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Contains the works of Guillaume de Machaut, though the peculiar order and the various mistakes in both music and text suggest that it was not put together according to the master's directions. Copied by two scribes:: A (fol. 1 - 58; 107-129); B (fol. 61-106; 131-238; index). Presumably mentioned in the duke of Berry's inventory of 1402, it was then entered the library of the dukes of Burgundy between 1420 and 1467 (folios A-F contain an ex libris of John, duke of Berry). It appears in Brussels inventories from 1487 to the end of the 18th century, coming to Paris in 1794. The polyphonic compositions in Pn 9221 amount to 4 lays, 22 motets, 41 Ballades, 19 Rondeaux, 4 Virelais and the mass. The 7 polyphonic works from the Voir Dit here appear in the body of the text of this long poem, while they are usually only present in the music fascicle of the complete manuscripts. In this case two compositions appear there as well. The use of accidentals also conflicts with the other main sources in many cases. Written in 3 columns.
F-Pnm Français 9221 (Machaut E)
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Paris, France
manuscript of polyphony: Late 14th - Early 15th century (c.1400)
| Archive | Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Paris, France (F-Pnm) |
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| Shelfmark | Français 9221 (Machaut E) |
| Image Availability | The images on this record are linked using IIIF. |
| Surface | Mixed Paper and Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 410 x 308 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 143 compositions from 1 composer. |
General Description
Binding
mottled leather over pulp boards has gold tooling and the royal emblem in gold on the front and back covers; 17th-18th century. The 2 paper folios belonging to this binding.
Liminary Note
Ce livre de Machaut est de Jehan, filz de roy de France Duc de Berry et d'Auvergne, Conte de Poitou, d'Estampes, de Bouloigne et d'Auvergne FLAMEL/ Ce livre est au duc de Berry et d'Auvergne, conte de Poitou et d'Auvergne JEHAN
Notation
Ars Nova: mensuration signs instead of the red notes usual in other sources.
Ruling
continous lines of 10 red five-line staves per page
Foliation
1-238
Foliation
The 238 parchment leaves are numbered in an old red foliation at t.r.r. The 2 paper folios at the front are unnumbered
Decoration
blue-red or red-blue initials, occasionally ornamented with gold. Miniatures are frequent.
Index
Folios A-F contain an index contemporary with the MS corpus
Surface
2 paper + 2 parchment + 6 parchment + 238 parchment
DIAMM Note
Scribes: A (fol. 1 - 58; 107-129); B (fol. 61-106; 131-238; index)
RISM Description
RISM B/IV 2: A parchment manuscript dated c. 1400 and measuring 410 x 308 mm. It contains 2 unnumbered paper folios belonging to the 17th-18th century binding + 2 blank unnumbered parchment folios + folios A-F + 238 folios. The latter form the ms corpus and are numbered in an old red foliation at t.r.r. Folios A-F contain an ex libris of John, duke of Berry, together with an index contemporary with the ms corpus. This very neat codex is written in 3 columns with blue-red or red-blue initials, occasionally ornamented with gold. Miniatures are frequent. The binding of mottled leather over pulp boards has gold tooling and the royal emblem in gold on the front and back covers. The notation is of Ars Nova type. Pn 9221 66 employs mensuration signs instead of the red notes usual in other sources. The music is mainly written in continous lines of 10 red five-line staves per page. In the letters of the Voir Dit, there is an interesting change of script to the more personal type of hand which becomes popular in the 15th century. The contents of this codex are the works of Guillaume de Machaut, but the peculiar order and the frequent mistakes in music and text lead to the conclusion that it was not put together according to the master's directions. Outwardly, however, the manuscript is particularly splendid. Presumably this is the codex mentioned in the duke of Berry's inventory of 1402. Apparently it then entered the library of the dukes of Burgundy between 1420 and 1467. It appears in Brussels inventories from 1487 to the end of the 18th century, coming to Paris in 1794. The polyphonic compositions in Pn 9221 amount to 4 lays, 22 motets, 41 Ballades, 19 Rondeaux, 4 Virelais and the mass. The 7 polyphonic works from the Voir Dit here appear in the body of the text of this long poem, while they are usually only present in the music fascicle of the complete manuscripts. In this case two compositions appear there as well. The use of accidentals also conflicts with the other main sources in many cases.
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Machaut MSS
Linked by Origin or Contents · 18 sources
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Earp, Lawrence M. 1995. Guillaume de Machaut: A Guide to Research. New York and London: Garland.
Bent, Margaret. 1983. The Machaut manuscripts Vg, B and E. Musica Disciplina, 37: 53-82.
Hoppin, Richard H. 1960. Notational Licenses of Guillaume de Machaut. Musica Disciplina, 14: 13-27. Pages: (transcription of Pn 9221 6).
