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.
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) |
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| Shelfmark | **HC 380/861 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 550 x 400 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 26 compositions, 23 from 7 composers, 3 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of dark brown leather over boards, tooled in gold with ornamental designs and coat of arms of Duke of Lerma.
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff heights: 25, 37
Foliation
Original ink foliation, 1-117
Decoration
Large plain inked initials; double-line borders. Some text in red ink.
Index
Original index on f. 1 groups pieces by number of voices
Surface
Paper
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.
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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. 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, Año XXX: 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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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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