E-Tc Ms. 18 (part 1)

Archivio y Biblioteca Capitulares de la Catedral Metropolitana, Toledo, Spain

manuscript of polyphony: 1543-6

Archive Archivio y Biblioteca Capitulares de la Catedral Metropolitana, Toledo, Spain (E-Tc)
Shelfmark Ms. 18 (part 1)
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Surface Parchment
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 700 x 500 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: ToleBC 18(1)
Notations
  • black void mensural
Copyists
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Provenance
Contents Contains 16 compositions from 3 composers.
General Description

Composite of portions of two separate manuscripts, bound together in late 16th century.

  • Part I: 62 folios of an original 126 from a choirbook of 1546 (ff. lxiii-ciii from same manuscript now = Part II of ToleBC 25; ff. ciiii-cxxvi from same manuscript now = Part I of ToleBC 34).

  • Part II: 34 folios of an original 120 or more (ff. cii-cxiiii from same manuscript now = Part III of ToleBC 34; other folios lost).

Both manuscripts copied by Martín Pérez (NooneT). Copied in Toledo, for use by cathedral choir.

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Physical Description

Some folios mutilated due to removal of decorative initials.

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Binding

Original covers of brown leather over wooden boards; metal clasps missing

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Notation

black void mensural

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Date

Part I: 1544-6 (NooneT); Part II: 1543 (date in manuscript).

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Foliation

Part 1: Original foliation in red ink, i-lxii (ff. ciiii-cxxvi from same manuscript now = Part I of ToleBC 34; other folios lost). Part II: riginal foliation in red ink, i-xxv; xxxii-xl (ff. cii-cxiiii from same manuscript now = Part III of ToleBC 34; other folios lost).

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Decoration

Illuminated miniatures; painted initials and inked initials in black, gray, gold, green, red, blue, and burgundy. Attributions and voice designations sometimes appear within decorative scroll designs. Coat of arms of Juan Tavera, Archbishop of Toledo 1534-45, on f. 1' of Part II. Decoration is work of Francisco de Buitrago (NooneT).

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Index

First page of each manuscript bears original index listing all pieces, grouped by genre, with attributions.

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Surface

parchment

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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Part I: 3 Magnificats, 3 psalms, 7 hymns, 2 sets of Lamentations, 2 motets (1 incomplete) = 17.* Part II: 6 Magnificats (2 incomplete), 1 Magnificat fragment = 7.** Total for manuscript = 24

Of total contents listed in original index, 4 Magnificats and portions of 1 canticle are now in Part I of ToleBC 34; 1 Te Deum, 4 psalms, 6 hymns, and 4 motets are now lost. *Of total contents listed in original index, 2 complete Magnificats and fragments of 2 other Magnificats are now in Part III of ToleBC 34; 7 additional Magnificats are now lost.

Basurto-1, C. Festa-2, Josquin-2, Morales-1, Torrentes-l8

(Composers of lost works: Gascongne? [Gascon]-1, Lhéritier-1, Morales-16, Peñalosa-2, Rabaneda-1, Torrentes-1)

ii + 96 parchment folios, 700 x 500. Composite of portions of two separate manuscripts, bound together in late 16th century—

Part I: 62 folios of an original 126. Original foliation in red ink, i-lxii (ff. ciiii-cxxvi from same manuscript now = Part I of ToleBC 34; other folios lost).

Part II: 34 folios of an original 120 or more. Original foliation in red ink, i-xxv; xxxii-xl (ff. cii-cxiiii from same manuscript now = Part III of ToleBC 34; other folios lost).

Some folios mutilated due to removal of decorative initials. Original covers of brown leather over wooden boards; metal clasps missing. First page of each manuscript bears original index listing all pieces, grouped by genre, with attributions. Both manuscripts copied by Martín Pérez (NooneT); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Illuminated miniatures; painted initials and inked initials in black, gray, gold, green, red, blue, and burgundy. Attributions and voice designations sometimes appear within decorative scroll designs. Coat of arms of Juan Tavera, Archbishop of Toledo 1534-45, on f. 1' of Part II. Decoration is work of Francisco de Buitrago (NooneT).

