US-NYhsa **HC 380/861

Hispanic Society Library, New York, United States

manuscript of polyphony: 1604

Archive	Hispanic Society Library, New York, United States (US-NYhsa)
Shelfmark	**HC 380/861
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	550 x 400 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: NYorkH 861
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	? Estremera, Pedro de (–1632) Text and Music scribal concordance [73] Text and Music
Relationships	Palace and Monastery of El Escorial (copied at) Church of San Pedro, Lerma (owner) Olmeda de San Jose, Federico (1865–1909) (owner) The Hispanic Society (owner) Hiersemann Antiquariat (owner) Duke of Lerma (patron)
Provenance	Palace and Monastery of El Escorial , San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
Contents	26 pieces from 8 composers

General Description

Scribal concordances with MontsM 750, NYorkH 278, and NYorkH 870 (Charles Manns). Manuscript copied at the Escorial (Charles Manns), possibly by Fray Pedro de Estremera, in 1604 (fol. 50v - "Año Dei 1604"). Owned by the collegiate church of San Pedro in Lerma (StevnsnSCM). Later acquired by Federico Olmeda de San José (1865-1909) of Burgos, a Spanish organist, historian, and bibliophile. Purchased by The Hispanic Society c. 1910 at Hiersemann Antiquariat sale of items from Olmeda's library.

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Binding

Original covers of dark brown leather over boards, tooled in gold with ornamental designs and coat of arms of Duke of Lerma.

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Notation

black void mensural

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Ruling

Staff heights: 25, 37

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Foliation

Original ink foliation, 1-117

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Decoration

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

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Index

Original index on f. 1 groups pieces by number of voices

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Surface

Paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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6 Masses, 1 Requiem Mass, 1 Requiem Mass section, 2 motets = 10

A. Lobo-anon-1, Morales-2, Palestrina-3, Villa Nueva-1, anon-3

117 paper folios, 552 x 390. Original ink foliation, 1-117. Original covers of dark brown leather over boards, tooled in gold with ornamental designs and coat of arms of Duke of Lerma. Original index on f. 1 groups pieces by number of voices. Scribal concordances with MontsM 750, NYorkH 278, and NYorkH 870 (Charles Manns). Large plain inked initials; double-line borders. Some text in red ink.

Early 17th century. Copied at the Escorial (Charles Manns). Owned by the collegiate church of San Pedro in Lerma (StevnsnSCM). Later acquired by Federico Olmeda de San José (1865-1909) of Burgos, a Spanish organist, historian, and bibliophile; purchased by The Hispanic Society ca. 1910 at Hiersemann Antiquariat sale of items from Olmeda's library.

