The Cancionero de Segovia or Cancionero Musical de Segovia (CMS) (Segovia Cathedral, Archivo Capitular, s.s. [antiguo18]), also known as Cancionero of the Segovia Cathedral, is a manuscript containing Renaissance music from the end of the 15th century and beginning of the 16th century. It contains a wide repertoire of works by mainly Spanish, French and Franco-Flemish composers. It is kept at the Segovia Cathedral Archives.
The cancionero was compiled by the end of the reign of Isabel the Catholic, between 1499 and 1503. Afterwards it belonged to the Library of the Real Fortress of Segovia, from where it was transferred at an unknown date to the Segovia Cathedral. This was a fortunate move, because the Real Fortress was destroyed by a fire in 1862, along with its library and all things therein.
In 1922, the manuscript was found by Higinio Anglés in the Chapterhouse Archives of the Segovia Cathedral.
The codex contains 228 numbered folios of average size (291 mm x 215 mm), being the area written of 239 mm x 166 mm. Unlike other cancioneros of the period, it does not have a table of contents, neither are the works grouped by musical genre (romance, motet, etc.)
The cancionero is divided into two parts:
The codex comprises 204 works in total, in five different languages (74 in Latin, 50 in French, 38 in Spanish, 34 in Flemish/Dutch and 8 in Italian). Of them, 97 are unica, i.e., only found in this source. So far, 27 composers have been identified, but the authorship of a few works remain anonymous. Following is a list of the known composers, with number of works in parentheses:
The Segovia songbook contains both sacred and secular works. Among the genres found in it, there are masses, motets, villancicos, chansons and instrumental pieces. Their complexity ranges from very simple to very difficult.
| No. | Title | Voices | Composer | Genre | Concordances | Recordings | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First part: Franco-Flemish works | |||||||
| 1 | Misa Wol auff gesell von hynnen | 3-6 | Heinrich Isaac | incomplete | |||
| 2 | Misa L'homme arme sexti toni | 4 | Josquin des Prez | ||||
| 3 | Misa Libenter gloriabor | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 4 | Misa Adieu mes amours | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 5 | Misa Rose playsante | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 6 | Misa Fortuna desperata | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | lacks an Agnus Dei | |||
| 7 | Misa Quant j'ay au cor | 4 | Heinrich Isaac | Q18, I27, 757, HAR(3v) | |||
| 8 | Misa Sine nomine | 4 | Matthaeus Pipelare | ||||
| 9 | Patrem omnipotentem (Misa Beata Virgine) | 4 | Juan de Anchieta | ||||
| 10 | Salve Regina (Ad te clamamus / Eya ergo / O clemens) | 4 | Heinrich Isaac | ||||
| 11 | Salve Regina (Vita dulcedo / Benedictum fructum) | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | Q18 | |||
| 12 | Magnificat (quarti toni) | 4 | Alexander Agricola (Antoine Brumel?) | ||||
| 13 | Magnificat | 4 | Josquin des Prez | AGO | |||
| 14 | Inter praeclarissimas virtutes | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 15 | Mille quingentis ("Requiem") | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 16 | Ave maria... Virgo serena | 4 | Josquin des Prez | ODH | |||
| 17 | O intemerata Virgo | 4 | Josquin des Prez | ||||
| 18 | Salve virgo sanctissima | 4 | Heinrich Isaac | ||||
| 19 | Omnis spiritus laudet | 5 | Jacob Obrecht | motet | DAE | ||
