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Datasets

Open research datasets for the study and practice of Renaissance improvised counterpoint

This page provides access to the open research datasets associated with Vicente Parrilla’s doctoral project Renaissance Improvised Counterpoint: Rethinking Concept, Cognition, and Aural Foundations (FWO project 11A9922N). All materials are published as open data on Zenodo and made available for research, teaching, and performance.

The datasets include modern editions of sixteenth-century contrapuntal sources, analytical versions with interval labelling, MusicXML transcriptions, and a growing corpus of recorded counterpoint examples. Each dataset is released under an open licence and assigned a DOI to ensure permanent accessibility and reliable citation.

For each dataset, Zenodo serves as the archival, citable version of record. Companion GitHub repositories document the editorial workflow, source files, and version history associated with the preparation of the datasets. New datasets will be added here as they are published.

Published datasets

1. Aranda Digital Corpus – The 38 Counterpoint Examples from Mateo de Aranda (1535)

Modern and analytical editions of the thirty-eight counterpoint examples in Aranda’s Tractado de canto mensurable: y contrapuncto (Lisbon, 1535).

2. Lusitano Digital Corpus – The 247 Counterpoint Examples from F-Pn Esp. 219 (ca. 1550)

Modern and analytical editions of the 247 counterpoint examples transmitted in Vicente Lusitano’s Trattado grande de musica pratica (Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Esp. 219).

3. Torres Digital Corpus – The 25 Counterpoint Examples from Melchor de Torres (1566)

Modern and analytical editions of the twenty-five solo counterpoint settings in Torres’s Arte ingeniosa de musica (Alcalá de Henares, 1566).

4. Montanos Digital Corpus – The 111 Counterpoint Examples from Francisco de Montanos (1592)

Modern and analytical editions of the 111 counterpoint settings in Montanos’s Arte de música theorica y practica (Valladolid, 1592).

Upcoming dataset

All datasets are part of an ongoing effort to document, analyse, and revive the techniques of Renaissance improvised counterpoint through openly accessible digital resources. For further information or enquiries, please contact:
vicente.parrilla@kuleuven.be