E-Tc Ms. 4

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

manuscript of polyphony: 3rd quarter of 16th century, c.1561

Archive Archivio y Biblioteca Capitulares de la Catedral Metropolitana, Toledo, Spain (E-Tc)
Shelfmark Ms. 4
Image Availability DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface Parchment
Numbering System None
External Links
Provenance
  • Spain
Contents 16 pieces from 1 composers
General Description

'Liber magnificarum', a complete set of Guerrero's Magnificats in all tones, odd & even verses. 99 leaves. Delivered by Guerrero to Toledo Cathedral in 1561, together with another book, for which he received 300 ducats from the chapter.

DIAMM, 2018
Physical Description

Poor condition with evidence of heavy usage; capitals cut out by 19th-century collectors

DIAMM, 2018
Ruling

10 staves to the page

DIAMM, 2018
Decoration

Originally contained "70 splendid initials together with numerous illuminations in gold and in various colours" [StevnsnSCM]; these have been removed by 19th-century collectors.

DIAMM, 2019
Surface

Parchment

DIAMM, 2018

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
[-] Magnificat primi toni: Anima mea Dominum -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
[-] Magnificat secundi toni: Anima mea Dominum -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
[-] Magnificat tertii toni: Anima mea Dominum -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
[-] Magnificat quarti toni: Anima mea Dominum -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
[-] Magnificat quinti toni: Anima mea Dominum -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
[-] Magnificat sexti toni: Anima mea Dominum -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
[-] Magnificat septimi toni: Anima mea Dominum -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
[-] Magnificat octavi toni: Anima mea Dominum -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
[-] Magnificat primi toni: Et exultavit -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
[-] Magnificat secundi toni: Et exultavit spiritus meus -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
[-] Magnificat tertii toni: Et exultavit spiritus meus -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
[-] Magnificat quarti toni: Et exultavit spiritus meus -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
[-] Magnificat quinti toni: Et exultavit spiritus meus -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
[-] Magnificat sexti toni: Et exultavit spiritus meus -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
[-] Magnificat septimi toni: Et exultavit spiritus meus -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
[-] Magnificat octavi toni: Et exultavit -
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Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat

denotes primary source study

Noone, Michael John. 2012. Fuentes de la polifonía de Tomás Luis de Victoria en la catedral de Toledo en el siglo XVII. Tomas Luis de Victoria y la cultura musical en la Espana de Felipe III, 353-376. Madrid: Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica.

Stevenson, Robert. 1973. The Toledo Manuscript Polyphonic Choirbooks and some other lost or little known Flemish Sources. Fontes Artis Musicae, 87-107.

Lenaerts, René Bernard. 1952. Les Manuscrits Polyphoniques de la Bibliothèque Capitulaire de Tolède. International Musicological Society: Report of the 4th Congress, Utrech 1952, 276-81.

Rubio Piqueras, Felipe. 1925. Códices Polifónicos Toledanos.  Toledo.

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