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.
| Archive | Monasterio de S Maria, Montserrat, Spain (E-MO) |
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| Shelfmark | MS 750 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 400 x 280 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 14 compositions from 7 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of dark brown leather over boards, tooled in gold with ornamental design.
Watermark
none visible.
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 24.
Foliation
New pencil foliation, 1; original ink foliation, 2-41
Decoration
Large plain inked initials; double-line borders in red ink
Index
Original index on f. 1 lists pieces in order of appearance (one piece listed out of order)
Surface
paper
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
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‡ 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. 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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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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