E-MO MS 753

Monasterio de S Maria, Montserrat, Spain

manuscript of polyphony: ca. 1610

Archive Monasterio de S Maria, Montserrat, Spain (E-MO)
Shelfmark MS 753
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 392 x 265 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: MontsM 753
Notations
  • black void mensural
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Contents 27 pieces from 5 composers Contains 4 uninventoried works or miscellaneous sections.
General Description

Copied by one main scribe, with later additions (ff. 147'-155) by two different scribes, one of whom may have been Carlos Patiño (chapel master at Real Convento de las Senoras de la Encarnaçion in Madrid from 1628). Repertory includes items for Matins and Compline, especially for Holy Week and for Office of the Dead. Perhaps copied in Madrid, for use at the Real Convento de las Senoras de 1a Encarnaçion. Acquired from the Encarnaçion by Benedictine monastery at Montserrat, probably during 1920's.

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Binding

Original covers of dark brown leather over wooden boards, tooled in gold with ornamental design; two brass buckles

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Watermark

No watermarks visible

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Notation

black void mensural

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Ruling

Staff height 21mm

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Foliation

Original ink foliation 1-144 begins on fol. 2, completed by modern pencil foliation 145-155, final folio not numbered

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Decoration

Some folios have inked calligraphic initials; others have plain inked initials.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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3 Requiem Masses, 2 Requiem Mass sections, 2 Kyries, 1 Sanctus, 4 Mass Ordinary sections, 1 Mass Proper section, 1 canticle, 5 psalms, 3 hymns, 2 sets of Lamentations, 27 motets, 2 textless pieces = 53

(Guerrero)-2, A. Lobo-1, Morales-5, (Navarro of Seville)-3 + 1?, Patiño-3, Perez-2, (B. Ribera)-1, anon-35

i + 155 + i paper folios, 392 x 265. Original ink foliation, 1-144; new pencil foliation, 145-155. Original covers of dark brown leather over wooden boards, tooled in gold with ornamental design; two brass buckles. No index. Copied by one main scribe, with later additions (ff. 147'-155) by two different scribes, one of whom may have been Carlos Patiño (chapel master at Real Convento de las Senoras de la Encarnaçion in Madrid from 1628). Staff height 21. Some folios have inked calligraphic initials; others have plain inked initials. No watermarks visible. Repertory includes items for Matins and Compline, especially for Holy Week and for Office of the Dead.

Early 17th century, with additions ca. 1628 or later. Perhaps copied in Madrid, for use at the Real Convento de las Senoras de 1a Encarnaçion. Acquired from the Encarnaçion by Benedictine monastery at Montserrat, probably during 1920's.

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Composers: Change "Morales-5" to "Morales-5 + 1?"; change "anon-35" to "anon-34."

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

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Known compositions

Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages Source Attribution
Credo quod Redemptor meus 72–73 Alonso Lobo
Domine Deus omnipotens - 1a pars (of 2): Domine Deus omnipotens anima in angustiis 67–71 -
Domine Deus omnipotens - 2a pars (of 2): Voce mea ad Dominum clamavi 67–71 -
Et incarnatus est 152v–155 Carlos Patino
Heu michi Domine (6vv) 107v–110 -
Invitatorium pro defunctis: i. Regem cui 1v–7 -
Invitatorium pro defunctis: ii. Venit exultemus 1v–7 -
Invitatorium pro defunctis: iii. Quoniam Deus 1v–7 -
Invitatorium pro defunctis: iv. Quoniam ipsius 1v–7 -
Invitatorium pro defunctis: v. Hodie si vocem 1v–7 -
Invitatorium pro defunctis: vi. Quadraginta annis 1v–7 -
Invitatorium pro defunctis: vii. Requiem aeternam 1v–7 -
Invitatorium pro defunctis: viii. Regem cui 1v–7 -
Lamentations (5): Aleph. Quomodo sedet sola civitas Beth. Plorans ploravit in nocte Gimel. Migravit Iudas propter afflictionem Daleth. Vie Sion lugent eo quod non Heth. Facti sunt hostes eius in capite Jerusalem convertere ad Dominum Deum 114v–119 Morales
Lamentations (D1): Incipit lamentatio Hieremiae prophetae 113v–114 -
Miseremini fideles 66–67 -
Missa Requiem (4vv): 1. Introitus: Requiem aeternam 9–10 -
Missa Requiem (4vv): 2. Kyrie 10v–11 -
Missa Requiem (4vv): 3. Graduale: [Requiem aeternam] Dona eis Domine 11v–13 -
Missa Requiem (4vv): 4. Tractus: Sicut cervus 30v–31 -
Missa Requiem (4vv): 6. Offertorium: [Domine Jesu Christe] Libera animas fidelium - Hostias et preces 13v–17 -
Missa Requiem (4vv): 7. Sanctus incl.: Pleni, Benedictus 17v–19 -
Missa Requiem (4vv): 8. Agnus Dei 19v–21 -
Missa Requiem (4vv): 9. Communio: Lux aeterna 20v–22 -
Requiem Mass (1566) 31v–45 -

