The Cancionero de Medinaceli or Cancionero Musical de Medinaceli (CMM) is a

manuscript A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand or typewritten, as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way. More recently, the term has ...

containing Spanish music of the

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. It was copied during the second half of the 16th century and kept at the library of the Duke of Medinaceli's house, hence its name. It is probably the most important compilation of Spanish secular

polyphony Polyphony ( ) is a type of musical texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody, as opposed to a musical texture with just one voice ( monophony) or a texture with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chord ...

of the Renaissance after the Cancionero de Palacio.

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* Music books Chansonniers (books) Renaissance music manuscript sources Music of Spain Medinaceli {{Spain-music-stub