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

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1v–8r	Missa de duplicibus maioribus (4vv): KG	-	-
Missa de duplicibus maioribus (4vv): KG - Appears on: 1v–8r Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
8v–15r	[Credo] Patrem omnipotentem	Del maestro Alonso Lobo	Lobo, Alonso
[Credo] Patrem omnipotentem Lobo, Alonso Appears on: 8v–15r Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem) Source Attribution: Del maestro Alonso Lobo
15v–18r	Missa de duplicibus minoribus (4vv): SA	-	Anonymous
Missa de duplicibus minoribus (4vv): SA Anonymous Appears on: 15v–18r Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
18v–29r	Missa de Beata Maria	fray Martin de villa nueba	Villanueva, Martín de
Missa de Beata Maria Villanueva, Martín de Appears on: 18v–29r Genres: Agnus Dei, Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Gloria (et in terra pax), Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Source Attribution: fray Martin de villa nueba
29v–50r	Missa pro defunctis [Requiem] (4vv)	-	Anonymous
Missa pro defunctis [Requiem] (4vv) Anonymous Appears on: 29v–50r Genres: Agnus Dei, Kyrie eleison, Requiem, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
44v–45	Ne recorderis dirige dum veneris / Kyrie eleison	-	Torre, Francisco de la Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) (?) Guerrero, Francisco (?)
Ne recorderis dirige dum veneris / Kyrie eleison Torre, Francisco de la Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) (?) Guerrero, Francisco (?) Appears on: 44v–45 Genres: Responsory, Verse General Note interpolated in the anonymous Requiem (Stevenson, Spanish Cathedral Music, p.127). Identified as concordant with the de la Torre 'Ne recorderis' (Nelson2010)
50v–65r	Missa Iste confessor: Kyrie	Palestrina	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Iste confessor: Kyrie Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 50v–65r Genres: Kyrie eleison Source Attribution: Palestrina
50v–65r	Missa Iste confessor: Gloria	-	Schein, Johann Hermann
Missa Iste confessor: Gloria Schein, Johann Hermann Appears on: 50v–65r
50v–65r	Missa Iste confessor: Credo	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Iste confessor: Credo Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 50v–65r Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem)
50v–65r	Missa Iste confessor: Sanctus	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Iste confessor: Sanctus Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 50v–65r Genres: Sanctus [& Benedictus]
50v–65r	Missa Iste confessor: Agnus Dei	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Iste confessor: Agnus Dei Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 50v–65r Genres: Agnus Dei
65v–84r	Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Kyrie	Palestrina	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Kyrie Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 65v–84r Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Palestrina
65v–84r	Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Gloria	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Gloria Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 65v–84r Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
65v–84r	Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Credo	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Credo Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 65v–84r Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
65v–84r	Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Sanctus	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Sanctus Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 65v–84r Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
65v–84r	Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Agnus Dei	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Agnus Dei Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 65v–84r Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
84v–102r	Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Kyrie	Palestrina	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Kyrie Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 84v–102r Genres: Kyrie eleison Source Attribution: Palestrina
84v–102r	Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Gloria	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Gloria Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 84v–102r Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax)
84v–102r	Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Credo	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Credo Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 84v–102r Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem)
84v–102r	Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Sanctus	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Sanctus Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 84v–102r Genres: Sanctus [& Benedictus] General Note Lacks Osanna
84v–102r	Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Agnus Dei	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Agnus Dei Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 84v–102r Genres: Agnus Dei General Note Lacks Agnus I
102v–117r	Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Kyrie	morales	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Kyrie Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 102v–117r Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: morales
102v–117r	Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Gloria	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Gloria Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 102v–117r Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
102v–117r	Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Credo	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Credo Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 102v–117r Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
102v–117r	Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Sanctus	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Sanctus Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 102v–117r Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
102v–117r	Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Agnus	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Agnus Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 102v–117r Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	Missa de duplicibus maioribus (4vv): KG – 1v–8r Missa de duplicibus minoribus (4vv): SA – 15v–18r Missa pro defunctis [Requiem] (4vv) – 29v–50r
Guerrero, Francisco	(?) Ne recorderis dirige dum veneris / Kyrie eleison – 44v–45
Lobo, Alonso	[Credo] Patrem omnipotentem – 8v–15r
Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Agnus – 102v–117r Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Credo – 102v–117r Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Gloria – 102v–117r Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Kyrie – 102v–117r Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Sanctus – 102v–117r (?) Ne recorderis dirige dum veneris / Kyrie eleison – 44v–45
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	Missa Iste confessor: Agnus Dei – 50v–65r Missa Iste confessor: Credo – 50v–65r Missa Iste confessor: Kyrie – 50v–65r Missa Iste confessor: Sanctus – 50v–65r Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Agnus Dei – 84v–102r Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Credo – 84v–102r Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Gloria – 84v–102r Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Kyrie – 84v–102r Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Sanctus – 84v–102r Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Agnus Dei – 65v–84r Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Credo – 65v–84r Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Gloria – 65v–84r Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Kyrie – 65v–84r Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Sanctus – 65v–84r
Schein, Johann Hermann	Missa Iste confessor: Gloria – 50v–65r
Torre, Francisco de la	Ne recorderis dirige dum veneris / Kyrie eleison – 44v–45
Villanueva, Martín de	Missa de Beata Maria – 18v–29r

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
[Credo] Patrem omnipotentem	Lobo, Alonso	8v–15r
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Agnus	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	102v–117r
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Credo	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	102v–117r
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Gloria	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	102v–117r
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Kyrie	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	102v–117r
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Sanctus	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	102v–117r
Missa de Beata Maria	Villanueva, Martín de	18v–29r
Missa de duplicibus maioribus (4vv): KG	-	1v–8r
Missa de duplicibus minoribus (4vv): SA	Anonymous	15v–18r
Missa Iste confessor: Agnus Dei	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	50v–65r
Missa Iste confessor: Credo	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	50v–65r
Missa Iste confessor: Gloria	Schein, Johann Hermann	50v–65r
Missa Iste confessor: Kyrie	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	50v–65r
Missa Iste confessor: Sanctus	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	50v–65r
Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Agnus Dei	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	84v–102r
Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Credo	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	84v–102r
Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Gloria	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	84v–102r
Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Kyrie	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	84v–102r
Missa Nasce la gioia mia: Sanctus	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	84v–102r
Missa pro defunctis [Requiem] (4vv)	Anonymous	29v–50r
Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Agnus Dei	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	65v–84r
Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Credo	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	65v–84r
Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Gloria	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	65v–84r
Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Kyrie	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	65v–84r
Missa Ut re mi fa sol la: Sanctus	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	65v–84r
Ne recorderis dirige dum veneris / Kyrie eleison	Torre, Francisco de la Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) (?) Guerrero, Francisco (?)	44v–45

‡ denotes primary source study

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

Kirk, D. 1993. Churching the Shawms in Renaissance Spain: Lerma, Archivo de San Pedro Ms. Mus. 1. McGill University, PhD. Pages: 56, 65, 89-90, 105-6, 221-3.

Noone, Michael John. 1993. Felipe II, Martín de Villanueva y el estilo desornamentado musical de El Escorial. La música en el Monasterio del Escorial: Actas del Simposium, . Pages: 453-480. Notes: discussion & transcription.

Noone, Michael John. 1993. Libros de coro de El Escorial en la Sociedad Hispánica de América. Reales Sitios, 41-45. Pages: 42-45.

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. Pages: 9-14, 35-42, 92.

Stevenson, Robert. 1961. Spanish Cathedral Music in the Golden Age. Berkeley and Los Angeles. Pages: 126-7, 265, 331. Notes: physical description; contents list; discussion.

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