Ars Subtilior in Toledo? A hint in the Manuscript M1361 of the Biblioteca Nacional de España
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https://doi.org/10.3989/anuariomusical.2011.66.121Keywords:
14th-century, Ars nova, Ars subtilior, improvisation, Toledo, codicology, palaeography, digital restorationAbstract
The present article analyzes the case of the manuscript M1361, a liturgical codex containing in its residual folios one of the very few Spanish musical witnesses showing Ars Subtilior features. The subtilior setting consists of a polyphonic amplifi cation for the Amen of a monophonic Credo. M1361 is examined from different angles, clarifying the origin of the book, the identity of its main scribe, and offering a new fresh interpretation of the Ars Subtilior fragment; the analysis of its writing process suggests a connection between the Ars Subtilior fashion and the practice of improvising biscanti on liturgical tenores. The author also reviews other Spanish sources wrongly cited in musicological literature as Ars subtilior due to erroneous transcriptions.
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