E-E MS 4

Palacio Real, Monasterio de S Lorenzo, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

manuscript of polyphony: early 17th century

Archive	Palacio Real, Monasterio de S Lorenzo, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain (E-E)
Shelfmark	MS 4
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	750mm x 455mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: EscSL 4 olim (Former shelfmark): BeniCAM 2
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	? Estremera, Pedro de (–1632) Music
Relationships	Palace and Monastery of El Escorial (copied at)
External Links	Books of Hispanic Polyphony
Provenance	Palace and Monastery of El Escorial , San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
Contents	Contains 35 compositions, 33 from 14 composers, 2 are anonymous.

General Description

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 3, 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.

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Physical Description

17 folios removed between ff.74-75.

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Binding

Original covers of tan, tooled leather over wooden boards

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Notation

black void mensural

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Ruling

Staff height averages 28mm

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Foliation

new pencil foliation 1-86; original ink foliation 1-104 on upper right rectos ('42' applied to two consecutive folios; ff. 74-90 torn out, leaving only stubs; '98-99' omitted)

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Decoration

red ink frequently used for titles, initials and rubrics

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Index

original index on fol 1r, lists pieces for Maundy Thursday, then Good Friday, then masses, then miserere settings, and last the remaining pieces.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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5 Masses, 1 Credo, 6 Lamentations, 16 motets = 28

Bernal Gonzalez-1, Boluda-1, R. Ceballos [Zaballos]-1, Cozar-1, Dentice-2, A. Lobo-1, Guerau-3, Morales-3, Palestrina-3, Pérez-1, M. Sanchez-1, Fray Juan de las Torres-1, Victoria-1, Villa Nueva-5, anon-3

ii + 104 paper folios, 750 x 460; only stubs remain of ff. 73-92. Original foliation, 1-104. Original covers of tan leather over boards. Original index.

Early 17th century. Copied at the Escorial.

Vol 4

4 Masses, 1 Kyrie, 1 Credo, 1 Mass Proper section, 3 psalms, 7 Lamen-tations (1 incomplete), 11 motets =28 + 1 duplicate = 29

Bernal González-1, Boluda-1, R. Ceballos-1, Cozar-1, Dentice-1, Guerau-4, A. Lobo/Morales-1, Morales-4, Palestrina-2, Pérez-1, M. Sanchez-1, Juan de 1a Torre-1, Victoria-2, Villa Nueva-6, anon-1

ii + 86 paper folios, 750 x 460. Modern and original ink foliation, 1-104, on upper right rectos ("42" applied to two consecutive folios; ff. 74-90 torn out, leaving only stubs; "98-99" omitted). Original covers of tan leather over wooden boards. Incomplete original index on f. 1. Copied by one main scribe, who also wrote most of EscSL 1, EscSL 2, EscSL 3, 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); several additional scribes. Large plain inked initials in red or black.

Early 17th century. Copied at the Escorial.

