Glossary
Antiphonary
Liturgical book of the Western Church containing various chants of the Divine Office, such as antiphonies, responsories, and others. The antiphony is a type of liturgical chant that generally consists of a relatively brief melody in a simple syllabic style and serves as a chorus when singing the verses of a psalm or canticle.
12th century antiphonary passage
13th century antiphonary passage
Liber primus qui missas of Tomás Luis de Victoria
16th century pocket choir book
Ars Nova
Mannered style of music produced mainly in France and Italy between the 1320’s and the 1440’s. Thanks to the notation techniques explained by Philippe de Vitry in the treatise on Ars Nova (c. 1322), a formal exactitude is possible that allows for great innovations in polyphony composition, namely motet.
Ars Nova: Manuscript 2 of the Orfeó Català
Autograph manuscript
That which is written by the author. If it has been done so in full, it is called a holograph.
Miscellaneous music by Miguel López
Sardana sobre motivos del Faust by Pep Ventura
Danzas españolas by Enrique Granados
Letter of Erik Satie to Antoni Nicolau
Autograph manuscript of Francisco Tárrega
Trio of Joaquín Malats
Autograph of Déodat de Séverac
The Iberias of Albéniz
Wanda Landowska and the early music revival
Goyescas by Granados
Librito de caprichos: the notebook of Granados
Als Catalans of Joseph Canteloube
Llibre d’Or of the Orfeó Català
Calendar of saints’ days
Saints’ days within the liturgical year.
12th century antiphonary passage
Processional of the monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses
Choir book
Manuscript designed so that an entire choir (20 people or more) can read it at the same time. Its dimensions, therefore, had to be sufficiently large to allow reading from a certain distance.
Gradual of 1623
Liber primus qui missas of Tomás Luis de Victoria
Passions of Joan Pau Pujol (1570-1626)
Codex
Manuscript book prior to the printing press (c. 1450)
Ars Antiqua: Manuscript 1 of the Orfeó Català
16th century pocket choir book
Concert programme
Writing drawn up for the occasion of a concert performance. It must at least provide information regarding the place, date and time of the concert, in addition to the details of that to be performed. It also usually includes information more of less detailed on the composers and performers of the works.
Goyescas by Granados
Concert programmes of the Palau
Conductus
Medieval song for one voice or more, with a usually religious text, in rhythmic Latin verse.
Ars Antiqua: Manuscript 1 of the Orfeó Català
Duet
Composition for 2 performers, with or without accompaniment.
Six petites pièces pour guitare by Ferran Sor
Ensalada
Poem that mixes verses of other poems with various metrics, often in different languages, and generally with a humoristic intention. The same name is used for musical composition made with this type of poem. In Spain, they were regularly performed throughout the 16th century.
Las Ensaladas of Matheo Flecha