WORKS

Works are identified by the first word, or words, of their complete texts, which can be different from their text incipit (as in even-verse settings of psalms and canticles, and liturgical settings with a chant intonation), or their generic title (as in complete mass settings). In psalmodic polyphony, this is followed by the indication of the psalm-tone, as in "Magnificat, tone 4". Works mostly textless are identified by mentioning of their mode, as in "Alleluia, mode 6". The title of works with no text whatsoever is given in square brackets. If a form or genre can be identified, this will be the title of the piece, as in "[Fabordón, tone 5]". Otherwise, the title is simply "[Textless]". Settings of the second or any other internal verse of a hymn are identified by giving the incipit of the first verse in square brackets, like in "Sumens illud ave [Ave maris stella]". The same applies when naming movements from composite masses, as in "Agnus Dei [Missa sine nomine]". Different versions of the same piece are identified as such in round brackets, as in "Ave sanctissimum (short version)" and "Ave sanctissimum (long version)".

Text incipit. Shows the first words of the text, standardised according to the criteria outlined in the User guide > Editorial methods, when they are different from the title.

Composer. The standardised spelling for a composer’s name is used (with a link to the relevant record). It is given in square brackets when the attribution is based on circumstantial or stylistic evidence.

Reference source. Identifies the music source from which the record’s data has been collected (with a link to the relevant source record), including the location of the piece within it. The location is always given in Arabic numerals even when the original foliation is in Roman numerals. The reference source is also usually the one that is used for the edition.

Musical parameters. The next six fields are presented in table format. If a piece is not sectioned, the field "Sections/Movements" is not shown. Otherwise, each line corresponds with one section. Sections are numbered either sequentially or following the order of the complete text in case of alternatim settings of psalms, canticles, and the Salve regina, and they are identified through their text incipit. If there is a chant intonation, its text incipit is enclosed in round brackets.

Sections/Movements. Lists the different movements and/or sections of the piece when more than one.

Voices. Gives the number of voice-parts in the piece, movement or section of the piece.

Mensuration. Lists the mensural sign(s) used in the piece, movement or section of the piece. Coloration is only noted when it involves all voice-parts and amounts to a substantial passage, corresponding de facto to a change in mensuration. Three black semibreves indicate the presence of a section in color at the level of semibreves, whereas three black minims indicate the presence of a section in color at the level of minims. When different mensural signs are combined simultaneously, the one shown is that used in most of the voice-parts.

Clefs. Lists the initial clefs according to their shape (c, f, g) and position on the staff (1 = first line from bottom, etc.) from the highest to the lowest voice-part.

Signature. "–" = no stave signature; "♭" = one flat in the stave signature; "♭♭" = two flats in the stave signature; "Partial ♭" = one flat in the stave signature of some, but not all voice-parts; "Partial ♭♭" = two flats in the stave signature of some, but not all voice-parts.

Final. Indicates the lowest pitch at the end of the piece, movement or section of the piece.

Special musical devices. Gives information about the use of pre-existing melodies and other musical devices such as canon and sectional repetitions.

Edition

Score. Links to a downloadable PDF of the score (on the editorial criteria, see the User guide > Editorial methods).

Commentary. Links to a downloadable PDF containing the critical commentary to the edition (on the conventions used, see the User guide > Editorial methods). Usually, pieces with little or no editorial intervention have no commentary.

Editor. Identifies the editor.

Other modern editions. Lists other available editions of the piece usually in abbreviated form. As in all other fields including, or consisting of, bibliographic references in abbreviated form, clicking on the plus sign before the bibliographic sigla will show the complete reference.

Notes. Gathers all relevant information that does not belong in other fields.

Bibliography. Lists the relevant literature dealing with the piece.

Text details. Links to the corresponding text record.

Versions of this piece. Links to other version(s) of the piece.

Sources including this piece. Lists all known sources that contain the piece. It consists of four fields in table format giving the source sigla (with links to the relevant records), the location of the piece within each source, the attribution and other inscriptions, if any, as given in the source, and any significant remarks. As a rule, in the few cases when a piece was widely disseminated beyond the Pyrenees, only Iberian and Iberian-related sources are given.

 

COMPOSERS

Composers are identified by the standardised form of their names as given in authoritative reference works such as, for instance, the Grove Music Online. If it corresponds to an inferred attribution, the name is given in square brackets.

→ Links to the main record of the composer when the name in the previous field is given in square brackets.

Other names. Registers all known forms of the composer’s name other than the standardised one.

Dates. Shows the birth and death dates, or the dates when the composer’s activity is documented. Inferred dates are given in square brackets.

Notes. Gathers all relevant information that does not belong in other fields.

Bibliography. Lists the relevant literature dealing with the composer.

External references. Links to online sources of information, if any.

Works in this database. Lists alphabetically all works by the composer entered into the Archive (with links to the relevant records).

 

SOURCES

Manuscripts are identified through a RISM library siglum plus the shortened shelfmark. Prints are identified through the name of its author, compiler or publisher followed by the printing year.

Full reference. Gives the full bibliographical description. For manuscripts the full reference consists of the location of the source in full (country, city, and holding institution) and its complete shelfmark; for prints, the full bibliographic reference is given.

Short description. Gives note of the essential material characteristics of the source (format and type), and, for manuscripts, also the origin, provenance, and date. Inferred information is given in square brackets.

Digital reproduction. Gives the link(s) to the digital, online reproduction(s) of the source, if any.

Facsimile. Gives the reference to the printed reproduction(s) of the source, if any.

Notes. Gathers all relevant information that does not belong in other fields.

Bibliography. Lists the relevant literature dealing with the source, including editions of the full contents.

External references. Links to online sources of information, if any.

Works in this source. Lists all works contained in the source that are entered into the Archive. It consists of three fields in table format giving the location of the work within the source, its title, and the name of the composer in standardised form (the latter two columns include links to the relevant records).

 

TEXTS

This section is complementary to the "Works" section. Texts are identified by their incipits.

Reference source. Identifies the source used for establishing the text (with a link to the relevant record), including the location of the piece using it within the source. The location is always given in Arabic numerals even when the original foliation is in Roman numerals. The reference source for establishing the text is not necessarily the same one used for the musical editions.

Full text. Displays the text in the reference source, established according to the criteria outlined in the User guide > Editorial methods.

Author. Gives the name of the author, if known; if the authorship is inferred, the name is given in square brackets.

Notes. Gathers all relevant information that does not belong in other fields.

Bibliography. Lists the relevant literature dealing with the text. 

External references. Provides links to online sources of information, if any.

Works using this text. Lists in table format all works using the text that are entered into the Archive. Contents in both the title and composer columns have links to the relevant records.