Part I: 1544-6 (NooneT); Part II: 1543 (date in manuscript). Copied in Toledo, for use by cathedral choir.

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

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
1v–14 Magnificat quinti toni (all verses) [K.768] Constantio Festa
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)

Magnificat quinti toni (all verses) [K.768]

Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
Appears on: 1v–14
Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
Source Attribution: Constantio Festa
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: [Magnificat] V. tono: Anima mea dominum
General Note

the odd verses ('Anima mea' etc) from Festa's setting on ff. 1v-7, the even verses ('Et exultavit' etc) on ff. 7v-14
14v–22 Lamentations - Et factum est postquam in captivitatem; II: Aleph. Quomodo sedet sola civitas; III: Beth. Plorans ploravit in nocte; IV: Gimel. Migravit Iudas propter afflictionem; V: Jerusalem convertere ad Dominum Deum Torrentes
Torrentes, Andres de

Lamentations - Et factum est postquam in captivitatem; II: Aleph. Quomodo sedet sola civitas; III: Beth. Plorans ploravit in nocte; IV: Gimel. Migravit Iudas propter afflictionem; V: Jerusalem convertere ad Dominum Deum

Torrentes, Andres de
Appears on: 14v–22
Genres: Lamentations, Motet
Source Attribution: Torrentes
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin, Hebrew
Voice Text: [Lamentations] Et factum est postquam in captivitatem Aleph. Quomodo sedet sola civitas Beth. Plorans ploravit in nocte Gimel. Migravit Iudas propter afflictionem Hierusalem convertere ad dominum deum
22v–30 Lamentations - Aleph. Quomodo obscuratum est aurum; II: Beth. Filii Sion inclyti et amicti auro; III: Gimel. Sed et lamie nudaverunt mammam; IV: Deleth. Adesit lingua latentis ad palatum; V: Jerusalem convertere ad Dominum Deum [Torr]entes
Torrentes, Andres de

Lamentations - Aleph. Quomodo obscuratum est aurum; II: Beth. Filii Sion inclyti et amicti auro; III: Gimel. Sed et lamie nudaverunt mammam; IV: Deleth. Adesit lingua latentis ad palatum; V: Jerusalem convertere ad Dominum Deum

Torrentes, Andres de
Appears on: 22v–30
Genres: Lamentations, Motet
Source Attribution: [Torr]entes
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin, Hebrew
Voice Text: [Lamentations] Aleph. Quomodo obscuratum est aurum Beth. Filii Sion inclyti et amicti auro Gimel. Sed et lamie nudaverunt mammam Deleth. Adesit lingua latentis ad palatum Hierusalem convertere ad dominum deum
30v–36 Magnificat septimi toni: Anima mea [K.1110] Torrentes
Torrentes, Andres de

Magnificat septimi toni: Anima mea [K.1110]

Torrentes, Andres de
Appears on: 30v–36
Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
Source Attribution: Torrentes
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: [Magnificat] VII to[no]: Anima mea dominum
36v–37 Urbs beata Jerusalem dicta pacis visio; II: Nova veniens de caelo nunciali thalamo Torrentes
Torrentes, Andres de

Urbs beata Jerusalem dicta pacis visio; II: Nova veniens de caelo nunciali thalamo

Torrentes, Andres de
Appears on: 36v–37
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Torrentes
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: [Urbs beata Jerusalem dicta pacis visio] 2 Nova veniens de celo nunciali thalamo
37v–39 Conditor alme siderum aeterna lux; II: Qui condolens interitu mortis perire 7 Laus honor virtus gloria deo patri Torrentes
Torrentes, Andres de

Conditor alme siderum aeterna lux; II: Qui condolens interitu mortis perire 7 Laus honor virtus gloria deo patri

Torrentes, Andres de
Appears on: 37v–39
Genres: Hymn
Source Attribution: Torrentes
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: [Conditor alme siderum aeterna lux] 2 Qui condolens interitu mortis perire 7 Laus honor virtus gloria deo patri
39v–40 Christe redemptor omnium conserva tuos; II: Beata quoque agmina caelestium Torrentes
Torrentes, Andres de

