GCA-Gc 3

Catedral, Archivo Capitular, Guatemala City, Guatemala

manuscript of polyphony: 16/18th century

Archive Catedral, Archivo Capitular, Guatemala City, Guatemala (GCA-Gc)
Shelfmark 3
Image Availability DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 420 x 300 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: GuatC 3
Notations
  • mensural
Relationships
Provenance
Contents Contains 69 compositions, 38 from 16 composers, 31 are anonymous.
General Description

Composite of originally separate fascicles and gatherings bound together in late 18th century. Copied at many different times by many scribes. Copied in Guatemala City, for use by cathedral choir.

Deposited at the Archivo Histórico Arquidiocesano "Francisco de Paula García Peláez", Ciudad de Guatemala (GCA-Gaha). Requests for consultations should be directed there.

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Binding

Original covers of leather over boards, in poor condition.

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Notation

16th-century mensural notation.

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Foliation

Original and modern foliation, 1-88, on upper right rectos, with many errors and inconsistencies.

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Decoration

Some inked calligraphic initials.

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Index

Index pasted inside front cover lists pieces in order of appearance, but many pieces are not included.

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Surface

Paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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1 Requiem Mass, 1 psalm, 2 hymns, 1 litany, 53 motets = 58

Bermudes-1, Felipe de la Madre de Dios-1, Morales-1, Quiros-1, Torres y Martínez Bravo-1, Victoria-2, anon-51

88 paper folios, 410 x 320. Recent foliation. Covers of leather over boards. No index. A miscellany of pieces from the 16th through the early 19th centuries, copied at many different times by many scribes, all in 16th-century mensural notation.

16th-19th centuries. Copied at the Cathedral, Guatemala City.

Vol 4

1 Mass, 1 Requiem Mass, 1 Requiem Mass section, 1 Mass Proper section, 1 psalm, 6 hymns (1 incomplete), 45 motets (5 incomplete), 1 litany, 4 Benedicamus dominos = 61+3 duplicates + 64

Bermudes-1, Felipe de 1a Madre de Dios-1, (Franco)-3, (Guerrero) -8, (P. Guerrero)-2, (Jaquet of Mantua/Lupus)-1, (Josquin/Peñalosa)-1, (Lassus)-10, Morales-1, F. Quirós-1, Romero-1, Torres y Martínez Bravo-1, (Victoria)-1, anon-29

99 paper folios, 420 x 300. Composite of originally separate fascicles and gatherings bound together in late 18th century. Original and modern foliation, 1-88, on upper right rectos (many errors and inconsistencies). Original covers of leather over boards, in poor condition. Index pasted inside front cover lists pieces in order of appearance, but many pieces not included. Copied by several scribes. Some inked calligraphic initials.

16th-18th centuries. Copied in Guatemala City, for use by cathedral choir.

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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denotes primary source study

Snow, Robert Joseph. 1987. Music by Francisco Guerrero in Guatemala. Nassarre: Revista Aragonesa de Musicología, 3: . Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Stevenson, Robert. 1970. Renaissance and Baroque Musical Sources in the Americas.  Washington, D.C. Pages: 65-71. Notes: physical description; contents list.

Pujol O.S.B., David. 1965. Polifonia espaíiola desconocida conservada en el Archivo Capitular de la Catedral de Guatemala y de la Iglesia parroquial de Santa Eulàlia de Jacaltenango. Anuário Musical, 20: 3-10. Pages: 7-9. Notes: physical description; contents list.

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation 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