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Latin American mss.--Guatemala Music, 1570-1635

Papers of Various at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

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Summary Information

Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly

Creator
Various

Title
Latin American mss.--Guatemala Music, 1570-1635

Collection No.
LMC 1619

Extent
15 items

Language
Materials are in Spanish.

Abstract
The Latin American mss. Guatemala music manuscripts, late 16th-early 17th centuries (ca. 1570-1635), consists of 13 bound volumes and two fragments.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Historical Note

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 Note

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).

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Purchase: 1969
Usage Restrictions
Prior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however, patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.

Photocopying permitted only with permission of the curator.

Preferred Citation
[Item], Latin American mss.--Guatemala Music, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Container List


Guatemala Music Manuscripts

The numbering system used by Stevenson has been rearranged as follows: Lilly Library Stevenson:


No. 1 Santa Eulalia M. Md. 1 [image]View item(s)

No. 2 Santa Eulalia M. Md. 2 [image]View item(s)

No. 3 Santa Eulalia M. Md. 3 [image]View item(s)

No. 4 Santa Eulalia M. Md. 4 [image]View item(s)

No. 5 Santa Eulalia M. Md. 5 [image]View item(s)

No. 6 Santa Eulalia M. Md. 6 [image]View item(s)

No. 7 Santa Eulalia M. Md. 7 [image]View item(s)

No. 8 San Juan Ixcoi [image]View item(s)

No. 9 San Mateo Ixtatan

No. 13 Santa Eulalia M. G. 5 [image]View item(s)

No. 14 fragment [image]View item(s)

No. 15 fragment [image]View item(s)

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