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The Spanish Chapel of Philip IIAuthor(s): Isabel Pope

Source: Renaissance News, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Summer, 1952), pp. 34-38Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Renaissance Society of AmericaStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2858289 .

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they are never very long out of our thoughts.Spaceforbidsa summaryof Mr. Bradner'stributeto Shakespeare ndhis assessmentof such factors as individualism, he revival of the classics,and the riseof secularismascomponentpartsof the Renaissance.The remaining two abstracts will appear in the next issue of RN.

7he 'Spanisk Chapel'of Phi/ip IIBY ISABEL POPE

A DOCUMENT preserved n the BarbieriCollectionat the NationalLibrary provides us with the following information concerningsums paid to the choir boys in the first third of 156.5 No list appears inthe 'Roolos' for that year.Lo que francisco de spafia maestro de la camara del Rey nuestro senior apagado a los cinco cantorgicosde la capilla spafiolade su Mag.d por las dosplacasextraordinariasque tiene cada uno de los dichos cada dia por lo quetuvieronde hauer en este tergioprimerode mill y quinientosy sessentay unoes lo siguiente.Bernardomonje cantorcicopor las dos placas que se le dan para cosasextraordinarias el dichotercioprimerode I561-XII R.Gasparde Arratia por lo mismo XII R

Juan de Torres " " "Matheo Fernandez " " " "Joan Lopez " " " " "The signature of each recipient appears.The list of the singers in the Spanish Chapel as given in the 'Roolos'of the Archives of the Palace for 1562 is as follows:Cantores Cantorcicos

Juandel Rincon Mateo FernandezGeronimo de Talamantes Gaspar de ArratiaGinesLopez BernaldoMonjePedro de Salazar Juan LopezLazaroVelazquezMelchior de Valdes Cristoval de Leon, entonador del or-Gines Lainez gano.Francisco de PradoLuis Lopez de GarabateaAntoniode AcostaPedro de GelosMossen Anton SerranoDoroteo de GuevaraCristovalSerranoJuan de Cabe~on, rganista

In 1563 Juan del Rincon left in February to take a benefice inToledo bestowed by Philip II. The list continues the same, with tem-porary absences duly noted.

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they are never very long out of our thoughts.Spaceforbidsa summaryof Mr. Bradner'stributeto Shakespeare ndhis assessmentof such factors as individualism, he revival of the classics,and the riseof secularismascomponentpartsof the Renaissance.The remaining two abstracts will appear in the next issue of RN.

7he 'Spanisk Chapel'of Phi/ip IIBY ISABEL POPE

A DOCUMENT preserved n the BarbieriCollectionat the NationalLibrary provides us with the following information concerningsums paid to the choir boys in the first third of 156.5 No list appears inthe 'Roolos' for that year.Lo que francisco de spafia maestro de la camara del Rey nuestro senior apagado a los cinco cantorgicosde la capilla spafiolade su Mag.d por las dosplacasextraordinariasque tiene cada uno de los dichos cada dia por lo quetuvieronde hauer en este tergioprimerode mill y quinientosy sessentay unoes lo siguiente.Bernardomonje cantorcicopor las dos placas que se le dan para cosasextraordinarias el dichotercioprimerode I561-XII R.Gasparde Arratia por lo mismo XII R

Juan de Torres " " "Matheo Fernandez " " " "Joan Lopez " " " " "The signature of each recipient appears.The list of the singers in the Spanish Chapel as given in the 'Roolos'of the Archives of the Palace for 1562 is as follows:Cantores Cantorcicos

Juandel Rincon Mateo FernandezGeronimo de Talamantes Gaspar de ArratiaGinesLopez BernaldoMonjePedro de Salazar Juan LopezLazaroVelazquezMelchior de Valdes Cristoval de Leon, entonador del or-Gines Lainez gano.Francisco de PradoLuis Lopez de GarabateaAntoniode AcostaPedro de GelosMossen Anton SerranoDoroteo de GuevaraCristovalSerranoJuan de Cabe~on, rganista

In 1563 Juan del Rincon left in February to take a benefice inToledo bestowed by Philip II. The list continues the same, with tem-porary absences duly noted.

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Another document6 in the Barbieri Collection which is undated butforms part of a group of documents belonging to the years 1563-1564providesan interestingillustrationof the activitiesin which the cantorsparticipated. t is an account of sums paid certainsingers for the mountswhich they hiredto take them on a journey to Aranjuez where PhilipIIhad built a country palaceon the site of Charles V's shooting box.

