Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Latin American mss. Guatemala music manuscripts, late 16th-early 17th centuries (ca. 1570-1635), consists of 13 bound volumes and two fragments.
- Extent:
- 15 Items
- Language:
- Materials are in Spanish .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Latin American mss.--Guatemala Music, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
The Latin American mss. Guatemala music manuscripts, late 16th-early 17th centuries (ca. 1570-1635), consists of 13 bound volumes and two fragments that were used in the pueblos of Santa Eulalia, San Juan Ixcoi, and San Mateo Ixtatan in the department of Huehuetenango in northwest Guatemala.
These were designated as the San Miguel Acatan repertory by Stevenson from the name of the town in Huehuetenango where they were assembled in 1963.
- Scope and Content:
The Latin American mss. Guatemala music manuscripts, late 16th-early 17th centuries (ca. 1570-1635), consists of 13 bound volumes and two fragments. Used in the pueblos of Santa Eulalia, San Juan Ixcoi, and San Mateo Ixtatan in the department of Huehuetenango in northwest Guatemala, some of the fragile codices bear the signatures of Francisco de León and Tomás Pascual who served as maestros de capilla. The original bindings of deerskin, some with the hair attached, still encase the books.
Descriptive elements and inventories of the first nine of the manuscripts may be found in works by Robert Stevenson: "European Music in 16th Century Guatemala" in The Musical Quarterly, pages 341-352, Vol. 50, No. 3, July, 1964 (ML 1 .M9 Music Library) and Renaissance and Baroque Musical Sources in the Americas, Washington, D.C., Organization of American States, 1970, pages 55-64 (ML 135 .A1 S84 Music Library). For digitized content, see Digital Collections.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase: 1969
Indexed Terms
Online content
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Latin American mss.--Guatemala Music, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu