Scribal concordances with MontsM 750, NYorkH 278, and NYorkH 861 (Charles Manns). Copied at the Escorial (Charles Manns), possibly by Fray Pedro de Estremera. Inventoried at San Pedro in Lerma in 1632. Once owned by Federico Olmeda de San José (1865-1909) of Burgos, a Spanish organist, historian, and bibliophile; acquired by The Hispanic Society c. 1910 at Hiersemann Antiquariat sale of items from Olmeda's library.
US-NYhsa **HC 380/870
Hispanic Society Library, New York, United States
manuscript of polyphony: 1608
| Archive | Hispanic Society Library, New York, United States (US-NYhsa) |
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| Shelfmark | **HC 380/870 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 590 x 400 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 24 compositions, 22 from 3 composers, 2 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of dark brown leather on boards, tooled in gold with ornamental designs.
Notation
black void mensural
Date
1608 (date at end of index).
Ruling
Staff height 28
Foliation
Original ink foliation, 1-123 (omits one folio between ff. 119/120; last two folios both numbered '123')
Decoration
Large plain inked initials in black or red; one painted initial (f. 1'). Double-line borders, some rubrics, and attributions in red ink.
Index
Original index on verso of unnumbered flyleaf at beginning lists all pieces in order of appearance (one piece listed out of order)
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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17 Magnificats, 1 canticle, 2 psalms, 3 motets = 23
R. Ceballos-4, Morales-16, Rogier-1, anon-2
i + 125 paper folios, 585 x 430. Original ink foliation, 1-123 (omits one folio between ff. 119/120; last two folios both numbered "123"). Original covers of dark brown leather on boards, tooled in gold with ornamental designs. Original index on verso of unnumbered flyleaf at beginning lists all pieces in order of appearance (one piece listed out of order). Scribal concordances with MontsM 750, NYorkH 278, and NYorkH 861 (Charles Manns). Staff height 28. Large plain inked initials in black or red; one painted initial (f. 1'). Double-line borders, some rubrics, and attributions in red ink.
1608 (date at end of index). Copied at the Escorial (Charles Manns). Once owned by Federico Olmeda de San José (1865-1909) of Burgos, a Spanish organist, historian, and bibliophile; acquired 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: 54, 63, 83-5, 89, 105-6.
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: 31, 73-5. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Youens, Laura. 1978. Music for the Lutheran Mass in Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, MS. Thomaskirche 49/50. Indiana University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 748-9. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Crawford, David Eugene. 1975. Sixteenth Century Choirbooks in the Archivio Capitolare at Casale Monferrato. RMS, vol. 2. American Institute of Musicology. Pages: 171-2. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing. Pages: 151. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Krautwurst, Franz. 1965: (XXV) 1967: (XXVII). Die Heilsbronner Chorbücher der Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen (Ms. 473, 1-4). Jahrbuch für Fränkische Landesforschung, 25 & 27: 273-324:(XXV)253-82:(XXVII). Pages: XXVII, 271. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Stevenson, Robert. 1961. Spanish Cathedral Music in the Golden Age. Berkeley and Los Angeles. Pages: 128, 306. Notes: physical description; contents list.
Anglès, Higinio (editor). 1941-1971. Monumentos de la Mùsica Espanola. Madrid (later Barcelona, later Rome). Pages: XVII, 49-50. Notes: physical description; contents list.
Penney, Clara Louisa. 1904-1954. A History of The Hispanic Society of America Museum and Library 1904-1954, with a Survey of the Collections. New York. Pages: 380, 392. Notes: mention of MS; facsimile (partial).
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