| 20 | Benedicamus in laude Jhesu | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 21 | Exortum est in tenebris | 4 | Matthaeus Pipelare | = Fors seulement | |||
| 22 | Cuius sacrata viscera | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 23 | Domine non secundum peccata | 4 | Johannes Ffarer | AGO | |||
| 24 | Ave, regina celorum | 4 | Heinrich Isaac | ||||
| 25 | Domini Jhesu Christe qui hora Dei | 4 | Juan de Anchieta | ||||
| 26 | Virgo et mater | 4 | Juan de Anchieta | PEÑ | |||
| 27 | In passione Domini | 4 | Juan de Anchieta | ODH | |||
| 28 | Domine, ne memineris | 4 | Juan de Anchieta | AGO | |||
| 29 | Kyrie eleyson... Qui expansis | 4 | Anonymous | ||||
| 30 | Veni, Sancte Spiritus / Veni Creator Spiritus | 4 | Alonso Pérez de Alba | ODH | |||
| 31 | O crux ave, spes unica | 4 | Anonymous | ||||
| 32 | Kyrie eleyson... qui passurus | 4 | Anonymous | ||||
| 33 | O bone Jhesu | 4 | Juan de Anchieta (Loyset Compère?) | motet | CML | MUN, CAB | |
| 34 | Te Dominum confitemur | 4 | Anonymous | ||||
| 35 | Juste judex Jhesu Christe | 4 | Anonymous | AGO | |||
| 36 | Tmeiskin was jonc wel van passe | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | Q17, HAR | = De tusche in busche | ||
| 37 | Sullen wij langhe in drucke moeten leven | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 38 | Sancte Michael, ora pro nobis | Loysette Compere | incomplete | ||||
| 39 | J'ay priis amours | 4 | Johannes Martini (Antoine Busnois?) | HAR | |||
| 40 | Fortuna vincineta | Anonymous | incomplete | ||||
| 41 | Je ne demande | 4 | Antoine Busnois | PIX, Q18, HAR | |||
| 42 | Je n'ay deul | 4 | Alexander Agricola | Q17, 178, I27, 757, HAR | ORL | ||
| 43 | Elaes (que pourra devenir) | 4 | Philippe Caron | PIX, Q16(3v), Q18, I27(3v), 757(3v), HAR | |||
| 44 | Fortuna desperata | 5 | Heinrich Isaac | chanson | DAE, AGO | ||
| 45 | Le souvenir | 4 | Johannes Tinctoris | ||||
| 46 | Fortuna desperata / Sancte Petre / Ora pro nobis | 5 | Heinrich Isaac | ||||
| 47 | J'ay priis amours | Heinrich Isaac | 178 | incomplete | |||
| 48 | Morkin ic hebbe ter scolen gheleghen | 4 | Matthaeus Pipelare | ||||
| 49 | Laet u ghenoughen liever | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 50 | Wat willen wij metten budel spelen, ons ghelt es uut | Jacob Obrecht | I27 | ||||
| 51 | Tsaat een eleen meisken al up een blocskin | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | HAR | |||
| 52 | Waer sij dij han / Wie roupt ons daer | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 53 | Lacen adieu wel zoete plye | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 54 | Zart reyne vrucht | 4 | Roelkin | ||||
| 55 | Den Haghel ende die calde snee | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 56 | Veci la dancha barberi | 4 | Loyset Compère | ||||
| 57 | Weet ghij wat mynder jonghen herten deert | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 58 | Mon pere m'a done (donné) mari | 4 | Loyset Compère | ||||
| 59 | Vergironette (Bergerette) savosienne | 4 | Josquin des Prez | HAR | |||
| 60 | Ic hoerde de clocskins luden | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 61 | Als al de weerelt in vruch den leeft | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 62 | Ic draghe de mutse clutse | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 63 | I[c e]n hebbe ghen ghelt in myn bewelt | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 64 | Ic weinsche alle scoene vrauwen eere | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 65 | Meiskin es u cutkin ra | 4 | Jacob Obrecht | 178, HAR | |||