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

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1v–5r	Lamentatio Hieremiae	Fray Miguel de Guerau	Guerau, Miguel de
Lamentatio Hieremiae Guerau, Miguel de Appears on: 1v–5r Genres: Lamentations Source Attribution: Fray Miguel de Guerau Number of voices: 4
5v–6r	Lamentatio Hieremiae	-	-
Lamentatio Hieremiae - Appears on: 5v–6r Genres: Lamentations
6v–8r	Missa Feria: Kyrie	Ginesius de voluda	Boluda, Ginés de
Missa Feria: Kyrie Boluda, Ginés de Appears on: 6v–8r Genres: Kyrie eleison Source Attribution: Ginesius de voluda Number of voices: 4
6v–8r	Missa Feria: Sanctus	-	Boluda, Ginés de
Missa Feria: Sanctus Boluda, Ginés de Appears on: 6v–8r Genres: Sanctus [& Benedictus]
6v–8r	Missa Feria: Agnus Dei	-	Boluda, Ginés de
Missa Feria: Agnus Dei Boluda, Ginés de Appears on: 6v–8r Genres: Agnus Dei
8v–9r	Kyrie	Fray Martin de villanueba	Villanueva, Martín de
Kyrie Villanueva, Martín de Appears on: 8v–9r Genres: Kyrie eleison Source Attribution: Fray Martin de villanueba Number of voices: 3
9v–10r	Pueri hebraeorum	Palestrina	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Pueri hebraeorum Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 9v–10r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Palestrina Number of voices: 4
11v–16r	Lamentatio Hieremiae	Fabricio dentici	Dentici, Fabritio
Lamentatio Hieremiae Dentici, Fabritio Appears on: 11v–16r Genres: Lamentations Source Attribution: Fabricio dentici Number of voices: 5
16v–19r	De lamentatione Heth = Teth Cogitavit Dominus	Fray Martin de Villanueva	Villanueva, Martín de
De lamentatione Heth = Teth Cogitavit Dominus Villanueva, Martín de Appears on: 16v–19r Genres: Lamentations Source Attribution: Fray Martin de Villanueva Number of voices: 4 General Note Same music, different sections of the lamentations texted, in the three sources ESCSL 4 (x2) & NY Hsa 278
19v–23r	Miserere mei Deus	Ioannes Hieronymus Perez	Gines Perez, Juan (1548–1600)
Miserere mei Deus Gines Perez, Juan (1548–1600) Appears on: 19v–23r Genres: Miserere mei Deus, Motet Source Attribution: Ioannes Hieronymus Perez Number of voices: 4
23v–24r	Christus factus est	Fray Iuan de la torre	Torre, Juan de la
Christus factus est Torre, Juan de la Appears on: 23v–24r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Fray Iuan de la torre Number of voices: 4
24v–28r	Miserere mei Deus	Cozar	Cozar, Luis de
Miserere mei Deus Cozar, Luis de Appears on: 24v–28r Genres: Miserere mei Deus, Motet Source Attribution: Cozar Number of voices: 4
28v–29r	Christus factus est	fray Martin de villa nueba	Villanueva, Martín de
Christus factus est Villanueva, Martín de Appears on: 28v–29r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: fray Martin de villa nueba Number of voices: 4
29v–32r	Miserere mei	fr. Martin de villa nueba	Villanueva, Martín de
Miserere mei Villanueva, Martín de Appears on: 29v–32r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: fr. Martin de villa nueba Number of voices: 4
31v–32r	Positus Jesus in agonia	fr. Martin de villa nueba	Villanueva, Martín de
Positus Jesus in agonia Villanueva, Martín de Appears on: 31v–32r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: fr. Martin de villa nueba Number of voices: 4
32v–33r	O vos omnes qui transitis	-	Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611)
O vos omnes qui transitis Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611) Appears on: 32v–33r Genres: Motet Number of voices: 4
33v–35r	Vere languores nostros	-	Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611)
Vere languores nostros Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611) Appears on: 33v–35r Genres: Motet Number of voices: 4
35v–38r	De lamentatione Heth = Teth Cogitavit Dominus	fray matin de villa nueba	Villanueva, Martín de
De lamentatione Heth = Teth Cogitavit Dominus Villanueva, Martín de Appears on: 35v–38r Genres: Lamentations Source Attribution: fray matin de villa nueba Number of voices: 4 General Note same music (but different text) as the earlier Lamentation set in this Ms by same composer
38v–46r	Missa Mille regrets: Kyrie	Morales	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Mille regrets: Kyrie Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 38v–46r Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Morales Number of voices: 6
38v–46r	Missa Mille regrets: Gloria	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Mille regrets: Gloria Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 38v–46r Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
38v–46r	Missa Mille regrets: Sanctus	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Mille regrets: Sanctus Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 38v–46r Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] General Note lacks Benedictus
46v–48r	Ave sanctissimum	De Bernal	Bernal Goncalez, Jose
Ave sanctissimum Bernal Goncalez, Jose Appears on: 46v–48r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: De Bernal Number of voices: 4
48v–49r	Missa Mille regrets: Agnus Dei	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Mille regrets: Agnus Dei Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 48v–49r Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
49v–50r	Quae lucescit in prima	Fr. Miguel de Guerau	Guerau, Miguel de
Quae lucescit in prima Guerau, Miguel de Appears on: 49v–50r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Fr. Miguel de Guerau Number of voices: 4
50v–56r	Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Kyrie	Christophorus Morales	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Kyrie Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 50v–56r Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Christophorus Morales Number of voices: 4
50v–56r	Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Gloria	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Gloria Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 50v–56r Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
50v–56r	Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Sanctus	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Sanctus Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 50v–56r Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
50v–56r	Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Agnus	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Agnus Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 50v–56r Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary General Note lacks final Agnus
57v–62r	Missa Feria: KSA	Palestrina	Anonymous
Missa Feria: KSA Anonymous Appears on: 57v–62r Genres: Agnus Dei, Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Source Attribution: Palestrina Number of voices: 4 General Note lacks Benedictus
62v–63r	Inter vestibulum et altare	Rodericus Zaballos	Ceballos, Rodrigo de (ca. 1525–1581)
Inter vestibulum et altare Ceballos, Rodrigo de (ca. 1525–1581) Appears on: 62v–63r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Rodericus Zaballos Number of voices: 4
63v–64r	Christus factus est	Miguel Sanchez	Sanchez, Miguel
Christus factus est Sanchez, Miguel Appears on: 63v–64r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Miguel Sanchez Number of voices: 4
64v–69r	[Credo] Patrem omnipotentem	Christophorus Morales [wrongly]	Lobo, Alonso
[Credo] Patrem omnipotentem Lobo, Alonso Appears on: 64v–69r Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem) Source Attribution: Christophorus Morales [wrongly] Number of voices: 4
70v–74r	Missa Feria: KSA	Palestrina	Anonymous
Missa Feria: KSA Anonymous Appears on: 70v–74r Genres: Agnus Dei, Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Source Attribution: Palestrina Number of voices: 4 General Note Lacks benedictus & Agnus II
75v–77r	Nos autem gloriari oportet	Frater Michael de Guerau	Guerau, Miguel de
Nos autem gloriari oportet Guerau, Miguel de Appears on: 75v–77r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Frater Michael de Guerau Number of voices: 5
78v–81r	Incipit oratio Hieremiae Prophetae	-	Guerau, Miguel de
Incipit oratio Hieremiae Prophetae Guerau, Miguel de Appears on: 78v–81r Genres: Lamentations, Motet
81v–84r	Emendemus in melius	Fray Miguel de Guerau	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Emendemus in melius Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 81v–84r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Fray Miguel de Guerau Number of voices: 4
84v–86r	Lamentations (2): Num. Vigilavit jugum iniquitatum	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Lamentations (2): Num. Vigilavit jugum iniquitatum Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 84v–86r Genres: Lamentations, Motet Number of voices: 5 Concordances E-Zac 34 (Tenor) (121r-122v) E-VAar 3016 (48v-50) MEX-Pc 1 (103v-108)

