Motetus Medieval polyphony in its manuscripts
Burgos · Monasterio de Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas

Las Huelgas Codex

Library
Monasterio de Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos (Spain)
Shelfmark
Not recorded in the sources used
Date
“c. 1300” (Wikipedia)
Indexed as 1290–1310
Format
Codex The Codex Las Huelgas is a music manuscript or codex Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Notation
Repertoire
Conductus, Motet, Tropesource

The Codex Las Huelgas is a music manuscript or codex from c. 1300 which originated in and has remained in the Cistercian convent of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas in Burgos, in northern Spain. The convent was a wealthy one which had connections with the royal family of Castile. The manuscript contains 45 monophonic pieces (20 sequences, 5 conductus, 10 Benedicamus tropes) and 141 polyphonic compositions.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Las Huelgas Codex” (revision 1372751456), Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the source. Quoted as published.

Contents

The folios are given as the cited record gives them; none of them is identified on the library’s images yet, so they are not linked.
No.FolioPieceComposerVoicesGenre
1 1 Rex virginum amator Deus... eleyson (Cunctipotens genitor) not named 2 organum
2 1v Conditor Kyrie omnium ymas... eleyson not named 2 organum
3 2v Kyrie fons bonitatis not named 2 organum
4 3v Kyrie eleyson not named 2 organum
5 4 Kyrie eleyson not named 2 organum
6 4 Et in terra... Spiritus et alme orphanorum Paraclite not named 3
7 5v Benedicta et venerabilis... Virgo Dei Genitrix not named 2 organum
8 6v Alleluia. Salve virgo mater Dei not named 2 organum
9 7 Alleluia. Quae est ista tam formosa not named 2 organum
10 7v Alleluia. Angelus Domini descendit de celo [Ave, gloriosa, plena gracie/Angelus Domini] not named 2 organum
12 8v Recordare virgo mater... Ab hac familia tu propitia not named 2 organum
13 9v Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus not named 2 organum
14 11 Cleri cetus psallat letus (Ténor : Hosanna) not named 2 organum
15 12 Te laudant agmina iugiter celica (Ténor : Hosanna) not named 2 organum
16 13v Clangat cetus iste letus (Ténor : Hosanna) not named 2 motet
17 15 Clangat hodie vox nostra melodum symphonia (Ténor : Hosanna) not named 2 organum
18 16v Sanctus divinum mysterium semper declaratur not named 2 organum
19 17 Ave verum corpus natum de Maria virgine (Ténor : Sanctus) not named 2 organum
20 18 O Jesu salvator dulcis consolator (Ténor : Agnus) not named 3 organum
21 18 Agnus Dei. Summa Patris virtus celorum factor not named 2 organum
22 19 Gloriosa spes reorum Virgo morem instrue (Ténor : Agnus) not named 2 organum
23 19v Crimina tollis aspera mollis (Ténor : Agnus) not named 2 organum
24 19v Regula moris mater honoris (Ténor : Agnus) not named 3 organum
25 20 Mortis dira ferens ut nostra pianda piares (Ténor : Agnus) not named 2 motet
26 20v Christi pacientia mortem morte propria (Ténor : Agnus) not named 3 organum
27 20v Christi miseratio sanguine nos proprio (Ténor : Agnus) not named 3 organum
28 21 Exultet hec concio magno cum tripudio (Ténor : Agnus) not named 3 organum
29 21 Benedicamus Domino cum cantico cum iubilo not named 3 conductus
30 21v Benedicamus Domino not named 2 organum
31 22 Catholicorum concio summi cum gaudio (Ténor : Benedicamus) not named 2 organum
32 22v Benedicamus Domino not named 2 organum
33 22v Benedicamus devotis mentibus not named 2 organum
34 23 Qui nos fecit ex nichilo Patri eius (Ténor : Benedicamus) not named 2 organum
35 23v Exultemus et letemur hodie resurrexit rex (Ténor : Benedicamus) not named 2 organum
36 24 Benedicamus. His est enim precursor et magnus Iohannes (Ténor : Benedicamus) not named 2 organum
37 24v Benedicamus Domino not named 2 organum