Los cantores que fueron de Madrid a Aranjuez y lo que se les a dado por lascaualgaduras alquiler es lo seguente.A Melchior de Valdes, por alquiler de una caualgadura de sietedias de yda y buelta a 3 reales por dia- XXI RA Hieronymo de Talamante por cinco dias otro quinze reales- XV RA Pedro de Salazar, cinco dias, otro quinze reales- XV RA Henry Martin, furrier de capilla, por ocho dias XXIV reales-- XXIV R

A JuanGerardo,cantor,porel alquilerde una caualgadurade losdichos siete dias de yda y uelta a tres reales por dia- XXI RThe accountcarriesthe signatureof each singer.In 1566-67 the choir boys were given places as cantors and no newchoir boys appear.In the latter year a new organist, Cebrian de Sotois noted and crossed out with the comment 'en los libros de Castilla sequenta,'- to be included in the accounts of Castile. The same thingoccurs in 1568 with the names of de Soto and Hernando de Cabegon.Evidently, although they lent their services to the chapel they werepaid from the budget of the House of Castile.For the year 1569 some interesting accounts are recorded in connec-tion with repasts and food rations served the Spanish cantors. Oppositethe name of Melchior de Valdes the record states: '2 capons, 2 par-tridges.' The other cantors are assigned 'i pension' except for Tala-mantes, Lainez, Garabatea and Cristoval Serrano who receive '2 pen-siones.' 'Pension' would seem to mean the number of meals to which thesingers were entitled. The account goes on: 'Por la colazion 7 dosmaravedis a cada uno.' 'Por los platos 36 maravedis.' Later a note: '27c. pon.' which apparently means '27 each pension.' Whether 27 refersto a sum of money or the number of meals is not clear. Then:Por ciento y diez y ocho capones de las dos capillas la cantidad [? the ms.is not clear] del aiio de 1569A cinco reales cada capon 59 reales (recti 590)Por catorze perdrizes a tres reales el par- 24 reales (recti 21)

Por la colacion de ciento y diez y nuevepersonas a dos reales cada uno 23 reales (recti 238)Por los platos de la dicha colacion 72 reales981 (recti 921)

In an account of salaries paid in the first third of 1570 the membersof both chapels are listed together and their signatures appear against thesums paid. The salary of each cantor continues at I2 placas 8 a day as[35 ]



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record of the chapel says: 'Tercio Postrero de I587. Capilla espafiola,ocho cantores-I 7 R 120 m.' 9 There were only eight cantors as com-pared with twenty-one in the Flemish Chapel under the distinguishedFlemish master Georges de la Hele and Philippe Rogier his equally dis-tinguishedassistant.This was a periodof many financial difficultiesforPhilip II and it may well be that he allowed the Spanish Chapel todwindle in numbersparticularlyat a time when the death or retirementof a number of its members-it is notable how few changes in per-sonnel had occurred between 1558 and 1577-made new appointmentsnecessary. In a list of the entire personnel attached to both the Houseof Burgundy and that of Castile in 1588 which is preserved n the Bar-bieriCollection10only eight Spanishcantorswith Cristovalde Leon theorgan tuner are listed.During the 90's the chapelrevived markedlyand many new appoint-ments were made throughout this period. PhilippeRogier was 'maestrode capilla' from I588-I596. The list for the first third of I593 is asfollows;Capellanes y CantoresMelchior de ValdesHieronimo de TalamantesChristoval SerranoBaltasar de SalinasJuan de Villacampa, henero y hebrero

porque murio a postrero de hebrero.Pedro de ArguesMartin de HerreraCantoresDomingo Ximenez. Capellan y cantor,dos pla;as lMatheo FernandezAntonio MagedoLazaro VelazquezGaspar de Arratia, cantor y apuntadorAntonio de Acosta, estuvo bentidosmeses con licencia manda Su Mag.tse le recompense y paguen.

Melchior de Camargo, musico delbaxonBias AguadoAntonio LeitonAgustin MartinezAntonio MartinezAlonso Gutierrez. Capellan y cantor,dos plagasFrancisco Fermin, cantorcico, le hizoel rey firo sefior merced del partidode im principio de marqo.Luis de Unguero, Capellan y cantor dos

pla;asBartolome d'Espinosa Alarcon, musicodel baxon.Manuel Vazquez, y;ole el Rey nuestrosefior md. im principio de henero.OficialesCristoval de Leon, templadorArias, moSo de oratorioDiego de Ualdes, furriel.

I593, last third: Anton Lopez, "capellany cantor" appointed.MiguelMencos, "cantor," appointed1594, first third: Miguel Mencos disappears.last third:Juan de Zapeda, "capellany cantor" appointed.Lazaro Velazquez died in September.1595, second third:Pedro Pierrez appointedJuly 7.Cristovalde Leon died.

