This easy-to-read modern tablature should be completely faithful to Alonso Mudarra's original tablature. Let me know of any errors you find. Donald Sauter.

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Short ID:  AM45.
Title:     Glosa sobre el Cum Sancto Spiritu... de Beata Virgine de Josquin.  
Composer:  Alonso Mudarra.
Source:    Tres Libros de Musica en Cifras para Vihuela...  
           Libro II, folio XXII.
Date:      1546.
Facsimile: Chanterelle, p117.

Tuning:    Vihuela tuning.
Time sig:  Quickly. ("Phi" on Mudarra's 2nd line. See general Mudarra comments.)  

Fixes and modifications (M=measure r=rhythm s=string):
  All rhythm values have been halved.

Tablature elements to be added by hand:
  "glosa" is printed below the staff at m1r1, m34r1, 79r1.
  "Iosquin" is printed below the staff at m16r1, m55r1, m88r1.
  Fermata on very last chord.  

Suggested simplifications (if need be): 
  _____________________________________________
  |_5______5_|_5______5_|_3________|__________|
  |_1________|_1______1_|_5______8_|_3______3_|
  |___ to _6_|_3_ to ___|_6_ to _6_|_5_ to _1_|
  |__________|__________|__________|_5________|
  |_3______3_|_0______0_|_7______7_|________2_|
  |__________|__________|__________|_7________|

Leading measures in Mudarra's original tablature:
  1 11 22 34 43 52 64 73 83 92 102 113. Last measure is 124.


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      Glosa sobre el Cum Sancto Spiritu... de Beata Virgine de Josquin.     AM45: Page 1 of 2.
  Vihuela tuning.  Leading measures: 1 14 27 38 48 60.                         Alonso Mudarra.

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  Mudarra.  Cum Sancto Spiritu.  Leading measures: 70 80 89 99 110 121.     AM45: Page 2 of 2.

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