Works
The manuscript contains 458 works, the bulk of which are in Castilian, although a few works also appear in Latin, French, Catalan and Portuguese. It constitutes an anthology of the polyphonic music performed during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs.
The themes found in the songs are the most varied: romantic, religious, festive, chivalrous, satirical, pastoral, burlesque, political, historical, etc. accompanied by music of all styles: from popular folk songs to elaborate compositions. The musical form most important is the villancico, though other genres are also found as the romance and the canción. The majority of the works are for one voice with instrumental accompaniment but polyphonic works are also available for 2, 3 or 4 voices.
Below is a list of the composers present in the manuscript, with the number of works in parentheses:
- Juan del Encina (63)
- Luis de Milán (23)
- Gabriel Mena (18)
- Pedro de Escobar (17)
- Francisco de la Torre (15)
- Juan Ponce (12)
- Alonso de Mondéjar (11)
- Francisco de Peñalosa (10)
- Alonso (10)
- Badajoz (8)
- Jacobus de Milarte (6)
- Pedro de Lagarto (4)
- Juan de Anchieta (4)
- Juan de Urrede (3)
- Enrique (3)
- Garcimuñoz (3)
- Pedro Juan Aldomar (3)
- Juan Alvárez de Almorox (3)
- Alonso de Córdoba (3)
- Alfonso de Troya (3)
- Juan de Triana (3–2)
- Juan Cornago (3–2)
- Móxica (2)
- Juan Pérez de Gijón (2)
- Antonio de Ribera (2)
- Bernaldino de Brihuega (2)
- Alonso de Toro (2)
- Antonio de Contreras (2)
- Diego Fernández (2)
- Juan de Sanabria (2)
- Fernand Pérez de Medina (2)
- Juan de Espinosa (2)
- Josquin des Prez (1)
- Alonso Pérez de Alba (1)
- Lope de Baena (1)
- Ajofrín (1)
- Diego de Fermoselle (1)
- J. Rodríguez Torote (1)
- Juan de Valera (1)
- Lope Martínez (1)
- Lucas Fernández (1)
- Lucas (1)
- Roma (1)
- Salcedo (1)
- Sant Juan (1)
- Sedano (1)
- Pedro Hernández de Tordesillas (1)
- Vilches (1)
- Juan de León (1)
- Giovanni Brocco (1)
- Giacomo Fogliano (1)
- Bartolomeo Trombocino (1)
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