38 25 Verbum Patris hodie processit ex virgine (Ténor : Benedicamus) not named 2 organum
39 25v Benedicamus. Benigno voto qui cuncto preside mundo not named 2 organum
40 25v Benedicamus Domino not named 3 organum
41 26v Verbum Patris hodie processit ex virgine (Ténor : Benedicamus) not named 2 organum
42 27 Haec est mater Domini sanctissima (Ténor : Benedicamus) not named 2 conductus
43 28 Resurgentis Domini Pascha celebratur (Ténor : Benedicamus) not named 3 organum
44 29v Benedicamus Domino not named 2 organum
45 30 Benedicamus Domino not named 2 organum
46 30 Omnes de Saba. Surge et not named 2 organum
47 31 Propter veritatem. Audi filia not named 3 organum
48 32 Celeste preconium sonet vox fidelium (Ténor : Hosanna) not named 2 organum
49 32v Benedicamus Domino not named 2 organum
50 33 Promereris summe laudis tu que Deum ventre claudis not named 2 prose
51 33v In virgulto gratie arbor pudicitie not named 2 prose
52 34v Maria virgo virginum ora pro nobis Dominum not named 2 prose
53 35v Salve sancta Christi parens not named 2 prose
54 36v Verbum bonum et suave personemus illud ave not named 2 prose
55 38v Aeterni numinis mater et filia not named 1 prose
56 40 Nobis cedunt vetera, cellant terre viscera not named 1 prose
57 41v Virgo sidus aureum sidus et decorum not named 1 prose
58 45 Flavit auster flatu leni ventris aulam Deo pleni not named 1 prose
59 46v Eya mater fidelium Ave regina gloriae splendor celestis curiae not named 1 prose
60 48 Angelorum laude digna virgo clemens et benigna not named 2 prose
61 51 Stabat iuxta Christi crucem stabat videns not named 1 prose
62 52v In sapientia disponens omnia eterna deitas not named 1 prose
63 54v Victimae paschali laudes not named 2 prose
64 56 Personnarum Trinitatem et nature unitatem not named 1 prose
65 57v Cetus apostolici festa recolentes not named 1 prose
66 58v Caeli solem imitantem in occasu triunphantes not named 1 prose
67 60 Iucundare plebs fidelis, cuius pater est in celis not named 1 prose
68 61 Ex agone sanguinis. Arcem scandit culminis not named 2 prose
69 63 Elizabeth Zachariae magnum virum in hac die not named 1 prose
70 65 Confessorum agonia modulata symphonia not named 1 prose
71 65v Rex eterne maiestatis cuius sceptrum potestatis not named 1 prose
72 67 Virgines egregie Virgines sacrate not named 1 prose
73 68 Ad honorem salvatoris intus corde voce foris not named 1 prose
74 70 Ad celsi connubia regis virgo regia not named 1 prose
75 71v De Christi corpore tanta sollemnia not named 1 prose
76 73v Gaude virgo plena Deo de qua natus fortis leo not named 1 prose
77 75 Dolens auctor omnium mundi de peccatis not named 1 prose
71v De christi corpore tanta sollemnia not named 1 prose
78 76 Laudes aeterni luminis celestis armonia. Laudes Hincmari not named 1 prose
79 78 Intra viridarium virginale lilium not named 2 prose
80 80 Salve regina glorie mater stella maris not named 2 prose
81 82 Belial vocatur diffusa calliditas not named 4 motet
82 83 Dum superbit impius et pauper incenditur not named 3 conductus motet
83 84v Alta bovi et leoni aquile volanti not named 3 conductus motet
84 85 Sicut a prophetis spiritu repletis (Ténor : Propter) not named 3 conductus motet
85 87 Gaude chorus ommium fidelium rosa fragrans (Ténor : Angelus) not named 3 conductus motet
86 88 Veni vena venie vite via (Ténor : Et in fines) not named 3 conductus motet
87 89 Mundi dolens de iactura patris miseratio not named 3 conductus motet
88 90 Mulier misterio sterilis mire fit (Ténor : Mulierum) not named 2 motet
89 90v Agmina militie celestis (Ténor : Agmina) not named 3 conductus motet
90 92 Non orphanum te deseram sed efferam not named 2 motet
91 93 Surrexit de tumulo fulgens plus quam stella not named 2 conductus
92 94 Splendidus regis thronus solaris Leo bos et aquila regalis not named 3 double motet
93 94v O quam sancta quam benigna (Ténor : El gaudebit) not named 2 motet
