P-Em MS 11793 (Cancioneiro de Elvas)

Biblioteca Municipale (Públia Hortênsia), Elvas, Portugal

manuscript of polyphony: late-sixteenth or early-seventeenth century

Archive	Biblioteca Municipale (Públia Hortênsia), Elvas, Portugal (P-Em)
Shelfmark	MS 11793 (Cancioneiro de Elvas)
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	145 mm x 100mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: ElvasBM 11973
Relationships	Torres de Carvalho, Antonio Jose (owner) Santa Clara, Francisco Paula (owner) Joao Joaquim de Andrade (1790–1859) (owner)
Provenance	Spain
Contents	65 pieces from 5 composers

General Description

A song-book in 2 parts: 63 songs for 3 voices in Portuguese and Castilian; and 35 song-texts without music. All works are transmitted anonymously. The Spanish pieces are early sixteenth century, the Portuguese pieces from the 1st half and the 3rd quarter of the sixteenth century, the latter section showing Italian influence.

Music is copied only in the first section of the manuscript (ff. 40-104); the second section (ff. 1-36) contains texts with no music. Copied in Spain. Perhaps sixteenth-century, though possibly compiled as late as the early seventeenth century; the music is of an earlier date. One poem securely dated to 1555 offers a terminus post quem.

Apparently once in possession of João Joaquim de Andrade (1790-1859). Later owned by Francisco Paula Santa Clara and Antonio José Torres de Carvalho; rediscovered in 1928 by Manuel Joaquim. Carvalho's library donated to Biblioteca Municipale in Eivas in 1933.

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Physical Description

100 folios, inscribed on the cover "Romances / de/ JJ d'A". Folios 1-39, 50, 05, 107, 109 are missing.

Section 2, the text-only section, has a separate foliation.

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Binding

traces of 18th century binding remain; rebound in 1925. Inscription on cover: 'ROMANCES / de / J.J. d'A.'

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Watermark

Similar to Italian watermarks used until the 1570s

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Foliation

Original foliation in two distinct sections: section I includes ff. 40-49 and 51-104 (ff. 1-39 and f. 50 are missing); section II has its own foliation, 1-36

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Index

No index; an original index may have been part of the section lost from the beginning of the manuscript.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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65 Spanish secular pieces (3 incomplete)

(Encina)-4, (Escobar)-2, anon-59

100 paper folios, 145 x 100. Original foliation in two distinct sections: section I includes ff. 40-49 and 51-104 (ff. 1-39 and f. 50 are missing); section II has its own foliation, 1-36. 18th-century pasteboard covers. No index; an original index may have been part of the section lost from the beginning of the manuscript. Music is copied only in the first section of the manuscript (ff. 40-104); the second section (ff. 1-36) contains texts with no music. Inscription on cover: "ROMANCES / de / J.J. d'A." Watermarks: Briquet #5926-7.

Ca. 1530-45 (on basis of watermarks). Copied in Spain; apparently once in possession of João Joaquim de Andrade (1790-1859).

Vol 4

49 Spanish secular pieces (3 incomplete), 16 Portuguese secular pieces = 65

(Encina)-4, (Escobar)-3, anon-58

104 paper folios, 145 x 100. Two sections, each with original ink foliation: 40-111 (ff. 1-39, 50, 105, 107, 109 now missing) + 1-36. Music copied only in first section; second section contains texts without music. Modern covers of brown leather, with inscription on spine: "CANCIONEIRO / DA / BIBLIO-TECA / PUBLICA HORTENSIA." Earlier paper covers bore inscription: "ROMANCES / DE / J.J. d'A [= João Joaquim de Andrade]." No index remains. Copied by a single scribe. Watermark resembles Briquet #5927.

Ca. 1530-45 (on basis of watermarks). Copied in Spain; apparently once in possession of João Joaquim de Andrade (1790-1859).

Later owned by Francisco Paula Santa Clara and Antonio José Torres de Carvalho; latter's library donated to Biblioteca Municipale in Eivas in 1933.