Known composers

Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages Item title Attribution in Source
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Composer Compositions
Gines Perez, Juan (1548–1600)
Guerrero, Francisco
Lobo, Alonso
Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Patiño, Carlos (1600–1675)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Credo quod Redemptor meus 72–73
Domine Deus omnipotens - 1a pars (of 2): Domine Deus omnipotens anima in angustiis 67–71
Domine Deus omnipotens - 2a pars (of 2): Voce mea ad Dominum clamavi 67–71
Et incarnatus est 152v–155
Heu michi Domine (6vv) 107v–110
Invitatorium pro defunctis: i. Regem cui 1v–7
Invitatorium pro defunctis: ii. Venit exultemus 1v–7
Invitatorium pro defunctis: iii. Quoniam Deus 1v–7
Invitatorium pro defunctis: iv. Quoniam ipsius 1v–7
Invitatorium pro defunctis: v. Hodie si vocem 1v–7
Invitatorium pro defunctis: vi. Quadraginta annis 1v–7
Invitatorium pro defunctis: vii. Requiem aeternam 1v–7
Invitatorium pro defunctis: viii. Regem cui 1v–7
Lamentations (5): Aleph. Quomodo sedet sola civitas Beth. Plorans ploravit in nocte Gimel. Migravit Iudas propter afflictionem Daleth. Vie Sion lugent eo quod non Heth. Facti sunt hostes eius in capite Jerusalem convertere ad Dominum Deum 114v–119
Lamentations (D1): Incipit lamentatio Hieremiae prophetae 113v–114
Miseremini fideles 66–67
Missa Requiem (4vv): 1. Introitus: Requiem aeternam 9–10
Missa Requiem (4vv): 2. Kyrie 10v–11
Missa Requiem (4vv): 3. Graduale: [Requiem aeternam] Dona eis Domine 11v–13
Missa Requiem (4vv): 4. Tractus: Sicut cervus 30v–31
Missa Requiem (4vv): 6. Offertorium: [Domine Jesu Christe] Libera animas fidelium - Hostias et preces 13v–17
Missa Requiem (4vv): 7. Sanctus incl.: Pleni, Benedictus 17v–19
Missa Requiem (4vv): 8. Agnus Dei 19v–21
Missa Requiem (4vv): 9. Communio: Lux aeterna 20v–22
Requiem Mass (1566) 31v–45

denotes primary source study

Del Sol, Manuel. 2014. Lamentaciones de Cristobal de Morales: Historia y Autenticidad. Revista de Musicologia, 107-139.

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: II 176; IV, 442.

Russell, Eleanor. 1978-80. A new manuscript source for the music of Cristobal de Morales: Morales' 'Lost' Missa pro Defunctis and early Spanish requiem traditions. Anuário Musical, 9-49. Pages: 13, 16-24,31,42-5. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Olivar, Alexandre. 1977. Catàleg dels Manuscrits de la Biblioteca del Monestir de Montserrat.  Montserrat. Pages: 167-8. Notes: physical description; contents list; incipitsst of contents (partial).

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

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description