Reaney, Gilbert. 1959. Musica Ficta in the Music of Guillaume de Machaut. Les Colloques de Wegimont II-1955, L'Ars nova: Recueil d'études sur la musiquedu XIVe siècle , 196ff. Paris: Les Belles Lettres.
Günther, Ursula. 1958. The fourteenth-century motet and its development. Musica Disciplina, 12: 27-58. Pages: 27ff.
Günther, Ursula. 1957. Der musikalische Stilwandel der französischen Liedkunst in der zweiten Hälfte des 14. Jahrhunderts, dargestellt an Virelais, Balladen und Rondeaux von Guillaume de Machaut sowie datierbaren Kantilenensätzen seiner Zeitgenossen und dierekten Nachfolger. University of Hamburg, Ph.D. dissertation.
Parrish, Carl. 1957. The Notation of Medieval Music. Pages: pl. XLVII and XLVIII (facsimiles of Pn 9221 f. 161 and 141).
Reaney, Gilbert. 1956. Voices and Instruments in the Music of Guillaume de Machaut. Revue belge de musicologie, 10: 3-17and93-104.
Reaney, Gilbert. 1955-56. The Lais of Guillaume de Machaut and Their Background. Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association, 82: 15-31,discussion31-32.
Machabey, Armand. 1955. Guillaume de Machault. 2 vols.
Reaney, Gilbert. 1955. The Ballades, Rondeaux and Virelais of Guillaume de Machaut: Melody, Rhythm and Form. Acta Musicologica, 27: 40ff.
Hughes, Dom Anselm, and Gerald Abraham (editors). 1954, 1957-. New Oxford History of Music II, III & IV. 3 vols. London/New York/Toronto. Pages: Reaney, 1-15.
Schrade, Leo (editor). 1954 -1956. The Polyphonic Music of the Fourteenth Century. 3 vols. Pages: II-III.
Reaney, Gilbert. 1953. Fourteenth Century Harmony and the Ballades, Rondeaux and Virelais of Guillaume de Machaut. Musica Disciplina, 7: 129ff.
Reaney, Gilbert. 1952. A Chronology of the Ballades, Rondeaux and Virelais Set to Music by Guillaume de Machaut. Musica Disciplina, 6: 33ff.
Gombosi, Otto Johannes. 1950. Machaut's Messe Notre-Dame. Musical Quarterly, 36: 204ff.
Machabey, Armand (editor). 1948. Guillaume de Machault: Messe Notre-Dame. Pages: transcription of the mass.
Perle, G. 1948. Integrative Devices in the Music of Machaut. Musical Quarterly, 34: 169ff.
Apel, Willi. 1942. (4th ed., 1949). The Notation of Polyphonic Music 900-1600. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Pages: 359 (facsimile of Pn 9221 66).
Reese, Gustave. 1940. Music in the Middle Ages: With an introduction on the music of ancient times. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. Pages: Ch. 12.
Ludwig, Friedrich. 1929. Die geistliche nichtliturgische, weltliche einstimmige und die mehrstimmige Musik des Mittelalters bis zum Anfang des 15. Jahrhunderts. Handbuch der Musikgeschichte I, edited by Friedrich Ludwig, Pages: 267ff.
Ludwig, Friedrich (editor). 1926-9. Guillaume de Machaut: Musikalische Werke, 1-3. Leipzig: Publikationen älterer Musik. Pages: I, III and IV.
Ludwig, Friedrich. 1910), 101ff; Die mehrstimmige Musik des 14. Jahrhunderts in <em>SIMG</em> IV (1902. Die mehrstimmige Musik des 11. und 12. Jahrhunderts. Bericht über den III. Kongreß der IMG, 1909: 16ff. Pages: 21, 27ff, 33f, 36ff.
Hoepffner, Ernest. 1908-1921. Oeuvres de Guillaume de Machaut. 3 vols. Pages: II, appendix (Ludwig's critical transcription of the music from the Remede de Fortune = Pn 22545 1-3).
Wolf, Johannes. 1904; Reprinted: Hildesheim, 1965. Geschichte der Mensural-Notation von 1250-1460 nach den theoretischen und praktischen Quellen. 3 vols. Leipzig. Pages: II (no facsimiles from Pn 9221).
Chichmaref, V (editor). [1909]. Guillaume de Machaut: Poésies lyriques. Edition compléte en deux parties, avec introduction, glossaire et fac-similés publiée sous les auspices de la Faculté d'Histoire et de Philologie de Saint-Pétersbourg. Paris: Champion. Pages: complete edition of Machaut's lyric poems with and without music.
Van, Guillaume de. None. Guglielmi de Mascaudio: Messe Notre Dame. Pages: transcription of the mass.
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