94 95 Honor triumphantis ecclesie not named 3 conductus motet
95 95v Patrum sub imperio status stat ecclesiae (Ténor : Pro patribus) not named 3 conductus motet
96 96 In omni fratre tuo non habeas fiduciam (Ténor : In seculum) not named 2 motet
97 97 Crucifigat omnes Domini crux altera not named 2 conductus
98 98 Ad celi sublimia et promissa gaudia (Ténor : Et regnabit) not named 2 motet
99 98v Ave caro splendida plus quam solis radius not named 3 conductus motet
100 99v Virgo parit puerum integro pudore Nova salus hominis nata nobis hodie (Ténor : Benedicamus) not named 3 double motet
101 100v Ave (Salve) virgo regia Mater clementie Ave gloriosa mater salvatoris (Ténor : Domino) not named 3 double motet
102 101v Novus miles sequitur viam novi regis not named 2 conductus
103 102 O Maria virgo regia tu stella clara rutilans Organica cantica nostra psallat cantica not named 3 double motet
104 102v O Maria virgo davidica O Maria maris stella (Ténor : Et veritate) not named 3 conductus motet
105 103v Parit preter morem creata creatorem not named 2 conductus
106 105 Benedicite. Dominus. Gustate et videte Benedicite. Dominus. Edent pauperes (Ténor : Aptatur) not named 3 double motet
107 105v Res nova mirabilis Virgo semper Virgo decus castitatis virgo regia not named 3 double motet
108 106v Salve virgo virginum, salve lumen luminum O dulcissima virgo mater Domini (Ténor : Aptatur) not named 3 double motet
109 107v Et florebit lilium flos Libani (Ténor : Et florebit) not named 2 motet
110 108 Idola dum subdola mons sequitur not named 2 motet
111 109 Tres sunt causa conferendi bonum in ecclesia not named 2 motet
112 109v Virgo virginum salus hominum not named 2 motet
113 110 Mulierum hodie maior natus oritur (Ténor : Mulierum) not named 2 motet
114 110v Mulieris marcens venter dum virescit not named 2 motet
115 111 Divinarum scripturarum latens tegmine (Ténor : Filia) not named 2 motet
116 111 Omnipotens fecit grandia mirabilia not named 2 motet
117 111v Tu claviger eteris magister ceteris not named 2 motet
118 112 Laus tibi salus hominum Laus tibi virgo virginum (Ténor : Et vide) not named 3 double motet
119 112v In seculum artifex seculi In seculum supra mulieres (Ténor : In seculum) not named 3 double motet
120 113 Gaude (salve) virgo nobilis Maria Verbum caro factum est (Ténor : Et veritate) not named 3 double motet
121 113v Ave regina celorum ave domina Alma redemptoris mater que pervia (Ténor : Alma) not named 3 double motet
122 114v O Maria decus angelorum sublevatrix De virgula vero inicio irrigua (Ténor : Et confitebor) not named 3 double motet
123 114v Psallat chorus in novo carmine organico Eximie pater egregie rector pie (Ténor : Aptatur) not named 3 double motet
124 115 Celi domina quam sanctorum agmina Ave virgo virginum ave lumen luminum (Ténor : Et super) not named 3 double motet
125 115 Ave lux luminum, ave splendor Salve virgo rubens rosa sola Christi not named 3 double motet
126 116 Claustrum pudicitie Virginis triclinium Virgo viget melius dum peperit (Ténor : Flos filius) not named 3 double motet
127 116v Amor vincens omnia potentia Mariæ preconio devocio (Ténor : Aptatur) not named 3 double motet
128 117v Ex semine Abrae divino moderamine Ex semine rosa prodit spine (Ténor : Ex semine) not named 3 double motet
129 118v O Plangant nostri prelati rebus suis viduati (Ténor : Omnes) not named 2 motet
130 119 Salve porta regni glorie lux gratie Salve salus gentium, Maria, fidelium (Ténor : Salve Sancta Parens) not named 3 double motet
131 119 Deo confitemini qui sua clementia (Ténor : Domino) not named 2 motet
132 119 Ex illustri nata prosapia... sponsa Christi Ex illustri nata prosapia... et nobilis not named 3 double conductus motet
133 129v Iam nubes dissolvitur Iam novum sidus oritur (Ténor : Solem) not named 3 double motet
134 121v Casta catholica cantent connubia. Da dulcis domina dulcoris dulcia not named 2
