A Discantus partbook from a set originally of four volumes. Copied by two main scribes, who also wrote parts of PiacD (2), (3), (4), and (5); one Mass in the Altus book copied by a third scribe. Probably copied in Piacenza.
I-PCd s.s. (1) [Discantus]
Archivio del Duomo, Fondo Musicale, Piacenza, Italy
partbook: 16th century
| Archive | Archivio del Duomo, Fondo Musicale, Piacenza, Italy (I-PCd) |
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| Shelfmark | s.s. (1) [Discantus] |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Format | landscape |
| Measurements | 160 x 220 mm |
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| Inventory | This MS has not yet been inventoried by DIAMM. If you would like to submit an inventory, please send it to diamm@music.ox.ac.uk |
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| Contents | Contains uninventoried compositions from 4 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original parchment covers cut from 16th-century chant manuscript
Notation
not indicated
Foliation
Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces, 'Missa Prima,' … 'Missa Undécima' (several Masses now out of proper sequence due to misbinding or careless arrangement by scribes).
Foliation
original ink foliation, 1-75 (number '6' omitted) + new pencil foliation, 1-7 + original ink foliation, 13-76 (last folio unnumbered)
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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11 Masses (1 includes Proper sections)
(Berchem)-1, (Berchem/Jaquet of Mantua)-1, (Hesdin)-1, (Jaquet of Mantua)-2, (Willaert)-4, anon-2
3 paper partbooks of an original 4 (D-ii + 84 + i folios, A-ii + 91, T-i + 81 + i), 160 x 220. D book has original ink foliation, 1-75 (number "6" omitted) + new pencil foliation, 1-7 + original ink foliation, 13-76 (last folio unnumbered); T has original ink foliation, 80-81 + 1-79. Original numbering of pieces, "Missa Prima," . . . "Missa Undécima" (several Masses now out of proper sequence due to misbinding or careless arrangement by scribes).
Original parchment covers cut from 16th-century chant manuscript. No index. Copied by two main scribes, who also wrote parts of PiacD (2), (3), (4), and (5); one Mass in A book copied by a third scribe. Some small inked calligraphic initials.
Mid 16th century. Probably copied in Piacenza.
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Piacenza s.s.
Partbooks · 3 sources
‡ denotes primary source study
Fenlon, Iain. 1984. An Imperial Repertory for Charles V. Studi Musicali, 13: 221-40.
Bernstein, Jane Agar. 1979. Philip van Wilder and the Netherlandish Chanson in England. Musica Disciplina, 33: 55-75. Pages: 70-1.
Fenlon, Iain, and James Haar. 1978. Fonti e Cronologia dei Madrigali di Costanzo Festa. Revista Italiana di Musicologia, 13: 212-42. Pages: 230.
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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