Copied at the Escorial in 1604 (fol 50v, "Ano Dei 1604"), possibly by Fray Pedro de Estremera, who also wrote most of EscSL 1, EscSL 2, EscSL 4, EscSL 5, GuadM (3), MontsM 750, NYorkH 278, NYorkH 861, NYorkH 870, PastraM s.s., and several other manuscripts. Rubrics specify feasts upon which motets in the collection were to be sung.
E-E MS 3
Palacio Real, Monasterio de S Lorenzo, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
manuscript of polyphony: c. 1600
| Archive | Palacio Real, Monasterio de S Lorenzo, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain (E-E) |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | MS 3 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 813mm x 560mm |
| Other Identifiers |
|
| Notations |
|
| Copyists | |
| Relationships |
|
| External Links | |
| Provenance |
|
| Contents | Contains 37 compositions from 7 composers. |
General Description
Physical Description
Many folios consist of two large sheets of paper pasted together to form one large folio of double thickness. Last folio pasted to back cover.
Binding
original covers of light-brown tooled leather over wooden boards
Ruling
staff height 25-35mm
Foliation
Original foliation 1-77
Decoration
red ink used for titles, initials, rubrics & double-line borders
Index
Original index on f.1v lists Credos, then motets a5 alphabetically, then motets a6 alphabetically, then Marian motets and a motet a7. (One additional motet on f. 78, an Ave Maria, is no longer in the MS.)
Surface
Paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
This information is reproduced here by kind permission of the publishers. It is COPYRIGHT and copying/reproduction of this content without permission may result in legal action.
3 Credos, 33 motets = 36
Aguilar-1, Guerau-2, Guerrero-3, A. Lobo-1, Morales-4, Palestrina-24, Periañez-1
ii + 77 paper folios, 810 x 568; last folio pasted to back cover; each folio consists of two leaves pasted together to give double thickness. Original ink foliation, 1-77. Original covers of tan leather over boards. Original index lists an additional motet on f. 78, now missing. Rubrics give feast for which the various motets are to be sung.
Late 16th-early 17th century. Copied at the Escorial.
Vol 4
Physical: Copied by a single scribe, who also wrote most of EscSL 1, EscSL 2, EscSL 4, EscSL 5, GuadM (3), MontsM 750, NYorkH 278, NYorkH 861, NYorkH 870, PastraM s.s, and several other manuscripts not within scope of this catalogue (Charles Manns). Large plain inked initials in red or black.
Loading inventory…
The inventory could not be loaded.
‡ 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. Pages: 259-265.
Noone, Michael John. 1991. Music and Musicians at the Escorial 1563–1665. Cambridge (King's College), unpublished Ph. D. diss. Pages: 187-189.
Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies, vol. 1-5. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag. Pages: I, 209; IV, 367.
Rubio, P Samuel. 1976. Catálogo del Archivo de Música del Monasterio de San Lorenzo el Real de El Escorial. Cuenca. Pages: 9-13. Notes: physical description; contents list.
Rubio, P Samuel (editor). 1954-6. Antologia Polifònica Sacra. Madrid. Pages: I, 92-7. Notes: transcription (partial).
Anglès, Higinio (editor). 1941-1971. Monumentos de la Mùsica Espanola. Madrid (later Barcelona, later Rome). Pages: XIII, 25. Notes: mention of MS.
Benito, Don Cosme José de. 1875. Catalogo del Archivo de Música del Escorial. Notes: contents list.
This form is used to make comments on a source. If you wish to notify us of a correction to the record, you should use the "Contribute a change" form instead.
No comments have been made.