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The Cancionero de Palacio (Madrid, Biblioteca Real, MS II - 1335), or Cancionero Musical de Palacio (CMP), also known as Cancionero de Barbieri, is a Spanish manuscript of Renaissance music. The works in it were compiled during a time span of around 40 years, from the mid-1470s until the beginning of the 16th century, approximately coinciding with the reign of the Catholic Monarchs. The first ten folios are not numbered; the remaining folios are numbered from 1 to 304. Based on the index of works included in the beginning of the manuscript, it originally had 548 works. Many folios have been lost, reducing the number of works currently in the manuscript to 458. The manuscript was written by 9 different people and in all received 11 successive additions: * The first addition happened in the first years of the 16th century, most probably after 1505, as a result of the reorganization of the Court's musical chapel ordered by Ferdinand II of Aragon, one year after the death of Queen Isabella. This is the most numerous addition and its works are the most representative of the circumspect and expressive style characteristic of the reign of the Catholic Monarchs. * The next four additions were supposedly made between 1505 and 1510. * The next two were made around 1515. * The 8th addition was possibly made in 1516, right after the death of Ferdinand II. * The 9th happened between 1516 and 1517. * The 10th addition, from folios 293 to 304, consisted of a tiny c
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