E-Boc MS 5

Documentation Center of the Orfeo Català (CEDOC) [formerly: Biblioteca de l'Orfeó Català], Barcelona, Spain

manuscript of polyphony: 1490-1510

Archive Documentation Center of the Orfeo Català (CEDOC) [formerly: Biblioteca de l'Orfeó Català], Barcelona, Spain (E-Boc)
Shelfmark MS 5
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 338 x 238 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: BarcOC 5
  • olim (Former shelfmark): Ms. M 12-VI-12
Notations
  • black void mensural
Copyists
External Links
Provenance
  • Girona or Catalonia? Spain?
  • Italy
Contents 49 pieces from 13 composers
General Description

Copied by one main scribe; three or four further scribes added minor sections. Entry by the main scribe on fol. 52r: Scriptum per me Desiderium Johannis, Clericum Aesteñ. The manuscript is in two sections: I, ff. 1-52 (6 Masses); II, ff. 53-69 (all other pieces). The varying rastrations and folio layouts suggest different stages in the MS’s production. Though Angles & CCM suggest different dates and origins for the two distinct parts, with part II being Spanish in origin, the paper & watermark is the same throughout, and Desiderium copied one motet in part II (ff. 67-68). This may suggest an Italian origin for the whole (Fabregas2016), although two of the lesser scribes use Spanish designations for the voice-parts.

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011
Physical Description

Bound in wrong order from f. 66 onwards: correct order should be: 69-[lacuna]-67-68-66.

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011
Binding

covers of black pasteboard; 19th century

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011
Watermark

Consistent watermark, fleur de lys within a circle.

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011
Liminary Note

inscription on f.52: "Scriptum per me Desiderium Johannis, Clericum Aeseten."

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011
Notation

black void mensural

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011
Ruling

various

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011
Foliation

Modern pencil foliation 1-69.

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011
Surface

paper

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011
Census Catalogue of Music Description

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6 Masses, 1 Kyrie-Gloria pair, 1 Kyrie, 2 Glorias, 1 Sanctus, 8 motets, 4 textless pieces = 23

(Anchieta/Compère/Peñalosa)-1, Cots-1, Isaac-3, Josquin-4, Marturia-1, Milans-1, (Obrecht)-1, Peñalosa-1, Plaja-2, (Richafort)-1, anon-7

ii + 69 + ii paper folios, 338 x 238. Modern pencil foliation added after one or more folios had been lost from the beginning, 19th-century covers of black pasteboard. No index. The manuscript is in two sections: I, ff. 1-52 (6 Masses); II, ff. 53-69 (all other pieces). Inscription on f. 52: "Scriptum per me Desiderium Johannis, Clericum Aeseteñ."

Part I: late 15th century; Part II: early 16th century (AngME). Part II is of Spanish origin (AngME).

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

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
1r Missa Fortuna desperata 8.2: Kyrie -
Appears on: 1r
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
General Note

incomplete: lacks Sup/Ten of opening Kyrie, owing to loss of folio '0'

1v–3 Missa Fortuna desperata 8.2: Gloria -
Appears on: 1v–3
Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
3v–6 Missa Fortuna desperata 8.2: Credo -
Appears on: 3v–6
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
6v–9 Missa Fortuna desperata 8.2: Sanctus -
Appears on: 6v–9
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
9v–10v Missa Fortuna desperata 8.2: Agnus Dei -
Appears on: 9v–10v
Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
General Note

incomplete - lacks Contra & Bassus

11v–12 Missa Salve diva parens (Mi Mi): Kyrie -
Appears on: 11v–12
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
12v–15 Missa Salve diva parens (Mi Mi): Gloria -
Appears on: 12v–15
Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
15v–18 Missa Salve diva parens (Mi Mi): Credo -
Appears on: 15v–18
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
18v–22 Missa Salve diva parens (Mi Mi): Sanctus, Benedictus -
Appears on: 18v–22
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
22v–24 Missa Salve diva parens (Mi Mi): Agnus Dei -
Appears on: 22v–24
Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
24v–25 Missa Comme femme desconfortée: Kyrie Henericus Yzaac
Appears on: 24v–25
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Henericus Yzaac
25v–27 Missa Comme femme desconfortée: Gloria -
Appears on: 25v–27
Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
27v–30 Missa Comme femme desconfortée: Credo -
Appears on: 27v–30
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
30v–32 Missa Comme femme desconfortée: Sanctus -
Appears on: 30v–32
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
32v–33 Missa Comme femme desconfortée: Agnus Dei -
Appears on: 32v–33
Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
33v–34 Missa La bassadanza = Missa La Spagna: Kyrie Henericus Yzaac
Appears on: 33v–34
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Henericus Yzaac
34v–36 Missa La bassadanza = Missa La Spagna: Gloria -
Appears on: 34v–36
Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
36v–38 Missa La bassadanza = Missa La Spagna: Credo -
Appears on: 36v–38
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
38v–40 Missa La bassadanza = Missa La Spagna: Sanctus -
Appears on: 38v–40
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
40v–42 Missa La bassadanza = Missa La Spagna: Agnus Dei -
Appears on: 40v–42
Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
42v–43 Missa Argentum et aurum: Kyrie Henericus Yzaac
Appears on: 42v–43
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Henericus Yzaac
Concordances

