Cancioneiro de Elvas

It is one important source of secular music from the Iberian Renaissance.

The songs are composed in Portuguese and Spanish languages.

It was copied in the 16th century and is divided in two parts: The musical part of the songbook has been studied and transcribed by three musicologists - Manuel Joaquim, Manuel Morais and Gil Miranda.

However, some factors can help us to narrow the time frame: Thus, we can conclude that the Elvas Songbook was copied between the decades of 1560 and 1570, approximately.

There is not a single reference on composers in the songbook: all works are anonymous.