccavi in caelum et coram te 65v–66
Pater peccavi (4vv) - 2a pars (of 2): Quanti mercenarii in domo patris 66v–67
Peccantem me quotidie 60v–61
Per tuam crucem - 1a pars (of 2): Per tuam crucem salva nos Christe 71v–72
Requiem (Missa pro defunctis): i - Requiem aeternam 42v–43
Requiem (Missa pro defunctis): ii - Kyrie 43v–44
Requiem (Missa pro defunctis): iii - Requiem aeternam 44v–45
Requiem (Missa pro defunctis): iv - [Domine Jesu Christe] Rex gloriae 45v–47
Requiem (Missa pro defunctis): v - Sanctus 47v–48
Requiem (Missa pro defunctis): vi - Agnus Dei 48v–49
Requiem (Missa pro defunctis): vii - Lux aeterna 49v–50
Salve sancta parens 10v
Super flumina Babylonis 63v–65
Surrexit pastor bonus 6v–8
Vere languores nostros 69v–71
Vexilla regis 80v–81
Vexilla regis 84v

denotes primary source study

Puentes-Blanco, Andrea. 2018. Música y devoción en Barcelona (ca. 1550-1626): estudio de libros de polifonía, contextos y prácticas musicales. Universitat de Barcelona, Ph. D. Pages: I:128-139, II:11-26. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances.

Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag. Pages: I, 18.

Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts.  Tutzing. Pages: 120-1. Notes: concordances (partial); incipits (partial).

Anglès, Higinio (editor). 1941-1971. Monumentos de la Mùsica Espanola.  Madrid (later Barcelona, later Rome). Pages: XVII,45. Notes: mention of MS.

Anglès, Higinio. 1941. La Música Espanola desde la Edad Media hasta Nuestros Dias. Catálogo de la Exposición Histórica,  Barcelona. Pages: 33. Notes: physical description; facsimile (partial).

Anglès, Higinio (editor). 1921. Catàleg de la collecció Pedrell. Publicacions del Departament de Música Biblioteca de Catalunya.  Barcelona. Pages: no. 383.

Pedrell, Filip. 1908-9. Catàlech de la Biblioteca Musical de la Diputació de Barcelona.  Barcelona. Pages: I,243-4. Notes: physical description; contents list.

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