E-MO MS 750 - DIAMM

E-MO MS 750

Monasterio de S Maria, Montserrat, Spain

manuscript of polyphony: ca. 1600

Archive	Monasterio de S Maria, Montserrat, Spain (E-MO)
Shelfmark	MS 750
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	400 x 280 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: MontsM 750
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	? Estremera, Pedro de (–1632) Text and Music scribal concordance [73] Text and Music
Relationships	Real Convento de las Senoras de la Encarnaçion (owner) Benedictine Monastery of Montserrat, Spain (owner) Palace and Monastery of El Escorial (copied at)
External Links	Musica Hispanica: Spanish Early Music Manuscripts Database Books of Hispanic Polyphony
Provenance	Palace and Monastery of El Escorial ? San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
Contents	Contains 14 compositions from 7 composers.

General Description

Contains repertory for Holy Week. Scribal concordances with NYorkH 278, 861, and 870 (Charles Manns). The scribe is likely to have been Pedro de Estremera who worked at the monastery between 1587 and 1632. Acquired by the Real Monasterio de la Encarnación at Madrid at an unknown point in history. Transferred to the Monasterio de Montserrat in the 1920s.

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011

Binding

Original covers of dark brown leather over boards, tooled in gold with ornamental design.

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011

Watermark

none visible.

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011

Notation

black void mensural

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011

Ruling

Staff height 24.

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011

Foliation

New pencil foliation, 1; original ink foliation, 2-41

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011

Decoration

Large plain inked initials; double-line borders in red ink

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011

Index

Original index on f. 1 lists pieces in order of appearance (one piece listed out of order)

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011

Surface

paper

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011

Census Catalogue of Music Description

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1 K-S-A Mass, 1 Kyrie, 10 psalms, 2 Passions (turba parts only), 6 motets = 12

(R. Ceballos?)-1, (Morales)-1, (Navarro of Seville)-1, (Villa Nueva)-1 + 1?, (Victoria)-3, anon-4

ii + 41 + iv paper folios, 400 x 280. New pencil foliation, 1; original ink foliation, 2-41. Original covers of dark brown leather over boards, tooled in gold with ornamental design. Original index on f. 1 lists pieces in order of appearance (one piece listed out of order). Scribal concordances with NYorkH 278, 861, and 870 (Charles Manns). Staff height 24. Large plain inked initials; double-line borders in red ink. No watermarks visible. Repertory for Holy Week.

Early 17th century. Copied at the Escorial (Charles Manns). Once owned by Real Convento de las Señoras de la Encarnaçion in Madrid. Acquired from the Encarnaçion by Benedictine monastery at Montserrat, probably during 1920's.

Vol 4

Composers: (Boluda)-1, (R. Ceballos?)-1, (Guerau)-1, (Manuel de León)-1, (Morales)-1, (Victoria)-3, (Villa Nueva)-4

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

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Number of voices	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1v–2r	Missa Feria: Kyrie	4	-	Boluda, Ginés de
Missa Feria: Kyrie Boluda, Ginés de Appears on: 1v–2r Genres: Kyrie eleison Number of voices: 4 General Note Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus only
2v–3r	Missa Feria: Sanctus	-	-	Boluda, Ginés de
Missa Feria: Sanctus Boluda, Ginés de Appears on: 2v–3r Genres: Sanctus [& Benedictus]
3v–4r	Missa Feria: Agnus Dei	-	-	Boluda, Ginés de
Missa Feria: Agnus Dei Boluda, Ginés de Appears on: 3v–4r Genres: Agnus Dei
4v–7r	Pueri hebraeorum	4	-	Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611)
Pueri hebraeorum Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611) Appears on: 4v–7r Genres: Motet Number of voices: 4
7v–15r	Passio Domini nostri secundum Matheum (Non in die festo)	4	-	Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611)
Passio Domini nostri secundum Matheum (Non in die festo) Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611) Appears on: 7v–15r Genres: Passion Number of voices: 4
15v–20r	Passio Domini nostri secundum Joannem (Jesum Nazarenum) (4vv)	4	-	Guerau, Miguel de
Passio Domini nostri secundum Joannem (Jesum Nazarenum) (4vv) Guerau, Miguel de Appears on: 15v–20r Genres: Passion Number of voices: 4
20v–22r	Vigilate et orate	4	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Vigilate et orate Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 20v–22r Genres: Motet Number of voices: 4
22v–24r	Domine Jesu Christe	4	-	Leon, Manuel de
Domine Jesu Christe Leon, Manuel de Appears on: 22v–24r Genres: Motet Number of voices: 4
24v–25r	Positus Jesus in agonia	4	-	Villanueva, Martín de
Positus Jesus in agonia Villanueva, Martín de Appears on: 24v–25r Genres: Motet Number of voices: 4
25v–27r	O vos omnes qui transitis	4	-	Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611)
O vos omnes qui transitis Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611) Appears on: 25v–27r Genres: Motet Number of voices: 4
27v–29r	Christus factus est	4	-	Villanueva, Martín de
Christus factus est Villanueva, Martín de Appears on: 27v–29r Genres: Motet Number of voices: 4
29v–30r	Kyrie	4	-	Villanueva, Martín de
Kyrie Villanueva, Martín de Appears on: 29v–30r Genres: Kyrie eleison Number of voices: 4
30v–36r	Miserere mei	4	-	Villanueva, Martín de
Miserere mei Villanueva, Martín de Appears on: 30v–36r Genres: Motet Number of voices: 4
36v–41r	Dixit Dominus	4	-	Ceballos, Rodrigo de (ca. 1525–1581)
Dixit Dominus Ceballos, Rodrigo de (ca. 1525–1581) Appears on: 36v–41r Genres: Fauxbourdon/faburden Number of voices: 4 General Note A set of nine falsobordone formulae for psalms