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	Lamentatio Hieremiae – 5v–6r Missa Feria: KSA – 57v–62r Missa Feria: KSA – 70v–74r
Bernal Goncalez, Jose	Ave sanctissimum – 46v–48r
Boluda, Ginés de	Missa Feria: Agnus Dei – 6v–8r Missa Feria: Kyrie – 6v–8r Missa Feria: Sanctus – 6v–8r
Ceballos, Rodrigo de (ca. 1525-1581)	Inter vestibulum et altare – 62v–63r
Cozar, Luis de	Miserere mei Deus – 24v–28r
Dentici, Fabritio	Lamentatio Hieremiae – 11v–16r
Gines Perez, Juan (1548-1600)	Miserere mei Deus – 19v–23r
Guerau, Miguel de	Incipit oratio Hieremiae Prophetae – 78v–81r Lamentatio Hieremiae – 1v–5r Nos autem gloriari oportet – 75v–77r Quae lucescit in prima – 49v–50r
Lobo, Alonso	[Credo] Patrem omnipotentem – 64v–69r
Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500-1553)	Emendemus in melius – 81v–84r Lamentations (2): Num. Vigilavit jugum iniquitatum – 84v–86r Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Agnus – 50v–56r Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Gloria – 50v–56r Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Kyrie – 50v–56r Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Sanctus – 50v–56r Missa Mille regrets: Agnus Dei – 48v–49r Missa Mille regrets: Gloria – 38v–46r Missa Mille regrets: Kyrie – 38v–46r Missa Mille regrets: Sanctus – 38v–46r
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525-1594)	Pueri hebraeorum – 9v–10r
Sanchez, Miguel	Christus factus est – 63v–64r
Torre, Juan de la	Christus factus est – 23v–24r
Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548-1611)	O vos omnes qui transitis – 32v–33r Vere languores nostros – 33v–35r
Villanueva, Martín de	Christus factus est – 28v–29r De lamentatione Heth = Teth Cogitavit Dominus – 35v–38r De lamentatione Heth = Teth Cogitavit Dominus – 16v–19r Kyrie – 8v–9r Miserere mei – 29v–32r Positus Jesus in agonia – 31v–32r

