GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 342 [Quintus & Sextus]

Bodleian Library, Oxford, England

partbook: c. 1600

Archive Bodleian Library, Oxford, England (GB-Ob)
Shelfmark MS. Tenbury 342 [Quintus & Sextus]
Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Format portrait
Measurements 221 x 169 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: OxfBT 341-4
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Provenance
  • Norfolk, England
Contents Contains 132 compositions from 16 composers.
General Description

A partbook for Quinta & Sexta voces from a set of five(?) volumes. Quinta & Sexta on opposite pages in pieces (mostly in later part of the book) requiring the Sexta. One main repertorial layer, with two additional layers: (1) three motets added at beginning of all books except Discantus; (2) 21 pieces for four and (mostly) three voices added on new ff. 81'-104' of Quintus/Sextus book, copied in choirbook format (i.e., all voices present).

Copied by a single scribe, employed by Edward Paston (1550-1630) of Norfolk, a country gentleman and collector of music. Later owned by Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp (1830-91) and by Sir Frederick Ouseley (1825-89), founder of St. Michael's College (near Tenbury, Worcester). Bequeathed to St. Michael's College by Ouseley; deposited in Bodleian Library in 1979.

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Binding

Original covers of dark brown leather on cardboard, tooled in gold with ornamental designs, voice designations, and 'EDWARDUS PASTON.

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Watermark

grape cluster (not in Briquet or Heawood)

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Notation

not indicated

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Ruling

Staff height 12.5

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Foliation

Original ink foliation 1-61; modern pencil foliation 1-64 includes some folios not numbered by original foliation.

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Decoration

A few inked calligraphic initials and plain inked initials; no other decoration

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Index

Original indices on first original flyleaf at back of each book include all pieces in main layer, grouped by number of voices. Six- and 7-voice pieces listed in order of appearance; 5-voice pieces grouped alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance.

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Surface

paper

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DIAMM Note

Digitized with funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK) for the Tudor Partbooks project at the Universities of Oxford and Newcastle.

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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10 Mass Ordinary sections, 1 Magnificat, 7 hymns, 5 Lamentations, 72 motets, 2 anthems, 2 Latin secular pieces, 1 Fantasia = 100 + 1 duplicate = 101

Byrd-27, Byrd/Taverner-1,* Clemens non Papa-2, Fayrfax-2, A. Ferrabosco I-21, R.Johnson I-2, Lassus-3, Meiland-1, Parsley-1, Roose-1, Shepherd-1, Tallis-19, Tallis/(Shepherd)-1, Taverner-11, (Tye)-1, Vaet-1, R. White-4, Wood-1

*Motet "Infelix ego" in all four partbooks, attributed to Byrd. Pars I copied again on new ff. 96'-97 of Q/S book, incorrectly attributed to Taverner.

4 paper partbooks of an original 5? (D-v + 62 + ii + i folios, A-ii + iii + 64 + ii + i, T-ii + iii + 65 + ii + i, Q/S-ii + ii + 104 + ii + i), 221 x 169. Original ink foliation (D: 1-62; A: 1-61; T: 1-64; Q/S: 1-77); modern pencil foliation in all books except D (A: 1-64; T: 1-65; Q/S: 1-104) includes some folios not numbered by original foliation. Original covers of dark brown leather on cardboard, tooled in gold with ornamental designs, voice designations, and "EDWARDUS PASTON." Original indices on first original flyleaf at back of each book include all pieces in main layer, grouped by number of voices. Six- and 7-voice pieces listed in order of appearance; 5-voice pieces grouped alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance.

One main repertorial layer, with two additional layers: (1) three motets added at beginning of all books except D; (2) 21 pieces for three and four voices added on new ff. 81 '104' of Q/S book, copied in choirbook format (i.e., all voices present in Q/S book). Copied by a single scribe, employed by Edward Paston (see BrettEP for list of other books in the same hand and for discussion of related manuscripts from Paston's circle). Staff height 12.5. A few inked calligraphic initials and plain inked initials; no other decoration. Watermark: grape cluster (not in Briquet or Heawood).

Early 17th Century. Of English provenance; originated in the household of Edward Paston (1550-1630) of Norfolk, a country gentleman and collector of music. Later owned by Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp (1830-91) and by Sir Frederick Ouseley (1825-89), founder of St. Michael's College (near Tenbury, Worcester). Bequeathed to St. Michael's College by Ouseley; deposited in Bodleian Library in 1979.

Vol 4

Contents: Change "72 motets" to "73 motets"; change total number of pieces from "100 + 1 duplicate = 101" to "101 + 1 duplicate = 102."

Composers: Change "A. Ferrabosco I-21" to "A. Ferrabosco I-22."

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Charteris, Richard (editor). 1984. Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder (1543-1588): Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 96.  Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I,xv-xviii; II,xii-xiv, 16-9,179-80,186-90,197-201; III.xv. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Charteris, Richard. 1984. Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder (1543-1588): A Thematic Catalogue of his Music with a Biographical Calendar.  New York. Pages: 57ff,193. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Daniel, Ralph T, and Peter Le Huray. 1972. The Sources of English Church Music 1549-1660. Early English Church Music, vol. Supplementary Volume 1.  London. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Bray, Roger W. 1970-71. The Interpretation of Musica Ficta in English Music C.1490-C.1580. Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association, 97: 29-45. Pages: 41-4. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Bray, Roger W. 1969. The Interpretation of Musica Ficta in English Music, C. 1490-C. 1580 [dissertation]. Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 141-55, 169-84; II, 60-8, 76-85. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Brett, Philip. 1965. The Songs of William Byrd. Cambridge University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 200, 272. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Brett, Philip. 1964-68. Edward Paston (1550-1630): A Norfolk Gentleman and His Musical Collection. Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society, 4: 51-69. Pages: 57-61, 69, plate VIIIb. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music.  London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: XXVIII.125,130; XXIX,129,132-3; XXX,75-90,177,186. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Lamont, Herbert Harry. 1963. John Shepherd: His Life and Music. University of Southern California, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 117, 222, 226. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Kerman, Joseph. 1961. Byrd's Motets: Chronology and Canon. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 14: 359-82. Pages: 369-70. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Fellowes, Edmund H. 1948. William Byrd.  London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 99, 112-3, opp. 142, 143, 192. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial).

Fellowes, Edmund H (editor). 1937-50, 1962. The Collected Works of William Byrd. Pages: XVII, 53-62, 151, 157. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Fellowes, Edmund H. 1934. The Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of St. Michael's College Tenbury.  Paris. Pages: 56-9. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.

Fellowes, Edmund H (editor). 1923-48. Tudor Church Music.  London, Oxford et al. Pages: I, xxx, lx-lxiii; II, xxv, xxxiv; III, xviii-xix; V, xx, xxiii; VI, xxv-xxxii, passim; IX, xii, xiv; X, 235. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

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Edward Tambling

Wednesday, 10 February, 2021

Identification of the 2 verses of Sheppard's 'Aeternae Rex altissime' at foot of facing folios, her identified (at end of Gloria Patri) as by Tallis

Edward Tambling

Friday, 5 February, 2021

Notified of identification of 'Rex Christe clementissime' on f. 28r as last two verses of Tallis's 'Sermone blando'.

Edward Tambling

Thursday, 2 July, 2020

Extract at f. 100v-101 'Missa Corona spinea, extract c: Qui tollis' confirmed as from the Gloria (not Agnus Dei)

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Monday, 23 January, 2017

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Monday, 23 January, 2017

NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description