Composite of two separate manuscripts later bound together. Both manuscripts copied by same main scribe; motet and hymn on ff. 37'-39' of Part I added later by main scribe of PueblaC 1. Copied in Puebla, for use by cathedral choir (BarwickS).
MEX-Pc MS II
Archivo de Musica Sacra de la Catedral, Puebla, Mexico
manuscript of polyphony: First half of 17th century
| Archive | Archivo de Musica Sacra de la Catedral, Puebla, Mexico (MEX-Pc) |
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| Shelfmark | MS II |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | ca. 560 x 375 mm |
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| Inventory | This MS has not yet been inventoried by DIAMM. If you would like to submit an inventory, please send it to diamm@music.ox.ac.uk |
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| Contents | Contains 14 compositions, 13 from 4 composers, 1 is anonymous. Contains uninventoried compositions from 6 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of leather over boards.
Notation
black void mensural
Date
First half of 17th century, with additions in second half of 17th century.
Foliation
Original ink foliation—Part I: 1-39; Part II: 4-52 (three original folios missing at beginning; last four folios unnumbered)
Decoration
Large inked initials, most in calligraphic style, a few in plain block style.
Index
Original index at beginning of each manuscript lists pieces in order of appearance; a few pieces not listed.
Surface
Paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 K-S-A Mass, 8 Magnificats, 4 office hymns, 1 processional hymn, I set of Lamentations, 1 Passion, 4 motets = 20
Bermudes-1, Fructus del Castillo-1, (R. Ceballos-anon)-1, Franco-1, Guerrero/(R. Ceballos)-anon-1, Morales-9, anon-6
92 paper folios, ca. 560 x 375. Composite of two separate manuscripts later bound together. Original ink foliation—Part I: 1-39; Part II: 4-52 (three original folios missing at beginning; last four folios unnumbered). Original covers of leather over boards. Original index at beginning of each manuscript lists pieces in order of appearance; a few pieces not listed. Both manuscripts copied by same main scribe; motet and hymn on ff. 37'-39' of Part I added later by main scribe of PueblaC 1. Large inked initials, most in calligraphic style, a few in plain block style.
First half of 17th century, with additions in second half of 17th century. Copied in Puebla, for use by cathedral choir (BarwickS).
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Del Sol, Manuel. 2014. Lamentaciones de Cristobal de Morales: Historia y Autenticidad. Revista de Musicologia, vol. 37, no.1: 107-139.
Snow, Robert Joseph. 1980. The Extant Music of Rodrigo de Ceballos and Its Sources. Detroit Studies in Music Bibliography, vol. 44. Detroit. Pages: 29, 69-70. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Stevenson, Robert. 1970. Renaissance and Baroque Musical Sources in the Americas. Washington, D.C. Pages: 209ff. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Spiess, Lincoln, and Thomas Stanford. 1969. An Introduction to Certain Mexican Musical Archives. Detroit Studies in Music Bibliography, vol. 15. Detroit. Pages: 27. Notes: mention of MS.
Catalyne, Alice Ray. 1966. Music of the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries in the Cathedral of Puebla, Mexico. Yearbook for Inter-American Musical Research II, 2: 75-90. Pages: 78. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial).
Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing. Pages: 156. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Stevenson, Robert. 1954-1955. Sixteenth and seventeenth century resources in Mexico. Fontes Artis Musicae, 1/2: 69-78. Notes: contents list (partial).
Catalyne, Alice Ray. 1953. The Double-Choir Music of Juan de Padilla, Seventeenth Century Composer in Mexico. University of Southern California, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 341, 344, 346. Notes: contents list (partial).
Barwick, Steven. 1949. Sacred Vocal Polyphony in Early Colonial Mexico. Harvard University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 90-3, 185-6; II, 155-6, 181-3, 217-8. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); transcription (partial).
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description