:''This article refers to a Renaissance songbook. For the Portuguese medieval songbook, see
Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional''
''Cancioneiro musical da Biblioteca Nacional'' or simply ''Cancioneiro de Lisboa'' is the name given to the manuscript CIC 60 which is kept in the Portuguese National Library, in
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
. It is one of the four
Portuguese Renaissance songbooks of
Portuguese music (along with the
Elvas Songbook, the
Belém Songbook and the
Paris Songbook). It was produced between 1530 and 1550 and contains 72 folios sized 96x146 mm each. The current cover is from the 17th century. Some of the folios have suffered corrosion from the ink and the music in them can't be completely recovered.
This songbook compiles both
secular and
sacred music of the 15th and 16th centuries. There is not a single reference on composers, but some works are known to be composed by
Francisco de Peñalosa,
Juan de Anchieta,
Pedro de Escobar and others.
External links
Manuscript entry at the National Library in Lisbon
Scans of the complete manuscript*
16th century in music
16th century in Portugal
Portuguese music history
Renaissance music
Renaissance music manuscript sources
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