Musical Background: 16th Century to 19th Century

Thorough collection and cataloging of the documentary and bibliographic holdings with musical texts that are part of the collection of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa. A total of 233 works are identified and described, which are part of the musical bibliographic fund of this secular institution, 24 of which are handwritten and the rest printed between the 16th and 19th centuries. Most of the musical fund analyzed in this publication consists of Gregorian chant repertoire, although there are also examples of modern figured music. The cataloged items are works collected from the Museum of S. Roque, the Church of São Roque, the Registry of the Brotherhood of São Roque, and the Archive and Library of the Misericórdia de Lisboa. This bibliographic and musicological study serves as an important resource for historians and music scholars, with a special emphasis on liturgical pieces. Accompanying the publication, a compact disc recorded as part of this edition presents “musical pieces that were dormant on the library shelves.”

Authors: José Maria Pedrosa Cardoso; Francisco d'Orey Manoel; Nuno Vassallo e Silva (coord.)

Year of publication: 1995
Publisher: SCML
ISBN: 9729559732