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
40	Quedo triste receloso	-	Anonymous
Quedo triste receloso Anonymous Appears on: 40 Genres: Vilancico
40v–41	Quierese morir Anton	-	Anonymous
Quierese morir Anton Anonymous Appears on: 40v–41 Genres: Canción
41v–42	Sacaronme los pesares	-	Escobar, Pedro de
Sacaronme los pesares Escobar, Pedro de Appears on: 41v–42 Genres: Vilancico
42v–43	Todo me cansa y me pena	-	Anonymous
Todo me cansa y me pena Anonymous Appears on: 42v–43 Genres: Canción
43v–44	De vos de mi quexoso	-	Anonymous
De vos de mi quexoso Anonymous Appears on: 43v–44 Genres: Canción General Note though this has the same text as Urrede's song, it is a different composition
44v–45	No andes tan aborrido	-	Anonymous
No andes tan aborrido Anonymous Appears on: 44v–45 Genres: Canción
45v–46	No piensen que a dacabar	-	Anonymous
No piensen que a dacabar Anonymous Appears on: 45v–46 Genres: Vilancico
46v–47	Perdi a esperança	-	Anonymous
Perdi a esperança Anonymous Appears on: 46v–47 Genres: Vilancico
47v–48	Lo que queda es lo seguro	-	Escobar, Pedro de (?)
Lo que queda es lo seguro Escobar, Pedro de (?) Appears on: 47v–48 Genres: Vilancico
48v–49	Antonilla es desposada	-	Anonymous
Antonilla es desposada Anonymous Appears on: 48v–49 Genres: Vilancico
49v	Bendito sea aquel dia	-	Anonymous
Bendito sea aquel dia Anonymous Appears on: 49v Genres: Canción
51	Ado estas alma mia	-	Anonymous
Ado estas alma mia Anonymous Appears on: 51 Genres: Vilancico
51v–52	Pues quexar se	-	Anonymous
Pues quexar se Anonymous Appears on: 51v–52 Genres: Canción
52v–53	Despososse tu amiga	-	Anonymous
Despososse tu amiga Anonymous Appears on: 52v–53 Genres: Vilancico
53v–54	Mas deveis a quien os sirve	-	Anonymous
Mas deveis a quien os sirve Anonymous Appears on: 53v–54 Genres: Vilancico
54v–55	Nadie se duela de mi	-	Anonymous
Nadie se duela de mi Anonymous Appears on: 54v–55 Genres: Vilancico
55v–56	Quien con veros pena y muere	-	Anonymous
Quien con veros pena y muere Anonymous Appears on: 55v–56 Genres: Vilancico
56v–57	Que sentis coraçon mio	-	Anonymous
Que sentis coraçon mio Anonymous Appears on: 56v–57 Genres: Vilancico
57v–58	Hazme amor el mal que puedes	-	Anonymous
Hazme amor el mal que puedes Anonymous Appears on: 57v–58 Genres: Vilancico
58v–59	Porque me não ves Ioãna	-	Anonymous
Porque me não ves Ioãna Anonymous Appears on: 58v–59 Genres: Vilancico
59v–60	Por una sola vez	-	Anonymous
Por una sola vez Anonymous Appears on: 59v–60 Genres: Vilancico
60v–61	Senora aunque no os miro	-	Anonymous
Senora aunque no os miro Anonymous Appears on: 60v–61 Genres: Canción
61v–62	Tu gitana que adevinas	-	Anonymous
Tu gitana que adevinas Anonymous Appears on: 61v–62 Genres: Vilancico
62v–63	Por amores me perdi	-	Anonymous
Por amores me perdi Anonymous Appears on: 62v–63 Genres: Vilancico
63v–64	Las tristes lagrimas mias	-	Anonymous
Las tristes lagrimas mias Anonymous Appears on: 63v–64 Genres: Vilancico
64v–65	Perdido polos meus olhos	-	Anonymous
Perdido polos meus olhos Anonymous Appears on: 64v–65 Genres: Vilancico
65v–66	Cuydados meus tão cuidados	-	Anonymous
Cuydados meus tão cuidados Anonymous Appears on: 65v–66 Genres: Vilancico
66v–67	El que ama no descansa	-	Anonymous
El que ama no descansa Anonymous Appears on: 66v–67 Genres: Vilancico
67v–68	Testou minha ventura	-	Anonymous
Testou minha ventura Anonymous Appears on: 67v–68 Genres: Canción
68v–69	Ia não podeis ser contentes	-	Anonymous
Ia não podeis ser contentes Anonymous Appears on: 68v–69 Genres: Canción
69v–70	Parti ledo por te ver	-	Anonymous
Parti ledo por te ver Anonymous Appears on: 69v–70 Genres: Canción
70v–71	Que he o que vejo	-	Anonymous
Que he o que vejo Anonymous Appears on: 70v–71 Genres: Canción
71v–72	De vos e de mim naceo	-	Anonymous
De vos e de mim naceo Anonymous Appears on: 71v–72 Genres: Canción
72v–73	Toda noite e todo dia	-	Anonymous
Toda noite e todo dia Anonymous Appears on: 72v–73 Genres: Canción
73v–74	Con mi dolor y tormento	-	Anonymous
Con mi dolor y tormento Anonymous Appears on: 73v–74 Genres: Canción
74v–75	Que dizen alla Paschual	-	Anonymous
Que dizen alla Paschual Anonymous Appears on: 74v–75 Genres: Canción
75v–76	Se do mal que me quereis	-	Anonymous
Se do mal que me quereis Anonymous Appears on: 75v–76 Genres: Canción
76v–77	Ia que viveis tão ausentes	-	Anonymous
Ia que viveis tão ausentes Anonymous Appears on: 76v–77 Genres: Canción
77v–78	Não podem meus olhos vervos	-	Anonymous
Não podem meus olhos vervos Anonymous Appears on: 77v–78 Genres: Vilancico
78v–79	Obriga vossa lindeza	-	Anonymous
Obriga vossa lindeza Anonymous Appears on: 78v–79 Genres: Canción
79v–80	Senora bem poderey	-	Anonymous
Senora bem poderey Anonymous Appears on: 79v–80 Genres: Canción
80v–81	No veros y dessearvos	-	Anonymous
No veros y dessearvos Anonymous Appears on: 80v–81 Genres: Canción
81v–82	Ia dei fim a meus cuidados	-	Anonymous
Ia dei fim a meus cuidados Anonymous Appears on: 81v–82 Genres: Canción
82v–83	Aunque no me pidais cuenta	-	Anonymous
Aunque no me pidais cuenta Anonymous Appears on: 82v–83 Genres: Vilancico
83v–84	Mil veces llamo la muerte	-	Anonymous
Mil veces llamo la muerte Anonymous Appears on: 83v–84 Genres: Vilancico
84v–85	Un' amiga tengo hermano	-	Encina, Juan del
Un' amiga tengo hermano Encina, Juan del Appears on: 84v–85 Genres: Vilancico
85v–86	Quien te traxo cavallero	-	Encina, Juan del
Quien te traxo cavallero Encina, Juan del Appears on: 85v–86 Genres: Vilancico
86v–87	Vamonos Juan al aldea	-	Anonymous
Vamonos Juan al aldea Anonymous Appears on: 86v–87 Genres: Canción
87v–88	La vida y la muerte juntas	-	Anonymous
La vida y la muerte juntas Anonymous Appears on: 87v–88 Genres: Vilancico
88v–89	No tienen vado mis males	-	Encina, Juan del
No tienen vado mis males Encina, Juan del Appears on: 88v–89 Genres: Vilancico
89v–90	No m'agravio de la pena	-	Anonymous
No m'agravio de la pena Anonymous Appears on: 89v–90 Genres: Vilancico
90v–91	Congoxa del mal presente	-	Anonymous
Congoxa del mal presente Anonymous Appears on: 90v–91 Genres: Vilancico
91v–92	Todo plazer me desplazer	-	Anonymous
Todo plazer me desplazer Anonymous Appears on: 91v–92 Genres: Vilancico
92v–93	Ya cantan los gallos	-	Vilches
Ya cantan los gallos Vilches Appears on: 92v–93 Genres: Vilancico
93v–94	Sempre fiz vossa vontade	-	Anonymous
Sempre fiz vossa vontade Anonymous Appears on: 93v–94 Genres: Vilancico
94v–95	Romerico tu que vienes	-	Encina, Juan del
Romerico tu que vienes Encina, Juan del Appears on: 94v–95 Genres: Vilancico
95v–96	Passame por Dios barquero	-	Escobar, Pedro de
Passame por Dios barquero Escobar, Pedro de Appears on: 95v–96 Genres: Song
96v–97	Yo t'aconsejo Paschual	-	Anonymous
Yo t'aconsejo Paschual Anonymous Appears on: 96v–97 Genres: Canción
97v–98	Llenos de lagrimas tristes	-	Pastrana, Pedro de (1490–ca. 1558)
Llenos de lagrimas tristes Pastrana, Pedro de (1490–ca. 1558) Appears on: 97v–98 Genres: Canción
98v–99	Oigan todos mi tormento	-	Anonymous
Oigan todos mi tormento Anonymous Appears on: 98v–99 Genres: Vilancico
99v–100	Ojuelos graciosos	-	Anonymous
Ojuelos graciosos Anonymous Appears on: 99v–100 Genres: Vilancico
100v–101	Mirad que negro amor y que nonada	-	Anonymous
Mirad que negro amor y que nonada Anonymous Appears on: 100v–101 Genres: Canción
101v–102	A la villa voy	-	Anonymous
A la villa voy Anonymous Appears on: 101v–102 Genres: Vilancico
102v–103	Aquella voluntad que se ha rendido	-	Anonymous
Aquella voluntad que se ha rendido Anonymous Appears on: 102v–103 Genres: Canción
103v–104	Venid a sospirar al verde prato	-	Anonymous
Venid a sospirar al verde prato Anonymous Appears on: 103v–104 Genres: Canción

