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Codex Montpellier
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early musicmedieval musicMedieval manuscriptsars novaAdam de la Halle
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The Montpellier Codex (Montpellier, Bibliothèque Inter-Universitaire, Section Médecine, H196) is an important source of 13th century French polyphony. The codex contains 336 polyphonic works probably composed ca. 1250-1300, and was likely compiled ca. 1300. It is believed to originate from Paris. The Montpellier Codex can be roughly divided into 8 fascicles, each of which contain discrete genres of music. The format of the codex is as follows: * 1. Liturgical polyphony * 2. Latin triple motets, consisting of a cantus firmus with three contrapuntal lines above it * 3. Macaronic double motets, consisting of a cantus firmus with two contrapuntal lines above it * 4. Latin double motets * 5. French double motets * 6. French two-voice motets * 7 & 8. Three-voice motets, possibly compiled later than fascicles 2-6 There are also supplements added to fascicles 3, 5, and 7. Because of the different systems of notation used in fascicles 2-6 and fascicles 7-8, the Montpellier Codex has become a crucial source for the chronology of styles of French medieval polyphony. The Montpellier Codex is a critical source for what are known as "Pre-Franconian" and "Franconian" motets, after Franco of Cologne. While the music in the codex is anonymous, a number of attributions can be made, either because of concordances in other manuscripts or on the basis of stylistic similarity, to Pérotin (from fascicle 1), Petrus de Cruce, Adam de la Halle, Guillaume d'Auvergne, and
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Tuit Cil Qui Sunt Enamourat
72Chose Tassin
63S'on me regarde
54Alle Psallite Cum Luya
45Descendentibus
46A La Clarté Qui Tout Enlumina/Et Illuminare
37Entre Copin Et Bourgeois/Je Me Cuidoie Tenir/Belle Ysabelos
38Pucelete Bele Et Avenant/Je Languis Des Maus D'amours/Domino
39S'on Me Regarde/Prenés i Garde/Hé! Mi Enfant
310Trois Serors Sor Rive Mer
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