Antonio de Cabezón is an important Spanish composer of the 16th Century. This year is the 500th anniversary of his birth.
There is a project ongoing to record all of his works:
http://www.fimte.org/Cabezon500eng.htm
The duo form shown here, added one line of counterpoint to a melody originally derived from Gregorian chant.
The FIMTE reference above, provides a link to the original source.
The Ave Maris Stella here is found on page
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in that collection.
Explanation of the notation used there:
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