Christe in Berlin 40026, ff. 92v-94v 'H. Jsaac' (with Osanna II) & Zurich 284, ff. 249-249v 'Jo. Buch[ner]'

43v–45 Missa Argentum et aurum: Gloria -
Appears on: 43v–45
Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
45v–47 Missa Argentum et aurum: Credo -
Appears on: 45v–47
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
General Note

in tenor part is text: "Argentum et aurum non est in ... quod habeo hoc tibi non do miserere mei"

47v–50 Missa Argentum et aurum: Sanctus -
Appears on: 47v–50
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
Concordances

Osanna II in Berlin 40026, ff. 92v-94v 'H. Jsaac' (with Christe eleison)

50v–52 Missa Argentum et aurum: Agnus Dei -
Appears on: 50v–52
Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
52v–53 Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Kyrie Josquin despres
Appears on: 52v–53
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Josquin despres
53v–54 Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] -
Appears on: 53v–54
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
General Note

Confiteor section only

54v–55 Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Agnus Dei -
Appears on: 54v–55
Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
General Note

Agnus III only

56v–57 Ave Maria ... virgo serena 23.6 - 1a pars (of 2): Ave Maria ... virgo serena -
Appears on: 56v–57
Genres: Ave Maria, Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Ave Maria ... virgo serena
56v–57 Ave Maria ... virgo serena 23.6 - 2a pars (of 2): Ave vera virginitas -
Appears on: 56v–57
Genres: Ave Maria, Motet
57v–58 [textless] - Anonymous

[textless]

Anonymous
Appears on: 57v–58
Genres: textless
58v–60 [textless] - Anonymous

[textless]

Anonymous
Appears on: 58v–60
Genres: textless
60v–61 Missa: Kyrie eleison Alonso (de la Plaja?)
Appears on: 60v–61
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Alonso (de la Plaja?)
General Note

attributed to 'Alonso', the 'Regina caeli' which follows is attributed to 'Alonso de la Plaja' & this may be by him also

60v–61 Missa: Gloria -
Appears on: 60v–61
Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
61v Regina caeli laetare alleluia Alonso de la Plaja
Appears on: 61v
Genres: Marian antiphon, Motet, Regina caeli laetare
Source Attribution: Alonso de la Plaja
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Regina caeli laetare alleluia
62 Kyrie eleison Penyalosa
Appears on: 62
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Penyalosa
63v Sanctus & Benedictus Cots
Appears on: 63v
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
Source Attribution: Cots
64 Regina caeli laetare alleluia - Anonymous
Appears on: 64
Genres: Marian antiphon, Motet, Regina caeli laetare
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Regina caeli laetare alleluia
64v [textless] - Anonymous

[textless]

Anonymous
Appears on: 64v
Genres: textless
65 [textless] Marturia [Prats]
Appears on: 65
Genres: textless
Source Attribution: Marturia [Prats]
General Note

Prats spent some time in Italy, and it is suggested in Fabregas2016 that he may have brought this manuscript back to Spain.

65v O rex noster et Deus noster Milans
Appears on: 65v
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Milans
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: O rex noster et deus noster
68v, 66 Et in terra pax [Gloria] - Anonymous
Appears on: 68v, 66
Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
General Note

folios bound incorrectly.

66v Quem dicunt homines - 1a pars (of 2): Quem dicunt homines -
Appears on: 66v
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Quem dicunt homines esse filium hominis
General Note

incomplete: Sup & Ten only

67 Domine non secundum 16.10 - 1a pars (of 4): Domine non secundum peccata nostra -
Appears on: 67
Genres: Tract
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Domine non secundum peccata nostra
General Note

incomplete: 1a pars lacks Sup; 2a pars lacks Ten; 3a pars lacks Sup & Ten. (The rest of the first 3 parts is all on one page.)

67 Domine non secundum 16.10 - 2a pars (of 4): Domine ne memineris -
Appears on: 67
Genres: Tract
General Note

incomplete: 1a pars lacks Sup; 2a pars lacks Ten; 3a pars lacks Sup & Ten. (The rest of the first three parts is all on one page.)

