Choirbook. Possibly copied by Pierre de Manchicourt, court composer for Philip II, King of Spain. Copied in Madrid, for use at the court of Philip II, King of Spain (1527-98). Listed as #78 in 1602 and 1620 inventories of Philip's books. Purchased in 1620 by Real Convento de las Senoras de la Encarnaçion in Madrid; acquired from the Encarnaçion by Benedictine monastery at Montserrat, probably during 1920's.
| Archive | Monasterio de S Maria, Montserrat, Spain (E-MO) |
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| Shelfmark | MS 772 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 523 x 345 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 17 compositions from 3 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of dark brown suede leather over wooden boards.
Watermark
resembles Briquet #8090.
Liminary Note
inscription on f. 1: 'Liber quatuor missarum / musicalium nee non aliquot / carminum ecclesiasticorum / A Petro de Manchicourt / regie cappelle magistro / conscriptus et compositus'
Notation
black void mensural
Foliation
New pencil foliation, 1-96
Decoration
No initials or decoration.
Index
Original index on f. 1 lists all pieces except motet 'Accessit ad Jesum' (ff. 61'-65), in order of appearance.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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5 Masses, 1 Requiem Mass, 11 motets = 15
Manchicourt-15
96 paper folios, 523 x 345. New pencil foliation, 1-96. Original covers of dark brown suede leather over wooden boards. Original index on f. 1 lists all pieces except motet "Accessit ad Jesum" (ff. 61'-65), in order of appearance. Possibly copied by Pierre de Manchicourt, court composer for Philip II, King of Spain (inscription on f. 1: "Liber quatuor missarum / musicalium nee non aliquot / carminum ecclesiasticorum / A Petro de Manchicourt / regie cappelle magistro / conscriptus et compositus"). No initials or decoration. Watermark resembles Briquet #8090.
Ca. 1560. Copied in Madrid, for use at the court of Philip II, King of Spain (1527-98). Listed as #78 in 1602 and 1620 inventories of Philip's books. Purchased in 1620 by Real Convento de las Senoras de la Encarnaçion in Madrid; acquired from the Encarnaçion by Benedictine monastery at Montserrat, probably during 1920's.
Vol 4
Composers: Manchicourt-14, Manchicourt/(Portinaro)-1
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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, 181; IV, 442.
Manns, Charles Gregor. 1977. The Manuscripts Montserrat 774 and 775. University of Illinois, Unpublished Master's thesis. Pages: l-2, 16. Notes: physical description (partial).
Olivar, Alexandre. 1977. Catàleg dels Manuscrits de la Biblioteca del Monestir de Montserrat. Montserrat. Pages: 178. Notes: physical description; contents list.
Stevenson, Robert. 1973. The Toledo Manuscript Polyphonic Choirbooks and some other lost or little known Flemish Sources. Fontes Artis Musicae, 20: 87-107. Pages: 89. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial).
Wicks, John D (editor). 1971-. Pierre de Manchicourt: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 55. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, xviii, 117-21, II,xii; IV, passim; VI, passim. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Vander Straeten, Edmond. 1969. La Musique aux Pays-Bas Avant le XIX' Siècle. Brussels, 1867-88. Reprinted New York. Pages: VIII, 373. Notes: mention of MS.
Lenaerts, René Bernard. 1957. Niederländische Polyphone Musik in der Bibliothek von Montserrat. Festschrift für Joseph Schmidt-Görg zum 60. Geburtstag, 196-201. Bonn. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial).
Pujol O.S.B., David. 1950, 1952. Maniscritos de Mùsica Neerlandesa conservados en la Biblioteca del Monasterio de Montserrat. Atti del Congresso Internazionale di Musica Sacra ... (Roma, 25-30 Maggio 1950), 319-22. Tournai. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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