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P-Cug (Coimbra) Biblioteca Geral da Universidade MM 018

Archive: 
P-Cug (Coimbra) Biblioteca Geral da Universidade
Shelf-mark: 
MM 018
Siglum: 
P-Cug MM 018
Subcategory of book: 
Polyphonic choirbook
Category: 
polyphony
Completeness: 
complete or nearly complete
Document type: 
manuscript
Origin: 
Monastery of Santa Cruz, Coimbra
Main place of use: 
Monastery of Santa Cruz, Coimbra
Provenance: 
Monastery of Santa Cruz, Coimbra
Date: 
[c.1610-20]
Cursus: 
unknown
Contents: 
Antiphons (5), Canticles (3), Hymns (9), Invitatorium (1), Lesson (1), Marian antiphon (1), Masses (1), Mass sections (4), Motets (2), Passion (sections) (3), Psalms (20); Responds (3), Responsories (5); Misc. (1)
Material: 
paper
Condition of document: 
Generally good, but with some discolouration caused by dampness, and some ink bleed-through with loss of notes in central section due to ink corrosion (especially ff. 58-64)
Bindings: 
Old (possibly original) soft covers of beige leather
Foliation/Pagination: 
i + 131 + i
Gathering structure: 
MS compiled as single project. Folios probably gathered and bound (even if loosely) before the music was copied. (cf Rees 1995, 199 & 200)
Watermarks: 
2 paper types; 2 watermarks. Mark on paper 1 belongs to Briquet's Pèlerin type (cf Rees: 1995: 372 & 393)
Page layout: 
Choirbook format. 473 x 375 mm
Type of script: 
Modern
Type of notation: 
Mensural (white)
Decoration: 
Calligraphic initials (in red / black ink), ff. 1v-6r; 11v-12r; 16v-28r; 34v-39r; 52v-53r; 58v-64r; 82v-89r; 93v-94; 95v-100r; 104v-113r; 117r; 118v-122r. Boxed initials, f. 123v-124r.
Inscriptions and marks: 
'Livro de diuersa musica do P.e Dom Pedro Conigo Regular de S.to Augustinho …' (f. 1r). 'cú quatuor voc Dóno Petor (f. 1v). 'cú quinque vocibus', in red ink (f. 5v). Names of voice parts in red ink (ff. 5v-7). 'In festo Corporis christi: psalmi'; 'Dóno Petro' and 'prim(us) tonus' next to intonation (in red ink) (f. 7v). Voice names in red ink, f. 8v. 'Terceiro' next to intonation (in red ink) (f. 11v). 'Quarto tom' next to intonation (in red ink) (f. 12v). 'Domini Petri' (f.16v). 'Dni Petri' (f. 20v). 'Dominica in ramis palmarum. Dóno Petro' (f.31r). 'feria tertia' (f.34v), 'Domni Petri. Can.S.+' (f.35r). 'Guerreiro' (f.38v). 'Responsso 2º Do Natal' (f.40v), 'Dom Pedro da Esperança' (f.41r). 'Versso Para instrumentos' (f.41v), 'Dom Pedro da Esperança' (f.42r); voice names on ff.41v-42r. 'Responsso 4º Do Natal' (f.42v), 'Dom Pedro da Esperança' (f.43r), and voice names. 'Versso Pa instrumentos' (f.43v), 'Dom Pedro da Esperança' (f.44r), and names of instrumental parts. 'Responsso 5º Do Natal' (f.44v), 'Dom Pedro da Esperança' (f.45r), and voice names. 'Versso Pa instrumentos' (f.44v), 'Dom Pedro da Esperança' (f.45r), and names of instrumental parts. 'Responsso 7º Do Natal' (f.46v), 'Dom Pedro da Esperança' (f.47r), and voice names. 'Versso Pa instrumentos' (f.47v), 'Dom Pedro da Esperança' (f.48r), and names of instrumental parts. 'Octaui toni cú octo uocib(us). Chorus primus' (f.52v), 'Chor(us) 2(us) Dóno Petro Canónico' (in red ink) (f.53r). Voice names in red ink (ff.54v-58r). 'In festo Ascentionis dni. Ad nonam. Cú 4.voc.' (f.58v). 'Iº Psalmo' (f.60r), 'D. Gaspar' (f.61r). '2º Psalmo (f.55v), 'D. Pedro da esperança' (f.66r). '3º Psalmo' (f.67v), 'D. Pedro da esperança' (f.68r). 'Missa de Quadragessima A 4 (f.70v), 'Domnus Petrus ad spe' (f.71r), and voice names (headings repeated ff.71v-73r). 'In Dominica Passionis A.4.' (f.73v), 'Domnus Petrus ab spe' (f.74), and voice names. 'Tertius modus. Don(us) Petrus' (in red ink) (f.77v). Voice names in red ink ff. 79v-80r. 'Chor(us) 1(us) cú octo voccib(us) Dóno Petro. (f.82v), 'Chorus 2(us)' (f.83r), and voice names (in red ink). 'cú quinq(ue) vos' (f.83v)' and voice names in red ink (ff.83v-84r). 'Cum tribus Vocibus' (f.84v). 'Resposta a quatro' (f.85r); and voice names in red ink (ff.84v-85r). Voice names ff. 84v-85r. 'cú octo uoc. Chorus I(us). Petrus canonicus', 'chorus 2(us) (f.87r), and voice names in red ink. 'a sete Dóno Pedtro (f.93v) and voice names (ff.93v-95r). 'a 8º Dóno Petro (f.95v), 'a 8º' (f.96r), and voice names (ff.95v-96). 'Himnus. cú octo uocibus chor(us) I(us) (in red ink) (f.101v), 'Chorus 2(us)' (in red ink), 'Dóno Petro auctore' (in black ink) (f.102r), and voice names in red ink (ff.101v-104r). 'Dono Petro Canónico' (f.113v). 'In festo sanctas Trinitatis Dono Petro' (in red ink) (f.115v). 'In festo S. Joanis baptistae' (f.116v). 'Secundi toni Dono Petro auctore' (f.123r). 'Secúdi toni' (in red ink) (f.124v). 'Quinto modo' (in red ink) (f.126v). 'Secúdi toni' (in red ink) (f.128v). 'a cinquo reposta', with voice names in red ink (ff.130v-131r).
Remarks: 
High degree of consistency in number, layout and dimensions of staves inidcates that MS compiled as single project, despite use of several different rastra (cf Rees 1995, 200). Double vertical-line borders in red ink on each page. It was originally copied by two scribes, who had also copied P-Cug MM 8. One of these was the composer Pedro de Cristo, who was the first scribe to work on this manuscript. He originally left gaps between pieces and groups of pieces which were later filled by other scribes (cf Rees 1995, 199-200). Modern pencil foliation, 1-131.
References: 

REES. Owen, “Newly Identifed Holograph Manuscripts from Late-Renaissance Portugal”, Early Music 22 (1994), pp. 261-77

REES, Owen, Polyphony in Portugal c. 1530 – c. 1620. Sources from the Monastery of Santa Cruz, Coimbra, New York & London / Garland, 1995, pp. 195-200, 372 & 393

REES, Owen (ed.), Music by Pedro de Cristo: An Edition of the Motets from Coimbra Biblioteca Geral da Universidade, MM 33, Amsterdam: Harvard Academic Publishers, 1998 [Introduction includes list of works by Pedro de Cristo in surviving Portuguese sources]

Submitted by Bernadette Nelson — Mon, 2013-04-29 12:59

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Fol Incipit Composer
001v-003r Domine hyssopo (Asp... 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom A
003v-005r Egredientem (Vidi a... 4 Anonymous A
005v-007r Domine hyssopo (Asp... 4 Anonymous A
007v-009r Sede a dextris meis... 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom PS
009v-011r In consilio (Confit... 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom PS
011v-013r Ego autem humilia (... 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom PS
012v-014r Qui ambulant (Beati... 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom PS
014v-016r Lauda Deum tuum Sio... 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom PS
016v-019r Gloria laus et hono... 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom H
019v-020r Hosanna filio David 4 Anonymous H
020v-022r In monte oliveti 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom R
022v-023r Sanctus (Sanctus) 4 Anonymous Sa
023v-025r Kyrie 4 Anonymous Ky
024v-026r Sanctus 4 Anonymous Sa
026v-027r Qui tollis (Agnus D... 4 Anonymous Ag
027v-028r Et erexit (Benedict... 4 Anonymous Ca
030v-034r Non in die festo 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom Pa
034v-038r Non in die festo 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom Pa
038v-039r Regina caeli 4 Guerrero, Francisco ABV
040v-042r Hodie nobis de cael... 4 Esperança, Pedro da, Dom R
042v-044r O magnum mysterium 4 Esperança, Pedro da, Dom R
044v-046r Beata dei genitrix 4 Esperança, Pedro da, Dom R
046v-048r Beata viscera maria... 4 Esperança, Pedro da, Dom R
050v-051r Venite adoremus 4 Anonymous H
052v-058r Anima mea (Magnific... 8 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom Ca
058v-060r Rerum Deus 4 Anonymous H
060v-064r Ideo scrutat est (M... 4 Gaspar, Dom PS
065v-067r Justificationes tua... 4 Esperança, Pedro da, Dom PS
067v-069r Et a verbis tuis (P... 4 Esperança, Pedro da, Dom PS
070v-073r Missa de Quadragesi... 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom Mi
073v-074r Nonne benedicimus 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom Pa
077v-080r Miserere mei et exa... 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom PS
082v-083r Miserere mihi domin... 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom A
083v-084r Procul recedant [Te... 4 Anonymous H
084v In manus tuas 3 Anonymous rp
085r In manus tuas 4 Anonymous rp
085v-086r In manus tuas 5 Anonymous rp
086v-087r Salva nos domine 8 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom A
087v-088r Regem cui omnia viv... 4 Anonymous I
088v-090r Parce mihi domine 4 Anonymous L
093v-095r Dixit dominus (tone... 7 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom PS
095v-097r Ave Maria 8 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom Mo
097v-099r Laudate nomen domin... 4 Anonymous PS
099v-100r Laudate dominum (to... 4 Anonymous PS
101v-104r Sanctorum meritis 8 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom H
104v-106r Dixit Dominus (tone... 4 Anonymous PS
106v-109r In consilio justoru... 4 Anonymous PS
109v-111r Potens in terra [Be... 4 Anonymous PS
111v-113r Domine exaudi [De p... 4 Anonymous PS
113v-115r Veni creator spirit... 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom H
115v-116r O lux beata trinita... 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom H
116v-118r Ut queant laxis 4 Anonymous H
118v-122r Sicut juravit [Meme... 4 Anonymous PS
123v-125r Anima mea (Magnific... 4 Cristo, Pedro de, Dom Ca
125v-127r Dilexi quoniam (ton... 4 Anonymous PS
126v-128r Levavi oculos meos 4 Anonymous Mo
128v-130r Quoniam audisti (Co... 4 Anonymous PS
130v-131r Et secundum [Misere... 5 Anonymous PS
131v [untexted] 4 Anonymous

    

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