| 66 | Misa (sine nomine) | 3 | Alexander Agricola (Aulen?) | ||||
| 67 | Magnificat | 3 | Antoine Brumel | ||||
| 68 | Magnificat | 3 | Juan de Anchieta | ||||
| 69 | Salve sancta facies nostra redemptoris | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 70 | Imperatrix reginarum | 3 | Anonymous | AGO | |||
| 71 | Osanna salvifica tuum plasma | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 72 | Alleluya | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 73 | Alleluya, Salve virgo mater dei | 3 | Anonymous | AGO | |||
| 74 | Aleph. Quomodo obscuratum est / Beth. Filii Syon | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 75 | Aleph. Vie Syon lugent / Facti sunt hostes | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 76 | Ave, verum corpus Domini | 3 | Anonymous | AGO | |||
| 77 | Ave, ancilla trinitatis | 3 | Antoine Brumel | ||||
| 78 | Mater patris et filia mulieris | 3 | Antoine Brumel | Q18, HAR | ORL | ||
| 79 | Ave, maris stella | 3 | Jacob Obrecht | AGO | |||
| 80 | Dat ic myn lijden aldus helen moet | 3 | Petrus Elinc | Q17 | |||
| 81 | In meinen zin | 3 | Alexander Agricola | 178 | |||
| 82 | D'ung aultre amer | 3 | Alexander Agricola | AGO | |||
| 83 | Oblier suis | 3 | Alexander Agricola | Q17 | |||
| 84 | Vrucht ende moet es gar da hin | 3 | Roelkin | ||||
| 85 | Vergironette (Bergerette) savosienne | 3 | Loyset Compère | AGO | |||
| 86 | Tandernaken al up den Rijn | 3 | Alexander Agricola | ||||
| 87 | Soyt loyng ou pres | 3 | Alexander Agricola | Q17, I27 | |||
| 88 | Che nest pas jeu | 3 | Hayne van Ghizeghem (Johannes Ockeghem?) | I27 | |||
| 89 | Aletz regretz | 3 | Hayne van Ghizeghem | Q17, 178, 235, I27, 757, HAR | |||
| 90 | Mon souvenir | 3 | Hayne van Ghizeghem | Q17, 178, 235, I27, HAR | |||
| 91 | Adieu natuerlic leven myn | 3 | Petrus Elinc | AGO | |||
| 92 | Moet my lacen u vriendlic schiin | 3 | Jacob Obrecht | AGO* | |||
| 93 | Verlanghen ghij doet mynder herten piin | 3 | Petrus Elinc | ||||
| 94 | Een vroylic wesen | 3 | Jacobus Barbireau | I27 | |||
| 95 | Mijn Alder liefste moeselkin | 3 | Alexander Agricola | AGO* | |||
| 96 | Cuius sacrata viscera | 3 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 97 | Gracias refero tibi, Domine Jesu Christe | 3 | Heinrich Isaac | ||||
| 98 | Santa Maria, ora pro nobis | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 99 | Domine non secundum peccata nostra | 3 | Juan de Anchieta | AGO | |||
| 100 | 3 | Juan de Anchieta | AGO | ||||
| 101 | 3 | Marturia Prats | |||||
| 102 | Ave, sanctissima Maria mater Dei | 3 | Anonymous | AGO | |||
| 103 | Si dedero | 3 | Alexander Agricola | Q16, Q17, Q18, 178, 235, I27, 757, HAR | ORL | ||
| 104 | Criste, si dedero | 3 | Jacob Obrecht | = Christe from Missa Si dedero | |||
| 105 | In pace in idipsum | 3 | Josquin des Prez | Q17, 178, I27 | contrafactum of Que vous madame | ||
| 106 | Ortus de celo flos est (La stangetta) | 3 | Heinrich Isaac (Jacob Obrecht, or Weerbeke?) | HAR | |||
| 107 | O intemerata | 3 | Johannes Martini | ||||
| 108 | Hoert hier myn lieve gheselle | 3 | Petrus Elinc | ||||
| 109 | De tous biens playne | 3 | Alexander Agricola | HAR | |||
| 110 | Fortuna desperata | 3 | Antoine Busnois | 431 | DAE, SCH | ||
| 111 | O venus bant | 3 | Alexander Agricola | ||||
| 112 | Princesse de toute beaulte | 3 | Alexander Agricola | ||||