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
[Credo] Patrem omnipotentem	Lobo, Alonso	64v–69r
Ave sanctissimum	Bernal Goncalez, Jose	46v–48r
Christus factus est	Torre, Juan de la	23v–24r
Christus factus est	Villanueva, Martín de	28v–29r
Christus factus est	Sanchez, Miguel	63v–64r
De lamentatione Heth = Teth Cogitavit Dominus	Villanueva, Martín de	16v–19r
De lamentatione Heth = Teth Cogitavit Dominus	Villanueva, Martín de	35v–38r
Emendemus in melius	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	81v–84r
Incipit oratio Hieremiae Prophetae	Guerau, Miguel de	78v–81r
Inter vestibulum et altare	Ceballos, Rodrigo de (ca. 1525–1581)	62v–63r
Kyrie	Villanueva, Martín de	8v–9r
Lamentatio Hieremiae	Guerau, Miguel de	1v–5r
Lamentatio Hieremiae	-	5v–6r
Lamentatio Hieremiae	Dentici, Fabritio	11v–16r
Lamentations (2): Num. Vigilavit jugum iniquitatum	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	84v–86r
Miserere mei	Villanueva, Martín de	29v–32r
Miserere mei Deus	Gines Perez, Juan (1548–1600)	19v–23r
Miserere mei Deus	Cozar, Luis de	24v–28r
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Agnus	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	50v–56r
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Gloria	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	50v–56r
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Kyrie	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	50v–56r
Missa Benedicta es caelorum regina: Sanctus	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	50v–56r
Missa Feria: Agnus Dei	Boluda, Ginés de	6v–8r
Missa Feria: KSA	Anonymous	57v–62r
Missa Feria: KSA	Anonymous	70v–74r
Missa Feria: Kyrie	Boluda, Ginés de	6v–8r
Missa Feria: Sanctus	Boluda, Ginés de	6v–8r
Missa Mille regrets: Agnus Dei	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	48v–49r
Missa Mille regrets: Gloria	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	38v–46r
Missa Mille regrets: Kyrie	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	38v–46r
Missa Mille regrets: Sanctus	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	38v–46r
Nos autem gloriari oportet	Guerau, Miguel de	75v–77r
O vos omnes qui transitis	Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611)	32v–33r
Positus Jesus in agonia	Villanueva, Martín de	31v–32r
Pueri hebraeorum	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	9v–10r
Quae lucescit in prima	Guerau, Miguel de	49v–50r
Vere languores nostros	Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611)	33v–35r

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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 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag. Pages: I, 210; IV, 367.

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E-E MS 4

Palacio Real, Monasterio de S Lorenzo, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

manuscript of polyphony: early 17th century

General Description

Physical Description

Binding

Notation

Ruling

Foliation

Decoration

Index

Surface

Census Catalogue of Music Description

General Note

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Concordances