E-Bbc MS M 251

Biblioteca Nacional de Catalunya/Biblioteca Central, Barcelona, Spain

chant book with added polyphony: c. 1490

Archive Biblioteca Nacional de Catalunya/Biblioteca Central, Barcelona, Spain (E-Bbc)
Shelfmark MS M 251
Surface Mixed Paper and Parchment
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 215 x 142 mm
Other Identifiers
  • RISM: E-Bd251
  • CCM: BarcBC 251
  • olim (Former shelfmark): Biblioteca Central 250
Notations
  • black void mensural
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External Links
Provenance
Contents 3 pieces from 1 composers
General Description

'Cantorale Sancti Hieronimi' from the Monasterio de San Jerónimo de Murtra, Barcelona. Contains: fol. 1-14 reciting tones; fol. 15-137r: hymns, responsories, antiphons; fol. 137v-143r: polyphonic pieces; fol. 143v-145: Marian antiphons. There are some polyphonic additions in choirbook format.

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011, ed. DIAMM
Binding

modern parchment covers.

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011, ed. DIAMM
Notation

black chant or semi-mensural (monophony); black void mensural (polyphony)

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011, ed. DIAMM
Ruling

6 red 5-line staves per page

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011, ed. DIAMM
Foliation

137v-143

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011, ed. DIAMM
Foliation

Old foliation 1-144, beginning on fol. 4

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011, ed. DIAMM
Index

Original index on f. i

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011, ed. DIAMM
Surface

Mixed parchment and paper

Cristina Urchueguía; transl. Henry Hope, 2011, ed. DIAMM
RISM Description

Cantorale of 145 folios in total plus 3 flyleaves. Original foliation 1-144 at top left of verso face of leaf. 6 red 5-line staves per page. Modern parchment binding.

RISM B/IV 3: 15. Jh.; 145 Blätter Papier und Pergament gemischt + je 3 Vorsatz- und Nachstoßblätter, 215 x 142 mm. Alte Foliierung von f. 1-144: 1. Blatt ohne Foliierung (Register). Je Seite 6 rote Fünfliniensysteme mit schwarzer und, bei mehrstimmigen Stücken, weißer Mensuralnotation oder teilweise mensurierter Notation - Einband: modernes Pergament.

Dieses Cantorale des 15. Jh. stammt aus dem catalanischen Kloster St. Jerònim de la Murtra (Diözese Barcelona). Die mehrstimmige Stücke sind in der 2. Hälfte des 15. Jh. geschrieben, zeigen aber einen altertümlichen Stil.

Inhalt: f. 1-14 Lektionstöne; f. 15-137r Hymnen, Responsorien, Litaneien, Antiphonen;

f. 137v-143 siehe Incipitverzeichnis; f. 143v-145 Marianische Antiphonen.

[Translation] 145 leaves of paper and parchment plus 3 forepapers and an end paper, 215 x 142 mm. Old foliation on f. 1-144: 1 Sheet without foliation. The 6-per-page five-line staves contain red with black line systems and, in polyphonic pieces, white or partly mensural notation - Binding: modern parchment.

This Cantorale of the 15th Century comes from the catalan Monastery of St. Jeronim de la Murtra (diocese of Barcelona). The polyphonic pieces are from the 2nd Half of the 15th Century, but show an ancient style.

Contents: f. 1-14 Lesson tones, f. 15-137r hymns, responsories, litanies, antiphons; f. 137v-143 see Incipit list; f. 143v-145 Marian antiphons.

RISM B IV, 3, p. 425f. (siglum E-Bd251).

Polyphonic mass settings:

1 (no. 1) fols 140v-143r

[Anonymus]

[Credo/E-Bbc: Ms. 251; 2 voces]

Credo (alternatim).

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Répertoire International des Sources Musicales
Census Catalogue of Music Description

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1 Credo, 2 motets (in a Cantional containing monophonic pieces) = 3

Anonymous

iii + 145 + iii mixed paper and parchment folios, 215 x 142. Original foliation. Modern parchment covers. Original index on f. i. Polyphony (ff. 137'-139 and ff. 140'-143) is in white mensural notation; monophony in black chant or semi-mensural notation.

Polyphony copied in second half of 15th century. From the monastery of St. Jerònim de 1a Murtra, in Catalonia, diocese of Barcelona (RISM).

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

138v

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
137v–138 Ad honorem summi patris ... Ave regina caelorum - Anonymous
Appears on: 137v–138
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: f3
Voice Text: Ad honorem summi patris ... Ave regina celorum ...

Voice: Tenor
Languages: Latin
Clef: f4
Voice Text: Ad honorem ...

Voice: Contratenor
Languages: Latin
Clef: f3
Voice Text: Ad honorem ...
General Note

Tenor: Ad honorem

Layout

parts

138v–139 Ad honorem summi patris ... Salve regina caeli - Anonymous
Appears on: 138v–139
Genres: Motet, Salve Regina
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: f3
Voice Text: Ad honorem summi patris ... Salve regina celi ...

Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: c4
Voice Text: Ad honorem.

Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: c5
Voice Text: Ad honorem.
Layout

parts

140v–143 Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] - Anonymous
Appears on: 140v–143
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Mensuration: c-dot
Clef: f3
Voice Text: Patrem omnipotentem.

Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Mensuration: c-dot
Clef: f3
Voice Text: Patrem omnipotentem.
Layout

parts

Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Ad honorem summi patris ... Ave regina caelorum Anonymous 137v–138
Ad honorem summi patris ... Salve regina caeli Anonymous 138v–139
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] Anonymous 140v–143

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denotes primary source study

Urchuegúia, Cristina. 2003. Die mehrstimmige Messe im ‘Goldenen Jahrhundert'. Überlieferung und Repertoirebildung in Quellen aus Spanien und Portugal (ca. 1490–1630) (= Würzburger musikhistorische Beiträge).  Tutzing. Pages: 8, 83f., 88, 107, 164, 231, 283–286.

Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag. Pages: 1, 17.

Anglès, Higinio. 1936. La Música a Catalunya fins al segle XIII. Pages: 263.

Anglès, Higinio. 1931. El Còdex musical de las Huelgas. 3 vols. Pages: I, 92.

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Cristina Urchueguía

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

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description

Répertoire Internationale des Sources Musicales

Monday, 23 January, 2017

NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. RISM Description