| 113 | Elaes | 3 | Heinrich Isaac | Q18, 178, I27, 757, HAR | =La Morra; Donna gentile | ||
| 114 | Ave, crux, spes unica | 3 | Antoine Brumel | ||||
| 115 | De tous biens playne / Et qui la dira | 2 | Heinrich Isaac | quodlibet | DAE, SCH | ||
| 116 | Elaes | 3 | Heinrich Isaac | 757, HAR | |||
| 117 | Mijns liefskins bruyn oghen | 3 | Matthaeus Pipelare | ||||
| 118 | Reveille toy franc cuer | 3 | Loyset Compère | ||||
| 119 | Adieu comment joye | 3 | Adam | ||||
| 120 | Si j'ai parle aucunement | 3 | Loyset Compère | Q17 | |||
| 121 | Vostre amour | 3 | Heinrich Isaac | 178 | = Christe from Missa Chargé de deul | ||
| 122 | Jamays | 3 | Antoine Brumel | = Gracieuse gente meuniere | |||
| 123 | Vive el noble rey | 3 | Loyset Compère | ||||
| 124 | De tous biens playne | 3 | Alexander Agricola | ||||
| 125 | Je ne fays plus | 3 | Loyset Compère | PIX, Q17, 176, 178, 235, I27, HAR | |||
| 126 | J'ay bieau huwert | 3 | Loyset Compère | Q16, 178, 757, HAR | |||
| 127 | Fortuna desperata | 3 | Josquin des Prez | AGO, SCH | |||
| 128 | Het es al ghedaen | 3 | Heinrich Isaac | ||||
| 129 | Amours, Amours | 3 | Hayne van Ghizeghem | PIX, 431, I27, HAR(4v) | |||
| 130 | Elaes Abrayam | 3 | Loyset Compère | HAR | = Helas le bon temps | ||
| 131 | Puis que | 3 | Loyset Compère | Q16 | |||
| 132 | Cayphas | 3 | Loyset Compère (Johannes Martini?) | ||||
| 133 | En attendant | 3 | Loyset Compère | Q18, 178 | |||
| 134 | My my | 3 | Heinrich Isaac | ||||
| 135 | Penser en vous | 3 | Hayne van Ghizeghem | ||||
| 136 | Pour vostre amour | 3 | Antoine Brumel | I27 | = Digan a les donzelles by Heinrich Isaac | ||
| 137 | Nec michi nec tibi | 3 | Jacob Obrecht | 431, I27 | |||
| 138 | O venus bant | 3 | Alexander Agricola | 178, I27 | |||
| 139 | J'ay bien nori | 3 | Johannes Joye (J. Japart?) | 178, I27 | = Ja bien rise tans | ||
| 140 | Scoent kint | 3 | Johannes Martini | = Fuga la morie | |||
| 141 | Beaulte damours | 3 | Loyset Compère | ||||
| 142 | Comt hier | 3 | Heinrich Isaac | = Pour mieulx valoir by F. Rubinet | |||
| 143 | Moyses | 3 | Heinrich Isaac (J. Barle?) | = Kyrie from the anonymous mass No 7 in E-Bbc 454 | |||
| 144 | Garisse moy | 3 | Loyset Compère | Q18, HAR | |||
| 145 | Je ne fays plus | 3 | Loyset Compère | 178 | |||
| 146 | Gentile spiritus | 3 | Heinrich Isaac | ||||
| 147 | Elaes | 3 | Alexander Agricola | = Helas madame que feraige | |||
| 148 | De tous biens playne | 3 | Alexander Agricola | ||||
| 149 | Cecus non judicat de coloribus | 3 | Ferdinandus et frater eius | Q17 | = Ave ancilla trinitas by Heinrich Isaac | ||
| 150 | La martinella | 3 | Heinrich Isaac | ||||
| 151 | Morte que fay | 3 | Heinrich Isaac | canzona | 431(4v) | DAE | |
| 152 | Gaudeamus omnes in Domino | 2 | Alexander Agricola | ||||
| 153 | Regina celi | 2 | Jacob Obrecht | ||||
| 154 | De tous biens playne | Adam | |||||
| 155 | Comme femme desconforté | 2 | Alexander Agricola | ||||
| 156 | De tous biens playne | 2 | Johannes Tinctoris | DAE | |||
| 157 | De tous biens playne | Roelkin | M36 | SCH | |||
| 158 | Le souvenir | 2 | Johannes Tinctoris | ||||
| 159 | D'ung aultre amer | 2 | Johannes Tinctoris | M36 | |||
| 160 | [Aleluya] | 2 | Johannes Tinctoris | M36 | no text | ||
| 161 | Tout a par moy | 2 | Johannes Tinctoris | ||||
| 162 | Fecit potentiam (secundi toni) | Anonymous | |||||
| 163 | Comme femme | Johannes Tinctoris | |||||
| Second part: Castilian works | |||||||
