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The '''Llibre Vermell de Montserrat''' (Catalan for "Red Book of Montserrat") is a collection of late medieval songs. The 14th century manuscript was located at the monastery of Montserrat outside Barcelona in Catalonia.
The '''Llibre Vermell de Montserrat''' (Catalan for "Red Book of Montserrat") is a collection of late medieval songs. The 14th century manuscript was located at the monastery of Montserrat outside Barcelona in Catalonia.


The ten songs in the collection that survive are:
The ten [[anonymous]] songs in the collection that survive are divided in three genres:
* 3 canons
* 2 polyphonic chants
* 5 danses
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1. Song: [[O Virgo splendens (Anonymous)|O Virgo splendens]] (fol. 21v-22) ("O Splendid Virgin")
==List of works==
2. Virelai/danse: [[Stella splendens in monte (Anonymous)|Stella splendens]] (fol. 22r) ("Splendid Star")
3. Song: [[Laudemus Virginem]] (fol. 23) ("Let us praise the Virgin")
4. Virelai: [[Mariam Matrem (Anonymous)|Mariam, matrem virginem, attolite]] (fol. 25r) ("Praise Mary, the virgin mother")
5. Virelai/danse: [[Polorum Regina]] (fol. 24v) ("Queen of the Poles")
6. Virelai: [[Cuncti simus concanentes]] (fol. 24) ("Let us sing together")
7. Song: [[Splendens ceptigera]] (fol. 23) ("Splendid ruler")
8. Ballad/danse: [[Los set gotxs]] (fol. 23v) ("The seven joys")
9. Motet: [[Imperayritz_de_la_ciutat_ioyosa_(Anonymous)Imperayritz de la ciutat joyosa]] / Verges ses par misericordiosa (fol. 25v) ("Empress of the happy city" / "Virgin, out of mercy")
10. Virelai: [[Ad mortem festinamus]] (fol. 26v) ("We hasten towards death")


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|-
!width="25" align="left"|Nº
!width="40" align="left"|Folio
!width="380" align="left"|Title
!width="200" align="left"|Genre
|-
|  1. || ''21v-22'' || ''[[O Virgo splendens (Anonymous)|O Virgo splendens]] ("O Splendid Virgin")'' || Canon a 3
|-
|  2. || ''22-22v'' || ''[[Stella splendens in monte (Anonymous)|Stella splendens in monte]] ("Splendid Star")'' || Danse: virelais a 2
|-
|  3. || ''23'' || ''[[Laudemus Virginem (Anonymous)|Laudemus Virginem]] ("Let us praise the Virgin")'' || Canon a 3
|-
|  4. || ''23'' || ''[[Splendens ceptigera (Anonymous)|Splendens ceptigera]] ("Splendid ruler")'' || Canon a 3
|-
|  5. || ''23v'' || ''[[Los set gotxs (Anonymous)|Los set gotxs]] ("The seven joys")'' || Danse: balada a 1
|-
|  6. || ''24'' || ''[[Cuncti simus concanentes (Anonymous)|Cuncti simus concanentes]] ("Let us sing together")'' || Danse: virelais a 1
|-
|  7. || ''24v'' || ''[[Polorum Regina (Anonymous)|Polorum Regina]] ("Queen of the Poles")'' || Danse a 1
|-
|  8. || ''25'' || ''[[Mariam Matrem (Anonymous)|Mariam matrem virginem attolite]] ("Praise Mary, the virgin mother")'' || Polyphonic chant: virelais a 3
|-
|&nbsp; 9. || ''25v'' || ''[[Imperayritz de la ciutat ioyosa (Anonymous)|Imperayritz de la ciutat joyosa]] ("Empress of the happy city")''<br> ''[[Imperayritz de la ciutat ioyosa (Anonymous)|Verges ses par misericordiosa]] ("Virgin, out of mercy")'' || Polyphonic chant: virelais a 2
|-
|10. || ''26v'' || ''[[Ad mortem festinamus (Anonymous)|Ad mortem festinamus]] ("We hasten towards death")'' || Death dance
|}


See more at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llibre_Vermell_de_Montserrat English Wikipedia].
==Facsimiles==
These are the folios of the Llivre Vermell that contain musical scores:
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">
[[Image:LV 21v.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Folio 21v]]
</td><td valign="top">
[[Image:LV 22r.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Folio 22r]]
</td><td valign="top">
[[Image:LV 22v.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Folio 22v]]
</td><td valign="top">
[[Image:LV 23r.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Folio 23r]]
</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">
[[Image:LV 23v.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Folio 23v]]
</td><td valign="top">
[[Image:LV 24r.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Folio 24r]]
</td><td valign="top">
[[Image:LV 24v.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Folio 24v]]
</td><td valign="top">
[[Image:LV 25r.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Folio 25r]]
</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">
[[Image:LV 25v.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Folio 25v]]
</td><td valign="top">
[[Image:LV 26r.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Folio 26r]]
</td><td valign="top">
[[Image:LV 26v.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Folio 26v]]
</td></tr></table>


See facsimilar edition at [http://www.lluisvives.com/FichaObra.html?Ref=9488 Biblioteca Virtual Joan Lluís Vives].
==External links==
* Complete facsimilar edition at [http://www.lluisvives.com/servlet/SirveObras/jlv/08140629733581728654480/thm0002.htm Biblioteca Virtual Joan Lluís Vives].
* [http://www.sarband.de/Programs/Fran%8Dais/FR-Llibreall.html Lyrics to all the songs], with English translations.
* [http://www.sca.org.au/bardic/rbom/rbom.html Red Book of Montserrat] contains modern notations of the songs, in PDF and NoteWorthy formats.


[[Category:Music publications]]
[[Category:Music publications]]

Revision as of 01:11, 6 March 2017

The Llibre Vermell de Montserrat (Catalan for "Red Book of Montserrat") is a collection of late medieval songs. The 14th century manuscript was located at the monastery of Montserrat outside Barcelona in Catalonia.

The ten anonymous songs in the collection that survive are divided in three genres:

  • 3 canons
  • 2 polyphonic chants
  • 5 danses
The above is an excerpt from Wikipedia. For the full article, click here.

List of works

Folio Title Genre
  1. 21v-22 O Virgo splendens ("O Splendid Virgin") Canon a 3
  2. 22-22v Stella splendens in monte ("Splendid Star") Danse: virelais a 2
  3. 23 Laudemus Virginem ("Let us praise the Virgin") Canon a 3
  4. 23 Splendens ceptigera ("Splendid ruler") Canon a 3
  5. 23v Los set gotxs ("The seven joys") Danse: balada a 1
  6. 24 Cuncti simus concanentes ("Let us sing together") Danse: virelais a 1
  7. 24v Polorum Regina ("Queen of the Poles") Danse a 1
  8. 25 Mariam matrem virginem attolite ("Praise Mary, the virgin mother") Polyphonic chant: virelais a 3
  9. 25v Imperayritz de la ciutat joyosa ("Empress of the happy city")
Verges ses par misericordiosa ("Virgin, out of mercy")
Polyphonic chant: virelais a 2
10. 26v Ad mortem festinamus ("We hasten towards death") Death dance

Facsimiles

These are the folios of the Llivre Vermell that contain musical scores:

Folio 21v
Folio 22r
Folio 22v
Folio 23r
Folio 23v
Folio 24r
Folio 24v
Folio 25r
Folio 25v
Folio 26r
Folio 26v

External links