I-Rsc MS G.389

Biblioteca Musicale Governativa del Conservatorio di Musical Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy

manuscript of polyphony: 1617

Archive Biblioteca Musicale Governativa del Conservatorio di Musical Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy (I-Rsc)
Shelfmark MS G.389
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 112 x 158 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: RomeSC 389
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
Relationships
Provenance
  • Italy
Contents Contains 7 uninventoried works or miscellaneous sections.
General Description

Score format. Copied in Rome. Possibly copied by Alexander Nison, the original owner. Nison was organist at Church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva (inscription on front flyleaf).

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Binding

Original covers of cream-colored parchment.

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Watermark

No watermarks visible.

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Notation

not indicated

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Date

1617 (date on front flyleaf)

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Ruling

Staff height 10

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Foliation

Original ink foliation, 1-71.

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Decoration

No decorative initials; text of poem 'Musica Dei donum' copied on verso of front flyleaf, surrounded by painted ornamental border featuring scroll motifs and winged faces, in blue, red, green, and yellow.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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12 motets (1 without text and incomplete), 7 French secular pieces, 2 textless pieces = 21

Clemens non Papa-2, Crecquillon-S, Guyot [Jo. castileti]-1, Lassus-4, Manchicourt-1, Palestrina [Gianetto]-S, (Richafort/ Verdelot)-1, anon-4

i + 71 paper folios, 112 x 158. Original ink foliation, 1-71. Original covers of cream-colored parchment. No index. Score format. Possibly copied by Alexander Nison (see below). Staff height 10. No decorative initials; text of poem "Musica Dei donum" copied on verso of front flyleaf, surrounded by painted ornamental border featuring scroll motifs and winged faces, in blue, red, green, and yellow. No watermarks visible.

1617 (date on front flyleaf). Copied in Rome. Original owner was Alexander Nison, organist at Church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva (inscription on front flyleaf).

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Known composers

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denotes primary source study

Silbiger, Alexander. 1977. An Unknown Partbook of Early Sixteenth Century Polyphony. Studi Musicali, 43-67. Pages: 58.

Walter, George R. 1975. The Five-Voice Motets of Thomas Crecquillon. University of West Virginia, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 353-4.

Slim, H Colin. 1972. A Gift of Madrigals and Motets.  Chicago and London. Pages: I, 221.

Böker-Heil, Norbert. 1967. Die Motetten von Philippe Verdelot.  Frankfurt am Main. Pages: 312-6.

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Watermark Note; Notation Note; Date Note; Ruling Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Surface Note

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