| 164 | Justa fue mi perdición | 3 | Francisco de la Torre | villancico | CMP | ZIR, ORL, DAE, PAN | |
| 165 | Gran gasajo siento yo | 4 | Juan del Encina | villancico de égloga | CMP | ANT | |
| 166 | Pues jamás olvidaros | 4 | Juan del Encina | canción | CMP, FRO, DEF | ANT, PAL, ACC, CAP | |
| 167 | Nunca fue pena mayor | 3 | Johannes Wreede (Juan de Urrede) | CMP, CMC, PIX, 831, Q16(4v), Q17, Q18, 176, 178, 235, 431, I27, 757, HAR(4v) | MAG, COL, EGB, HIL, WAV | ||
| 168 | Al dolor de mi cuidado | 3 | Juan Pérez de Gijón | CMP, CMC | |||
| 169 | Romerico tu que vienes | 3 | Juan del Encina | villancico a diálogo | CMP, CME | ANT, VAL, BER, COM, ALT, SPI, DAE, UFF | |
| 170 | O que chapado plazer | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 171 | Damos gracias a ti Dios | 3 | Francisco de la Torre | romance | CMP | ZIR, FIC, VIC | |
| 172 | Peligroso pensamiento | 3 | Francisco de la Torre | villancico | CMP | ZIR, EGB | |
| 173 | Dezi, flor resplandeçiente | 3 | Anonymous | HEN | |||
| 174 | Contento soy que dolais dolor | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 175 | Al del hato ça los angeles | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 176 | Ya no quiero tener fe, señora | 3 | Juan del Encina | villancico | CMP | ANT, MAY, DAE, MAG | |
| 177 | El descanso de vos ver | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 178 | Amor quiso que os quisiese | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 179 | Por muy dichoso se tenga | 3 | Juan del Encina | cantata | CMP | ANT | |
| 180 | Ay triste que vengo | 3 | Juan del Encina | villancico | ANT, HES, ANG, EMC, KIN, LAN, RON, ACC, RIC, DUF, CDM | ||
| 181 | Mas lo precio que mi Enrique | 3 | Anonymous | CMP | |||
| 182 | No cesé hasta que os vi | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 183 | Qual estávades anoche | 4 | Anonymous | ||||
| 184 | Ya no quiero ser vaquero | 3 | Juan del Encina | villancico | CMP | ANT | |
| 185 | (No text) | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 186 | Harto de tanta porfia | 3 | Anonymous | CMP(4v) | CAR, PAL, GOT | ||
| 187 | Oyga tu merced y crea | 3 | Anonymous | CMP, CMC | text by Juan de Mena | ||
| 188 | Adoramuste, Señor | 4 | Francisco de la Torre | seises dance | CMP | ZIR, ORL, PIF*, REN | |
| 189 | Andad pasiones andad | 3 | Pedro de Lagarto | CMP, CMC | ORL | ||
| 190 | O si vieras al moçuelo | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 191 | Nuevas, nuevas de plazer | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 192 | Nuevas, nuevas por tu fe | 3 | Anonymous | HEN | |||
| 193 | Como nos liebas, amor | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 194 | Quanto más lexos de ti | 4 | Anonymous | ||||
| 195 | Quedóse do quedo yo | 3 | Anonymous | AGO | |||
| 196 | Para verme con ventura | 3 | Juan del Encina | villancico | CMP, UPS | ANT, CAN, INC | |
| 197 | Con temor y con plazer | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 198 | Vete amor busca do'stés | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 199 | Desdichado fue nacer | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 200 | Vos partiste, yo quedé | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 201 | Subime a lo alto | 3 | Anonymous | ||||
| 202 | Pange lingua | 4 | Johannes Wreede (Juan de Urrede) | motet | DAE | ||
| 203 | Ave, Rex noster | 4 | Alonso de Mondéjar | AGO, ORL, HIL | |||
| 204 | Ne recorderis | Anonymous | incomplete | ||||
(*) Instrumental version