The ''Codex Martínez Compañón'' (c.1782–1785), is a manuscript edited in nine volumes by the bishop of

Trujillo, Peru Trujillo (; ; Mochica language, Mochica: ''Cɥimor'') is a city in coastal northwestern Peru and the capital of the Department of La Libertad. It is the third most populous city and center of the List of metropolitan areas of Peru, third most po ...

, made by Baltasar Jaime Martínez Compañón, containing 1,411 watercolours and 20 musical scores documenting life in his diocese. This work was sent to

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, who included it in the Royal Library in 1803. The musical examples in the bishop's text were probably written out by Pedro José Solis, maestro de capilla of Trujillo Cathedral from 1781 to 1823.Music in Aztec & Inca Territory - Page 314 "The music, probably written out by some such professional aide as Pedro Jose Solis (chapelmaster of Trujillo Cathedral from March, 1781, to September, 1823 54), also breathes throughout a crudeness that confirms its commonplace origin."

The 1,411 illustrations

The watercolour illustrations contain pictures of the life of the Indians, clothing, customs, and also extensive natural history.

External links to galleries

selection of thumbnails of trees

The 20 musical examples

The pieces are mainly short, 2 or 3 minutes each. The order here follows the K617 recording rather than Folio order: # # - i.e.

Huamachuco Huamachuco (possibly from Quechuan languages, Quechua ''waman'', falcon or variable hawk, and Kulyi language, Kulyi ''chuco'', earth or land, "land of falcons") is a town in northern Peru and capital of the province Sánchez Carrión Province, ...

, site of Augustinian missions # - a slave song, reflecting the use of African slaves in the workforce from 1660 # # - i.e. of the Chimú culture, the only surviving song in the extinct

Mochica language Mochica is an extinct language formerly spoken along the northwest coast of Peru and in an inland village. First documented in 1607, the language was widely spoken in the area during the 17th century and the early 18th century. By the late 19th ...

# Dance: , Folio 179 (instrumental) # - Folio 187 # - "the can" # - "the jealous woman" # # # Dance: (Instrumental) # # - indicates the lowland east of the mountains # # , Folio 186 - instrumental, the term , literally "flat boat, launch for dancing", indicates a dance for fiddle and continuo in quick 3/4 time, and is almost unique to the Codex # # # # - a for leave-taking

Recordings

* selection - (In the style of our land) Música Temprana, Netherlands. Voice of Lyrics 2001, nla. * complete - , Capilla de Indias, Tiziana Palmiero, Conductor, K617. This is the first recording of the complete 20 pieces. * 2 selections - on

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recital Marcon DGG, 2012 * complete - , Songs and dances from Trujillo, Peru (18th century), Música Temprana, director: Adrián Rodríguez Van der Spoel, 2013. Deuss Music. COBRA0036. * selection - - DIANA BARONI & Sapukai - Alpha Productions, Les Chants de la Terre 2003 - Alpha 507

References

External links

Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4Volume 5Volume 6Volume 7Volume 8Volume 9

{{Baroque music manuscript sources Baroque music manuscript sources Watercolor paintings 1780s books 18th-century illuminated manuscripts 1780s in the Viceroyalty of Peru