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	A la villa voy – 101v–102 Ado estas alma mia – 51 Antonilla es desposada – 48v–49 Aquella voluntad que se ha rendido – 102v–103 Aunque no me pidais cuenta – 82v–83 Bendito sea aquel dia – 49v Con mi dolor y tormento – 73v–74 Congoxa del mal presente – 90v–91 Cuydados meus tão cuidados – 65v–66 De vos de mi quexoso – 43v–44 De vos e de mim naceo – 71v–72 Despososse tu amiga – 52v–53 El que ama no descansa – 66v–67 Hazme amor el mal que puedes – 57v–58 Ia dei fim a meus cuidados – 81v–82 Ia não podeis ser contentes – 68v–69 Ia que viveis tão ausentes – 76v–77 La vida y la muerte juntas – 87v–88 Las tristes lagrimas mias – 63v–64 Mas deveis a quien os sirve – 53v–54 Mil veces llamo la muerte – 83v–84 Mirad que negro amor y que nonada – 100v–101 Nadie se duela de mi – 54v–55 No andes tan aborrido – 44v–45 No m'agravio de la pena – 89v–90 No piensen que a dacabar – 45v–46 No veros y dessearvos – 80v–81 Não podem meus olhos vervos – 77v–78 Obriga vossa lindeza – 78v–79 Oigan todos mi tormento – 98v–99 Ojuelos graciosos – 99v–100 Parti ledo por te ver – 69v–70 Perdi a esperança – 46v–47 Perdido polos meus olhos – 64v–65 Por amores me perdi – 62v–63 Por una sola vez – 59v–60 Porque me não ves Ioãna – 58v–59 Pues quexar se – 51v–52 Que dizen alla Paschual – 74v–75 Que he o que vejo – 70v–71 Que sentis coraçon mio – 56v–57 Quedo triste receloso – 40 Quien con veros pena y muere – 55v–56 Quierese morir Anton – 40v–41 Se do mal que me quereis – 75v–76 Sempre fiz vossa vontade – 93v–94 Senora aunque no os miro – 60v–61 Senora bem poderey – 79v–80 Testou minha ventura – 67v–68 Toda noite e todo dia – 72v–73 Todo me cansa y me pena – 42v–43 Todo plazer me desplazer – 91v–92 Tu gitana que adevinas – 61v–62 Vamonos Juan al aldea – 86v–87 Venid a sospirar al verde prato – 103v–104 Yo t'aconsejo Paschual – 96v–97
Encina, Juan del	No tienen vado mis males – 88v–89 Quien te traxo cavallero – 85v–86 Romerico tu que vienes – 94v–95 Un' amiga tengo hermano – 84v–85
Escobar, Pedro de	(?) Lo que queda es lo seguro – 47v–48 Passame por Dios barquero – 95v–96 Sacaronme los pesares – 41v–42
Pastrana, Pedro de (1490–ca. 1558)	Llenos de lagrimas tristes – 97v–98
Vilches	Ya cantan los gallos – 92v–93

