Composite of several originally separate items later bound together. Copied mainly by a single scribe, who also wrote most of SegC 1; hymn on new ff. 35'-38 is later addition in a different hand. Copied in Segovia, for use by cathedral choir.
E-SE Ms. 2
Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, Segovia, Spain
manuscript of polyphony: Early 17th century, with additions in 1759.
| Archive | Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, Segovia, Spain (E-SE) |
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| Shelfmark | Ms. 2 |
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| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 530 x 375 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 7 compositions from 2 composers. Contains uninventoried compositions from 11 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of dark brown leather over boards, with metal corners and clasps.
Liminary Note
Title on new f. 1': 'Libro de musica … de diversos Autores Escogido todo u ordenado por el Maestro Sebastian lopez de Velasco, por mandado de los senores del cabildo De la Sancta yglesia de Segovia.'
Notation
black void mensural
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation, 1-105 + 116-171; hymn fascicle (= new ff. 40-105) also has original ink foliation, 1-66
Decoration
Plain block style initials in red, green, blue, and yellow; primary initials on new ff. 2'-3, 40'-41, 74'-75, 85'-86, 116'-117, 156'-157, and 162'-163 decorated with floral borders. Edges of folios tinted red.
Index
Original index of hymn fascicle on new f. 39'; no index for other pieces.
Surface
parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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8 Magnificats, 1 canticle, 9 psalms, 30 hymns, 4 Benedicamus dominos = 52
Guerrero-4, Mir y Llussá-1, Morales-B, Navarro of Seville-23, Palestrina-4, Pujol-1, Sepúlveda-2, Serrano-2, Velasco-3, Vivanco -1, Wreede-1, anon-7
i + 161 parchment folios, 530 x 375. Composite of several originally separate items later bound together. Modern pencil foliation, 1-105 + 116-171; hymn fascicle (= new ff. 40-105) also has original ink foliation, 1-66. Original covers of dark brown leather over boards, with metal corners and clasps. Original index of hymn fascicle on new f. 39'; no index for other pieces. Copied by one main scribe, who also wrote most of SegC 1; hymn on new ff. 35'-38 is later addition in a different hand. Plain block style initials in red, green, blue, and yellow; primary initials on new ff. 2'-3, 40'-41, 74'-75, 85'-86, 116'-117, 156'-157, and 162'-163 decorated with floral borders. Edges of folios tinted red.
Early 17th century, with additions in 1759. Copied in Segovia, for use by cathedral choir. Title on new f. 1': "Libro de musica … de diversos Autores Escogido todo u ordenado por el Maestro Sebastian lopez de Velasco, por mandado de los senores del cabildo De la Sancta yglesia de Segovia."
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‡ denotes primary source study
López Calo, S.J., José (compiler). 1988-89. La música en la Catedral de Segovia (2 vols.). 499+483. Segovia: Diputación Provincial de Segovia. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial?).
Ward, Tom Robert. 1979. The Polyphonic Office Hymn from 1400 to 1520: A Descriptive Inventory. RMS, vol. 3. American Institute of Musicology. Pages: 224. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Crawford, David Eugene. 1977. Two Choirbooks of Renaissance Polyphony at the Monasterio de nuestra Sefiora of Guadalupe. Fontes Artis Musicae, 24: 145-74. Pages: 162-5. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Liminary Note; Notation Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Contents Note; Surface Note
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