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1597, last third: Pedro Martinez appointedMay I.Manuel Mexia appointedMay I.secondthird:Juan de EspinoappointedJune I.Pedro de Mendigafia appointedJuly I.According to an account of salariespaid in 1597, chaplainsand can-torsreceivedthe total of I, 298, 982 maravedis.This amount surelyrep-resentsthat paid the membersof both chapels.In 1598, the year of Philip II's death, the list of the Spanish Chapelreads as follows: Domingo Ximenez, 'capellan y cantor'; Gaspar deArratia, 'capellan y cantor'; Luis de Onguero, 'capellan y cantor.'Cantores: Matheo Fernandez, Gaspar de Arratia, Antonio Martinez,

Agustin Martinez, Francisco Fermin, Melchior de Camargo, BiasAguado, Bartolome de Espinosa, Manuel Bazquez, Pedro de Pierres,Juan Mendez (dos plazas); Pedro de Mendigaina, Manuel Mexia,Juan de Espino, Juan Domine.This number, 18, compareswith the number in the chapel of 1558;there were then 2I including the four choir boys. The SpanishChapelof Philip II had its vicissitudes,but it maintainedan unquestionedposi-tion in the musicallife of the court which was continuedin the reign ofPhilip III until it united with the Flemish Chapel to form the RoyalChapel in 1636.

Papeles de Barbieri, Sig I4018, num. 2o.6Papeles de Barbieri, Sig 40o 8, nuim. 19.7According to the Dictionary of the Spanish Academy "colazion" may be a lightsupper served on fast days.8 Placa, according to the Dictionary of the Spanish Academy was a Flemish coinwhich circulated in Spain and was worth approximately one fourth of a silverreal. A real at this time was equivalent to I.o4 gold pesetas in modern Spanishcurrency. Yet at this rate each cantor should have received 360 reales and Cristovalde Leon 80 reales! Can the placa have been valued at this time at one half a realin this case the reading would be 720 reales and 36'o reales. The use of this coinemphasizes the fact that these were accounts of the 'House of Burgundy.'9 17 reales I20 maravedis10Biblioteca Nacional. Papeles de Barbieri Sig I40I8, num. 7.n He enjoyed the benefits of two 'places' or positions.

Projects e kewsHISTORY AND LITERATUREAssociationInternationale des Historiensde la Renaissance.The Asso-

ciation is planning to publishmonographson the Renaissance,as well aseditions of original sources. In the series of monographs, AugustinRenaudet's Dante humaniste has just appearedand Yvonne Batard'sDante, Minerve et Apollon (Les imagesdans la 'Divine Comedie') is in[38]

1597, last third: Pedro Martinez appointedMay I.Manuel Mexia appointedMay I.secondthird:Juan de EspinoappointedJune I.Pedro de Mendigafia appointedJuly I.According to an account of salariespaid in 1597, chaplainsand can-torsreceivedthe total of I, 298, 982 maravedis.This amount surelyrep-resentsthat paid the membersof both chapels.In 1598, the year of Philip II's death, the list of the Spanish Chapelreads as follows: Domingo Ximenez, 'capellan y cantor'; Gaspar deArratia, 'capellan y cantor'; Luis de Onguero, 'capellan y cantor.'Cantores: Matheo Fernandez, Gaspar de Arratia, Antonio Martinez,

Agustin Martinez, Francisco Fermin, Melchior de Camargo, BiasAguado, Bartolome de Espinosa, Manuel Bazquez, Pedro de Pierres,Juan Mendez (dos plazas); Pedro de Mendigaina, Manuel Mexia,Juan de Espino, Juan Domine.This number, 18, compareswith the number in the chapel of 1558;there were then 2I including the four choir boys. The SpanishChapelof Philip II had its vicissitudes,but it maintainedan unquestionedposi-tion in the musicallife of the court which was continuedin the reign ofPhilip III until it united with the Flemish Chapel to form the RoyalChapel in 1636.

Papeles de Barbieri, Sig I4018, num. 2o.6Papeles de Barbieri, Sig 40o 8, nuim. 19.7According to the Dictionary of the Spanish Academy "colazion" may be a lightsupper served on fast days.8 Placa, according to the Dictionary of the Spanish Academy was a Flemish coinwhich circulated in Spain and was worth approximately one fourth of a silverreal. A real at this time was equivalent to I.o4 gold pesetas in modern Spanishcurrency. Yet at this rate each cantor should have received 360 reales and Cristovalde Leon 80 reales! Can the placa have been valued at this time at one half a realin this case the reading would be 720 reales and 36'o reales. The use of this coinemphasizes the fact that these were accounts of the 'House of Burgundy.'9 17 reales I20 maravedis10Biblioteca Nacional. Papeles de Barbieri Sig I40I8, num. 7.n He enjoyed the benefits of two 'places' or positions.

Projects e kewsHISTORY AND LITERATUREAssociationInternationale des Historiensde la Renaissance.The Asso-

ciation is planning to publishmonographson the Renaissance,as well aseditions of original sources. In the series of monographs, AugustinRenaudet's Dante humaniste has just appearedand Yvonne Batard'sDante, Minerve et Apollon (Les imagesdans la 'Divine Comedie') is in[38]


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