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
A la villa voy	Anonymous	101v–102
Ado estas alma mia	Anonymous	51
Antonilla es desposada	Anonymous	48v–49
Aquella voluntad que se ha rendido	Anonymous	102v–103
Aunque no me pidais cuenta	Anonymous	82v–83
Bendito sea aquel dia	Anonymous	49v
Con mi dolor y tormento	Anonymous	73v–74
Congoxa del mal presente	Anonymous	90v–91
Cuydados meus tão cuidados	Anonymous	65v–66
De vos de mi quexoso	Anonymous	43v–44
De vos e de mim naceo	Anonymous	71v–72
Despososse tu amiga	Anonymous	52v–53
El que ama no descansa	Anonymous	66v–67
Hazme amor el mal que puedes	Anonymous	57v–58
Ia dei fim a meus cuidados	Anonymous	81v–82
Ia não podeis ser contentes	Anonymous	68v–69
Ia que viveis tão ausentes	Anonymous	76v–77
La vida y la muerte juntas	Anonymous	87v–88
Las tristes lagrimas mias	Anonymous	63v–64
Llenos de lagrimas tristes	Pastrana, Pedro de (1490–ca. 1558)	97v–98
Lo que queda es lo seguro	Escobar, Pedro de (?)	47v–48
Mas deveis a quien os sirve	Anonymous	53v–54
Mil veces llamo la muerte	Anonymous	83v–84
Mirad que negro amor y que nonada	Anonymous	100v–101
Nadie se duela de mi	Anonymous	54v–55
No andes tan aborrido	Anonymous	44v–45
No m'agravio de la pena	Anonymous	89v–90
No piensen que a dacabar	Anonymous	45v–46
No tienen vado mis males	Encina, Juan del	88v–89
No veros y dessearvos	Anonymous	80v–81
Não podem meus olhos vervos	Anonymous	77v–78
Obriga vossa lindeza	Anonymous	78v–79
Oigan todos mi tormento	Anonymous	98v–99
Ojuelos graciosos	Anonymous	99v–100
Parti ledo por te ver	Anonymous	69v–70
Passame por Dios barquero	Escobar, Pedro de	95v–96
Perdi a esperança	Anonymous	46v–47
Perdido polos meus olhos	Anonymous	64v–65
Por amores me perdi	Anonymous	62v–63
Por una sola vez	Anonymous	59v–60
Porque me não ves Ioãna	Anonymous	58v–59
Pues quexar se	Anonymous	51v–52
Que dizen alla Paschual	Anonymous	74v–75
Que he o que vejo	Anonymous	70v–71
Que sentis coraçon mio	Anonymous	56v–57
Quedo triste receloso	Anonymous	40
Quien con veros pena y muere	Anonymous	55v–56
Quien te traxo cavallero	Encina, Juan del	85v–86
Quierese morir Anton	Anonymous	40v–41
Romerico tu que vienes	Encina, Juan del	94v–95
Sacaronme los pesares	Escobar, Pedro de	41v–42
Se do mal que me quereis	Anonymous	75v–76
Sempre fiz vossa vontade	Anonymous	93v–94
Senora aunque no os miro	Anonymous	60v–61
Senora bem poderey	Anonymous	79v–80
Testou minha ventura	Anonymous	67v–68
Toda noite e todo dia	Anonymous	72v–73
Todo me cansa y me pena	Anonymous	42v–43
Todo plazer me desplazer	Anonymous	91v–92
Tu gitana que adevinas	Anonymous	61v–62
Un' amiga tengo hermano	Encina, Juan del	84v–85
Vamonos Juan al aldea	Anonymous	86v–87
Venid a sospirar al verde prato	Anonymous	103v–104
Ya cantan los gallos	Vilches	92v–93
Yo t'aconsejo Paschual	Anonymous	96v–97

