Cancionero de la Sablonara facts for kids
The Cancionero de la Sablonara is a very old Spanish book of songs. It is kept safe today at the Bavarian State Library in Munich, Germany. This book contains many songs, called canciones, from Spain and Portugal. These songs were written in the early 1600s.
About the Manuscript
This important songbook was put together by Claudio de la Sablonara. He was the main scribe, or writer, for the Royal Chapel in Madrid, Spain. That's why the book is named after him!
Claudio de la Sablonara made this book for Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg. Wolfgang Wilhelm was a duke from Germany who visited the court of King Philip IV in Madrid between 1624 and 1625.
The Cancionero de la Sablonara is one of the few music collections from the Spanish court in the early 1600s that still exists. It was very lucky to survive! In 1734, a big fire destroyed the Royal Alcazar in Madrid, which was its original home. But because the book was already in Munich, it was safe from the fire.
What Kind of Songs Are Inside?
The manuscript holds 75 songs. Back then, these songs were often called tonos. All the songs in the book are polyphonic. This means they were written for several voices to sing different parts at the same time.
- 32 songs are for four voices.
- 31 songs are for three voices.
- 12 songs are for two voices.
These songs came from the Royal Chapel in Madrid. They were written by some of the most famous Spanish composers of that time. Some of these composers include Juan Blas de Castro, Joan Pau Pujol, Mateo Romero, Álvaro de los Ríos, Gabriel Díaz Bessón, and Miguel de Arizo. The words for these songs came from great writers of the Spanish Golden Age, like Lope de Vega.
See also
In Spanish: Cancionero de la Sablonara para niños