135 122v Ave verum corpus natum de Maria Virgine Ave vera caro Christi not named 3 motet
136 123v Ave caro splendida plus quam solis radius Salve salus redemptorium tuo Christe sanguine not named 3 double motet
137 124v O Maria Maris stella plena gratie O Maria Dei cella splendor glorie (Ténor : Veritatem) not named 3 double motet
138 124v Ave caro splendida plus quam solis radius Ave verum corpus natum not named 3 double motet
139 125v O plena gratie dum beneficia (Ténor : Omnes) not named 2 motet
140 126 In veritate comperi quod sceleri (Ténor : Veritatem) not named 2 motet
141 127v Clama ne cesses Syon filia (Ténor : Alleluia) not named 2 motet
142 127v Homo miserabilis tu numquam stabilis (Ténor : Brumas est mors) not named 2 motet
143 128 Ecclesie princeps et domine (Ténor : Et confitebor) not named 2 motet
144 129 Benedicamus Domino not named 3 organum
145 131 De castitatis thalamo ventrem virginalem not named 2 conductus
146 132 Quod promisit ab eterno die solvit hodierno not named 2 conductus
147 134 Flos de spina procreatur et flos flore fecundatur not named 2 conductus
148 137 Columbe simplicitas fel horret molitie not named 2 conductus
149 138 Soli nitorem equori pugillum adde laticis not named 2 conductus
150 139v Parens patris natique filia virgo mater not named 2 conductus
151 140v O gloriosa Dei genitrix virgo semper Maria not named 2 conductus
152 143 Dum sigillum summi Patris signatum divinitus not named 2 conductus
153 145 Ave maris stella virgo decus virginum not named 3 conductus
154 147 Mater patris et filia mulierum letitia not named 3 conductus
155 150v Ergo agnus veri Dei magne magnus dator spei not named 2 conductus
156 151v Ave Maria gratia plena Dominus tecum not named 2 conductus
157 166 Mellis stilla, maris stella rosa primula not named 3 conductus motet
158 167 Si vocatus ad nuptias advenias not named 1 conductus
159 167 Omnium in te Christe credentium terge sordes not named 1 conductus
160 167 In hoc ortus occidente sol emergens de torrente not named 1 conductus
161 167v Audi pontus audi tellus audi maris not named 1 conductus
162 157 Bonum est confidere in dominorum domino not named 1 conductus
163 157v Ve mundo a scandalis ve nobis ut acephalis not named 1 conductus
164 158 Veni redemptor gentium, creator spiritus. (Sanctus) not named 1 conductus
165 158 Fontis in rivulum sapor ut defluit not named 1 conductus
166 158v Homo natus ad laborem tui status not named 1 conductus
167 161 Iesu clementissime qui in diluvio Noe reservasti not named 1 conductus
168 161v Ergo vide ne dormias set vigilans not named 1 conductus
169 161 Rex obiit et labitur Castelle gloria not named 1 conductus
170 159 Quis dabit capiti meo aquam et occulis meis not named 1 conductus
171 159v O monialis concio Burgensis plange filiam not named 1 conductus
172 160 Plange Castella misera plange pro rege Sancio not named 1 conductus
173 160v Benedicamus sane per omnia non est res not named 1
174 162 In hoc festo gratissimo corde letemur intimo not named 2
175 165 Benedicamus sane per omnia non est res not named 1
176 165, 153–154 Patrem omnipotentem not named 3 Credo
177 154v Fa fa mi fa mi re mi Ut re mi ut re mi not named 2 solfège piece
178 155 Benedicamus. O quam sanctum not named 1
179 155v Iste est Iohannes not named 1
180 156 O speculum monachorum not named 1
181 156v Benedicamus. O quam pretiosum lignum not named 1
182 163 Iste est Iohannes not named 1
183 163v Benedicamus Virgini matri not named 2 organum
184 163v Benedicamus. O quam pretiosum lignum Aeterni numinis mater et filia. De Christi corpore tanta sollemnia not named 1
185 164v Perhibentur cunctis rerum not named 1
186 168 Benedicamus. Hic est enim precursor not named 1

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Motetus, “Burgos, Monasterio de Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Las Huelgas Codex”, https://motetus.org/manuscripts/burgos-las-huelgas/.