‡ denotes primary source study

Dutton, Brian. 1990-1991. El Cancionero del siglo XV (c1360-1520). 7 vols vols. Salamanca: Universidad de Salamanca. Notes: discussion of MS.

Ferreira, Manuel Pedro (editor). 1989. Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Públia Hortênsia de Elvas [Facsimile edition]. Lisbon: Instituto Português do Patrimonio Cultural. Notes: facsimile, discussion of MS, inventory.

Miranda, Gil (editor). 1987. The Elvas songbook. Neuhausen-Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Notes: edition, transcriptions, inventory, discussion of MS.

Baker, Norma Klein. 1978. An Unnumbered Manuscript of Polyphony in the Archives of the Cathedral of Segovia: Its Provenance and History. University of Maryland, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 524. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).

Morais, Manuel (editor). 1977. Cancioneiro Musical d'Elvas. Lisbon: Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian. Notes: edition, transcriptions, inventory, discussion of MS.

Querol Gavaldá, Miguel. 1969. La producción musical de Juan del Encina (1469-1529). Anuário Musical, 121-31. Pages: 121.

Kastner, Macario Santiago (editor). 1959-. Portugaliae Musica. Lisbon. Pages: XXXI. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; texts; facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Reese, Gustave. 1959. Music in the Renaissance. New York. Pages: 584.

Anglès, Higinio (editor). 1941-1971. Monumentos de la Mùsica Espanola. Madrid (later Barcelona, later Rome). Pages: I, 127-8. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Joaquim, Manuel. 1940. O Cancioneiro Musical e Poetico da Biblioteca Publia Hortênsia. Coimbra. Notes: edition, transcriptions, inventory, discussion of MS; physical description; contents list; texts; facsimile (partial).

Barbieri, Francisco Asenjo (editor). 1890. Cancionero Musical de los Siglos XV y XVI. Madrid.

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Tuesday, 4 May, 2021

“De vos y de mi quexoso” is not the song by Urrede (though it shares a text; it is concordant with the version in Paris.