Llibre Vermell de Montserrat (Various)

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Addfilenum[1]

See: Weltliche Musik um 1300 (Anonymous), side 2 (Telefunken SAWT 69504-A, 1964), with Studio der frühen Musik

Naxos

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Marc Lanoiselée (2012/3/13)

5 more: Stella splendens in monte (2-part song) • Mariam Matrem virginem (3-part song) • Laudemus Virginem (3-part canon) • Splendens ceptigera (4-part canon) • Imperayritz de la ciutat joyosa (2-part song)

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Marc Lanoiselée (2012/3/13)

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Marc Lanoiselée (2012/3/13)

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Marc Lanoiselée (2012/3/13)

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Marc Lanoiselée (2012/3/13)

Publisher Info. Alberto Gomez Gomez
Performers Alberto Gomez
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Reccmo (2012/4/11)

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Reccmo (2012/4/11)

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Reccmo (2012/4/11)

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For 3 Viols (Yates)

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Rayates (2018/12/26)

Publisher Info. Richard Yates
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Misc. Notes For practicing parts from the viol ensemble versions under Arrangements. Pitched at A=415.
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Sheet Music

Scores

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Feduol (2013/9/24)

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d. [late 14th century]
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Marc Lanoiselée (2012/3/13)

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Reccmo (2012/4/11)

4 more: Stella splendens in monte • Mariam Matrem Virginem • Imperayritz de la ciutat ioyosa • Engraving files (M-Tx, PMX, MusiXTeX)

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Reccmo (2012/4/11)

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Misc. Notes Transcription from the late 14th century manuscript
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 3 Viols (Yates)

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Misc. Notes Two full score versions allow several combinations of viols. mp3 audio in A=415 is available under Synthesized/MIDI section
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General Information

Work Title Livre vermeil de Montserrat
Alternative. Title Red Book of Montserrat
Name Translations モンセラートの朱い本; Llibre vermell de Montserrat; Llibre Vermell
Name Aliases Livro Vermelho de Montserrat; Llibre vermell; LLibre Vermell
Authorities Wikipedia; GND: 4740607-0
Composer Various
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. E-MO MS 1
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. late 14th century
Language Latin, Catalan, Occitan
Piece Style Medieval
Instrumentation voices, open instrumentation
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The manuscript was prepared in approximately 1399. It originally contained 172 double pages, of which 32 have been lost. 6 folios contain music. The title "The Red Book of Montserrat" describes the red binding in which the collection was placed in the 19th century. No composer is identified for any of the songs it contains.

The 10 songs in the collection that survive are:

Song: O Virgo Splendens (fol. 21v-22) ("O Splendid Virgin") (3-part canon)
Virelai/danse: Stella Splendens (fol. 22r) ("Splendid Star") (2-part song)
Song: Laudemus Virginem (fol. 23) ("Let us praise the Virgin") (3-part canon)
Song: Splendens Ceptigera (fol. 23) ("Splendid ruler") (4-part canon)
Virelai: Mariam, Matrem Virginem, Attolite (fol. 25r) ("Praise Mary, the virgin mother") (3-part song)
Virelai/danse: Polorum Regina (fol. 24v) ("Queen of the Poles")
Virelai: Cuncti Simus Concanentes (fol. 24) ("Let us sing together")
Ballad/danse: Los Set Gotxs (fol. 23v) ("The seven joys")
Motet: Imperayritz de la ciutat joyosa / Verges ses par misericordiosa (fol. 25v) ("Empress of the happy city" / "Virgin, out of mercy") (2-part song)
Virelai: Ad Mortem Festinamus (fol. 26v) ("We hasten towards death")