The main scribe was Eustachius de Monte Regali, maestro di cappella at Modena Cathedral 1520-4; six other scribal hands, some of which also appear in ModD 4, 9, 10, 11, and 12. Copied in Modena, for use by the cathedral choir.
I-MOd MS Mus. III
Duomo, Biblioteca e Archivio Capitolare di Modena, Modena, Italy
manuscript of polyphony: 1520-4 and 1524-30
| Archive | Duomo, Biblioteca e Archivio Capitolare di Modena, Modena, Italy (I-MOd) |
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| Shelfmark | MS Mus. III |
| Surface | Paper |
| Measurements | 400 x 280 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 101 compositions, 71 from 17 composers, 30 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Covers probably date from late 16th century.
Notation
not indicated
Foliation
Most original foliation (upper right rectos) obliterated by trimming; modern foliation, 1-178, on lower right rectos; modern stamped pagination, 1-349, on lower centre margins (with several errors and inconsistencies).
Decoration
A few plain inked initials; no other decoration.
Surface
paper
RISM Description
RISM
XVIe s. 178 ff. Papier, 400X280 mm. Pagination ajoutée imprimée au bas des ff.: 1-349 et foliotation moderne au bas des ff.: 1-178, aucune ne tenant compte de l'interversion des cahiers. Le f. 7 arraché, le f. 178 déchiré en bas de p. Notation mesurée blanche. 10 ou 11 portées par p. Reliure moderne parchemin portant au plat intérieur: «Rilegato et restaurato a cura della Soprintendenza bibliografica di Modena 1971.»
Ms. écrit en plusieurs campagnes par un scribe principal qui a copié 42 pièces, le reste étant l'oeuvre de 6 autres copistes. L'importance accordée à Eustachius de Monteregali (21 motets sur 70), qui était maître de chapelle à Modena de 1520 à 1524, laisse supposer que la plus grande partie du volume a été constituée pour l'usage de la cathédrale de Modena durant cette période ou peu après, peut-être par Eustachius lui-même qui, en 1520, reçoit des chanoines un paiement «per fattura de un libro de canto.» (Roncaglia, 21). Le motet n° 12 en l'honneur du saint patron de la ville, San Geminiano, rattache aussi le ms. à Modena. L'encre ayant souvent rongé le papier, certaines lectures restent très douteuses.
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Census Catalogue of Music Description
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7 Magnificats, 1 Magnificat section, 1 Te Deum, 16 psalms, 27 hymns, 15 motets = 67
Carpentras-10, Carpentras/(Jaquet of Mantua)-1, (Conseil/Lhéritier/Willaert)-1, Eustachius de Monte Regali-22 + 4?, La Rue/ (A. Agricola/Brumel/Josquin)-1, Mouton-3, Richafort-1, Richafort/(Lupus)-1, Roserino? [Fran. Ros]-1, Silva-3, Verzalia-1, anon-18
178 paper folios, 400 x 280. Most original foliation (upper right rectos) obliterated by trimming; modern foliation, 1-178, on lower right rectos; modern stamped pagination, 1-349, on lower center margins (with several errors and inconsistencies). Covers probably date from late 16th century. No index. The main scribe was Eustachius de Monte Regali, maestro di cappella at Modena Cathedral 1520-4; six other scribal hands, some of which also appear in ModD 4, 9, 10, 11, and 12. A few plain inked initials; no other decoration.
1520-4 (CrawV), with additions ca. 1524-30. Copied in Modena, for use by the cathedral choir.
Vol 4
Composers: Add "(Jhan of Ferrara)-1 "; change "anon-18" to "anon-17."
59v
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‡ denotes primary source study
Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies, vol. 1-5. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag. Pages: II, 156-157.
Kirsch, Winfried. 1977. Die Motetten des Andreas de Silva: Studien zur Geschichte der Motette im 16. Jahrhundert. Frankfurter Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft, vol. 2. Tutzing. Pages: 19,30,38,49,51,70-2,92,277,434,439,446.
Picker, Martin. 1977. The Motet Anthologies of Andrea Antico. A Musical Offering: Essays in Honor of Martin Bernstein, 211-37. New York. Pages: 223-6. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
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Perkins, Leeman L (editor). 1969. Johannis Lhéritier: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 48. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: xlii,liv.
Jeppesen, Knud. 1968-70. La Frottola. Acta Jutlandica, vol. XL/2, XLI/1, & XLII/1. 3 vols. Copenhagen. Pages: I, 154 (concerne Eustachius de Monteregali).
Crawford, David Eugene. 1967. Vespers Polyphony at Modem's Cathedral in the First Half of the Sixteenth Century. University of Illinois, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 71-90, passim.
Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing. Pages: 147.
Maas, Chris J. 1966. Josquin - Agricola - Brumel - De La Rue: Een authenticiteitsprobleem. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 20: 120-39. Pages: 120, 135-6.
Lerner, Edward R (editor). 1961-70. Alexandrí Agricola: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 22. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: III,xii, 71-6.
Roncaglia, Gino. 1957. La Cappella Musicale del Duomo di Modena. Historiae Musicae Cultores, vol. V. Florence: Biblioteca. Pages: Tav. IV.
Dondi, Antonio. 1896. Notizie storiche ed artistiche del duomo di Modena. Modena. Pages: 159ff.
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Matthias Range
Monday, 28 July, 2025
Added frag. at front to inventory (the Te Deum on f.1 begins on fr. 1v)
Edward Tambling
Thursday, 27 July, 2023
Corrected the composer attribution of "Usque modo non petistis" on 80v–81 to match ascription in the ms
Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description
Répertoire Internationale des Sources Musicales
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. RISM Description