Composer	Compositions
Boluda, Ginés de	Missa Feria: Agnus Dei – 3v–4r Missa Feria: Kyrie – 1v–2r Missa Feria: Sanctus – 2v–3r
Ceballos, Rodrigo de (ca. 1525-1581)	Dixit Dominus – 36v–41r
Guerau, Miguel de	Passio Domini nostri secundum Joannem (Jesum Nazarenum) (4vv) – 15v–20r
Leon, Manuel de	Domine Jesu Christe – 22v–24r
Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500-1553)	Vigilate et orate – 20v–22r
Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548-1611)	O vos omnes qui transitis – 25v–27r Passio Domini nostri secundum Matheum (Non in die festo) – 7v–15r Pueri hebraeorum – 4v–7r
Villanueva, Martín de	Christus factus est – 27v–29r Kyrie – 29v–30r Miserere mei – 30v–36r Positus Jesus in agonia – 24v–25r

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Christus factus est	Villanueva, Martín de	27v–29r
Dixit Dominus	Ceballos, Rodrigo de (ca. 1525–1581)	36v–41r
Domine Jesu Christe	Leon, Manuel de	22v–24r
Kyrie	Villanueva, Martín de	29v–30r
Miserere mei	Villanueva, Martín de	30v–36r
Missa Feria: Agnus Dei	Boluda, Ginés de	3v–4r
Missa Feria: Kyrie	Boluda, Ginés de	1v–2r
Missa Feria: Sanctus	Boluda, Ginés de	2v–3r
O vos omnes qui transitis	Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611)	25v–27r
Passio Domini nostri secundum Joannem (Jesum Nazarenum) (4vv)	Guerau, Miguel de	15v–20r
Passio Domini nostri secundum Matheum (Non in die festo)	Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611)	7v–15r
Positus Jesus in agonia	Villanueva, Martín de	24v–25r
Pueri hebraeorum	Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611)	4v–7r
Vigilate et orate	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	20v–22r

‡ denotes primary source study

‡ Noone, Michael John. 1994. Manuscript Polyphonic Choirbooks from el Escorial: Physical Descriptions and Inventories. Revista de Musicología, 17: p.278-282.

Kirk, D. 1993. Churching the Shawms in Renaissance Spain: Lerma, Archivo de San Pedro Ms. Mus. 1. McGill University, PhD.

Noone, Michael John. 1991. Music and Musicians at the Escorial 1563–1665. Cambridge (King's College), unpublished Ph. D. diss.

Fillingham, D. 1980. Fray Martín de Villanueva and music at El Escorial. Brandeis University, BA thesis.

Snow, Robert Joseph. 1980. The Extant Music of Rodrigo de Ceballos and Its Sources. Detroit Studies in Music Bibliography, vol. 44. Detroit. Pages: 32-3, 79-81. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); incipits (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies, vol. 1. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag. Pages: II, 175; IV, 442.

Olivar, Alexandre. 1977. Catàleg dels Manuscrits de la Biblioteca del Monestir de Montserrat. Montserrat. Pages: 166-7. Notes: physical description; contents list.

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