67 Domine non secundum 16.10 - 3a pars (of 4): Quia pauperes facti sumus nimis -
Appears on: 67
Genres: Tract
General Note

incomplete: 1a pars lacks Sup; 2a pars lacks Ten; 3a pars lacks Sup & Ten. (The rest of the first three parts is all on one page.)

67v–68 Domine non secundum 16.10 - 4a pars (of 4): Adjuva nos Deus salutaris noster - Et propitius esto -
Appears on: 67v–68
Genres: Tract
General Note

The 4a pars is treated as a separate work in some discussions

69 O bone Jesu illumina oculos meos -
Appears on: 69
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: O bone Iesu illumina oculos meos
69v Ave verum corpus natum de Maria virgine - Anonymous
Appears on: 69v
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Ave verum corpus natum
General Note

much of the piece is illegible owing to water damage.

Composer Compositions
Anchieta, Juan de (1462–1523)
Anonymous
Compère, Loyset (ca. 1445–1518)
Cots, Bartomeu
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517)
Milan, Luis
Obrecht, Jacobus (ca. 1457–1505)
Penalosa, Francisco de
Plaja, Alonso de la
Prats, Marturià
Ribera, Antonio de
Richafort, Jean (ca. 1480–ca. 1550)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
[textless] Anonymous 57v–58
[textless] Anonymous 58v–60
[textless] Anonymous 64v
[textless] 65
Ave Maria ... virgo serena 23.6 - 1a pars (of 2): Ave Maria ... virgo serena 56v–57
Ave Maria ... virgo serena 23.6 - 2a pars (of 2): Ave vera virginitas 56v–57
Ave verum corpus natum de Maria virgine Anonymous 69v
Domine non secundum 16.10 - 1a pars (of 4): Domine non secundum peccata nostra 67
Domine non secundum 16.10 - 2a pars (of 4): Domine ne memineris 67
Domine non secundum 16.10 - 3a pars (of 4): Quia pauperes facti sumus nimis 67
Domine non secundum 16.10 - 4a pars (of 4): Adjuva nos Deus salutaris noster - Et propitius esto 67v–68
Et in terra pax [Gloria] Anonymous 68v, 66
Kyrie eleison 62
Missa Argentum et aurum: Agnus Dei 50v–52
Missa Argentum et aurum: Credo 45v–47
Missa Argentum et aurum: Gloria 43v–45
Missa Argentum et aurum: Kyrie 42v–43
Missa Argentum et aurum: Sanctus 47v–50
Missa Comme femme desconfortée: Agnus Dei 32v–33
Missa Comme femme desconfortée: Credo 27v–30
Missa Comme femme desconfortée: Gloria 25v–27
Missa Comme femme desconfortée: Kyrie 24v–25
Missa Comme femme desconfortée: Sanctus 30v–32
Missa Fortuna desperata 8.2: Agnus Dei 9v–10v
Missa Fortuna desperata 8.2: Credo 3v–6
Missa Fortuna desperata 8.2: Gloria 1v–3
Missa Fortuna desperata 8.2: Kyrie 1r
Missa Fortuna desperata 8.2: Sanctus 6v–9
Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Agnus Dei 54v–55
Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Kyrie 52v–53
Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] 53v–54
Missa La bassadanza = Missa La Spagna: Agnus Dei 40v–42
Missa La bassadanza = Missa La Spagna: Credo 36v–38
Missa La bassadanza = Missa La Spagna: Gloria 34v–36
Missa La bassadanza = Missa La Spagna: Kyrie 33v–34
Missa La bassadanza = Missa La Spagna: Sanctus 38v–40
Missa Salve diva parens (Mi Mi): Agnus Dei 22v–24
Missa Salve diva parens (Mi Mi): Credo 15v–18
Missa Salve diva parens (Mi Mi): Gloria 12v–15
Missa Salve diva parens (Mi Mi): Kyrie 11v–12
Missa Salve diva parens (Mi Mi): Sanctus, Benedictus 18v–22
Missa: Gloria 60v–61
Missa: Kyrie eleison 60v–61
O bone Jesu illumina oculos meos 69
O rex noster et Deus noster 65v
Quem dicunt homines - 1a pars (of 2): Quem dicunt homines 66v
Regina caeli laetare alleluia 61v
Regina caeli laetare alleluia Anonymous 64
Sanctus & Benedictus 63v

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Finscher, Ludwig. 1964. Loyset Compere: Life and Works. Musicological Studies and Documents.  American Institute of Musicology. Pages: 34. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

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