Christe redemptor omnium conserva tuos; II: Beata quoque agmina caelestium

Torrentes, Andres de
Appears on: 39v–40
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Torrentes
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: [Christe redemptor omnium conserva tuos] 2 Beata quoque agmina celestium
40v–41 Celsi confessoris festum venerandum; II: Laudibus canoris nobis est instandum Torrentes
Torrentes, Andres de

Celsi confessoris festum venerandum; II: Laudibus canoris nobis est instandum

Torrentes, Andres de
Appears on: 40v–41
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Torrentes
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: [Celsi confessoris festum venerandum] 2 Laudibus canoris nobis est instandum
41v–43 Nova resultet gaudia novitate solem; II: Uni trinoque Domino sit salus virtus Torrentes
Torrentes, Andres de

Nova resultet gaudia novitate solem; II: Uni trinoque Domino sit salus virtus

Torrentes, Andres de
Appears on: 41v–43
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Torrentes
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Nova resultet gaudia novitate solem 7 Uni trinoque domino sit salus virtus
43v–44 In festo Leocadie quod celebratur hodie; II: Haec Toletana nobilis fuit sancta Torrentes
Torrentes, Andres de

In festo Leocadie quod celebratur hodie; II: Haec Toletana nobilis fuit sancta

Torrentes, Andres de
Appears on: 43v–44
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Torrentes
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: [In festo Leocadie quod celebratur hodie] 2 Hec Toletana nobilis fuit sancta
44v–45 Hostis Herodes impie Christum venire Torrentes
Torrentes, Andres de

Hostis Herodes impie Christum venire

Torrentes, Andres de
Appears on: 44v–45
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Torrentes
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Hostis Herodes impie Christum venire
45v–47 Levavi oculos meos Non det in comotionem pedem tuum Torrentes
Torrentes, Andres de

Levavi oculos meos Non det in comotionem pedem tuum

Torrentes, Andres de
Appears on: 45v–47
Genres: Psalm
Source Attribution: Torrentes
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Ps. 120: [Levavi oculos meos] Non det in comotionem pedem tuum
47v–50 Eripe me Domine Acuerunt linguas Torrentes
Torrentes, Andres de

Eripe me Domine Acuerunt linguas

Torrentes, Andres de
Appears on: 47v–50
Genres: Psalm
Source Attribution: Torrentes
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Ps. 139: [Eripe me domine] Acuerunt linguas
50v–51 In convertendo Dominus Tunc dicent Torrentes
Torrentes, Andres de

In convertendo Dominus Tunc dicent

Torrentes, Andres de
Appears on: 50v–51
Genres: Psalm
Source Attribution: Torrentes
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Ps. 125: [In convertendo dominus] Tunc dicent
51v–56 Pater noster (2p. Ave Maria) 20.9 Jusquin
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)

Pater noster (2p. Ave Maria) 20.9

Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Appears on: 51v–56
Genres: Ave Maria, Motet
Source Attribution: Jusquin
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Pater noster qui es in celis 20.9 II: Ave Maria gratia plena dominus tecum
56v–62v Benedicta es caelorum regina et mundi 23.13 (2p. Per illud ave prolatum; 3p. Nunc mater exora natum) Iusquin
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)

Benedicta es caelorum regina et mundi 23.13 (2p. Per illud ave prolatum; 3p. Nunc mater exora natum)

Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Appears on: 56v–62v
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Iusquin
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Benedicta es celorum regina et mundi 23.13 II: Per illud ave prolatum III: Nunc mater exora natum [incomplete at end]
General Note

incomplete: remainder is on first folio of ToleBC25
Composer Compositions
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450-1521)
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485-1545)
Torrentes, Andres de
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Benedicta es caelorum regina et mundi 23.13 (2p. Per illud ave prolatum; 3p. Nunc mater exora natum)
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
56v–62v
Celsi confessoris festum venerandum; II: Laudibus canoris nobis est instandum
Torrentes, Andres de
40v–41
Christe redemptor omnium conserva tuos; II: Beata quoque agmina caelestium
Torrentes, Andres de
39v–40
Conditor alme siderum aeterna lux; II: Qui condolens interitu mortis perire 7 Laus honor virtus gloria deo patri
Torrentes, Andres de
37v–39
Eripe me Domine Acuerunt linguas
Torrentes, Andres de
47v–50
Hostis Herodes impie Christum venire
Torrentes, Andres de
44v–45
In convertendo Dominus Tunc dicent
Torrentes, Andres de
50v–51
In festo Leocadie quod celebratur hodie; II: Haec Toletana nobilis fuit sancta
Torrentes, Andres de
43v–44
Lamentations - Aleph. Quomodo obscuratum est aurum; II: Beth. Filii Sion inclyti et amicti auro; III: Gimel. Sed et lamie nudaverunt mammam; IV: Deleth. Adesit lingua latentis ad palatum; V: Jerusalem convertere ad Dominum Deum
Torrentes, Andres de
22v–30
Lamentations - Et factum est postquam in captivitatem; II: Aleph. Quomodo sedet sola civitas; III: Beth. Plorans ploravit in nocte; IV: Gimel. Migravit Iudas propter afflictionem; V: Jerusalem convertere ad Dominum Deum
Torrentes, Andres de
14v–22
Levavi oculos meos Non det in comotionem pedem tuum
Torrentes, Andres de
45v–47
Magnificat quinti toni (all verses) [K.768]
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
1v–14
Magnificat septimi toni: Anima mea [K.1110]
Torrentes, Andres de
30v–36
Nova resultet gaudia novitate solem; II: Uni trinoque Domino sit salus virtus
Torrentes, Andres de
41v–43
Pater noster (2p. Ave Maria) 20.9
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
51v–56
Urbs beata Jerusalem dicta pacis visio; II: Nova veniens de caelo nunciali thalamo
Torrentes, Andres de
36v–37

Set: B. 18

Type: Source bound in separate volumes

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Diego Pacheco, Cristina. 2016. Cristóbal de Morales en Espagne: ses premières œuvres et le manuscrit de Valladolid. 304. Lyon: Symétrie Recherche. 978-2-914373-92-0.

Noone, Michael John. 2002. Cristóbal de Morales in Toledo, 1545-6: ToleBC 25 and 'New' Works by Morales, Guerrero, Lobo, Tejeda and Ambiela. Early Music, Vol. 30, no. 3: 341-363. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); reconstruction of original choirbooks dispersed between ToleBC 18, 25, 34.

Reynaud, François. 1996. La Polyphonie Tolédane et son milieu des premiers témoignages aux environs de 1600.  Paris/Turnhout.

Noone, Michael John. 1982. Andrés de Torrentes (1510-1580), Spanish Polyphonist and Chapelmaster: Opera Omnia, Biography and Source Study. University of Sydney, Unpublished Masters dissertation. Pages: I, 12, 38, 44, 47-8, 55, 68-82, plate III II, #11-6, 31-3, 41-7, 50-1. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Stevenson, Robert. 1973. The Toledo Manuscript Polyphonic Choirbooks and some other lost or little known Flemish Sources. Fontes Artis Musicae, 20: 87-107. Pages: 96ff. Notes: contents list (partial).

Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts.  Tutzing. Pages: 167. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).

Main, Alexander, and Albert Seay (editors). 1962-. Costanza Festa: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 25.  Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: II, xvii-xviii, xxv, xxxi. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Anglès, Higinio (editor). 1941-1971. Monumentos de la Mùsica Espanola.  Madrid (later Barcelona, later Rome). Pages: I, 131 XVII, 52. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial).

Smijers, Albert (editor). 1926-64. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Motetten.  Amsterdam. Pages: XI, vii XII, xxii. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).

Rubio Piqueras, Felipe. 1925. Códices Polifónicos Toledanos.  Toledo. Pages: 34-7. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description