Troper, closely related to I-AO19. Contains several settings of the Mass Proper and Ordinary, Benedicamus tropes, responsories, Latin-French carols and similar. According to HusmannRISM, 166 it was written for the cathedral, according to Fischer possibly for the Collegiate church of S. Orso in Aosta. The polyphony is found only in some of the Benedicamus tropes. Numbers 1-5 are in score. Contents: f. lv-4v (later added leaves) Credo, Laudes deo dicamus; f. 5r-38r (original f. I-XXXIV) sequences, f. 38v-51v (original f. XXXIVv-XLVIIv) Kyriale (10 Ordinary cycles), f. 51v-58r (original f. XLVIIv-LIVr) Liber generationis, Exultet, Alleluia and Tractus; f. 59r-63v carols (some mixed language), f. 64r-71v Benedicamus collection f. 72r-83v responsories f. 84v/85v Patrem, Benedicamus.
I-AO Cod. 13
Seminario Maggiore, Biblioteca, Aosta, Italy
chant book with added polyphony: 14th century
| Archive | Seminario Maggiore, Biblioteca, Aosta, Italy (I-AO) |
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| Shelfmark | Cod. 13 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 275 x 180 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 6 compositions, 6 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
wooden boards with leather spine and clasp; restored
Notation
Square, with mensural elements in some places.
Ruling
8 red four-line staves per page
Foliation
64-69, 84-85
Foliation
Modern foliation from 1-85, original foliation from I-LIIII (modern f.5-58).
Decoration
The text (not the music) of the upper parts are written with red ink.
Surface
Parchment
DIAMM Note
85 folios in total, plus modern flyleaves at each end. Modern foliation from 1-85, original foliation from I-LIIII (modern f.5-58). Polyphonic pieces have 8 red 4-line staves per page.
RISM Description
RISM B/IV 4: 14. Jh.; 85 Blätter Pergament. + moderne Vorsatz- und Nachstoßblätter, 275 x 180 mm Moderne Bleistiftfoliierung von f. 1-85 sowie originale Foliierung von f. I-LIIII (= moderne f. 5-58); ferner Foliierung des 16. Jh. (?) von f. 4-83 (= moderne f. 6-85) und Faszikelbezeichnungen. Je Seite meist 10 oder 11, bei mehrstimmigen Stücken 8 rote Vierliniensystemen mit Quadratnotation, (f. 59-63 zum Teil mit mensuralen Elementen). - Einband: modern restauriert; Holzdeckel mit Lederrücken und Schließen.
Diese mit I-AO19 eng verwandte Hs. des 14. Jh. enthält mehrfach tropierte Gesänge zum Proprium und Ordinarium Missae, Benedicamus-Tropen, Responsorien, lateinisch-französische Weihnachtslieder und ähnlich Sie wurde nach HusmannRISM, 166 für die Kathedrale, nach v. Fischer vielleicht auch für die Kollegiatskirche S. Orso in Aosta geschrieben. Mehrstimmig sind nur einige Benedicamus-Tropen. Die Texte (nicht die Noten) der Oberstimmen sind mit roter Farbe geschrieben. Nr. 1-5 zeigen Partiturnotation
Inhalt: f. lv-4v (nachträglich hinzugefügte Blätter) Credo, Laudes deo dicamus; f. 5r-38r (originale f. I-XXXIV) Sequenzen; f. 38v-51v (originale f. XXXIVv-XLVIIv) Kyriale (10 Ordinariumszyklen); f. 51v-58r (originale f. XLVIIv-LIVr) Liber generationis, Exultet, Alleluia und Tractus; f. 59r-63v Weihnachtslieder (zum Teil gemischtsprachig); f. 64r-71v Benedicamus-Sammlung; f. 72r-83v Responsorien; f. 84v/85v Patrem, Benedicamus.
[Translation] 85 parchment folios. With modern front and back flyleaves, 275 x 180 mm. Modern pencil foliation 1-85 as well as original foliation of f. I-LIIII (= modern f. 5-58); also foliation of the 16th Century (?) on f. 4-83 (= modern f. 6-85) and fascicle markings. Each page contains usually 10 or 11 staves, in polyphonic pieces 8 red four-line systems with square notation (f. 59-63 partially mensural elements). - Binding: Modern restored; wooden boards with leather spine and clasp.
This 14th-century troper, closely related to I-AO19, contains several settings of the Mass Proper and Ordinary, Benedicamus tropes, responsories, Latin-French carols and similar. According to HusmannRISM, 166 t was written for the cathedral, according to Fischer possibly for the Collegiate church of S. Orso in Aosta. The polyphony is found only in some of the Benedicamus tropes. The text (not the music) of the upper parts are written with red ink. Numbers 1-5 are in score notation.
Contents: f. lv-4v (later added leaves) Credo, Laudes deo dicamus; f. 5r-38r (original f. I-XXXIV) sequences, f. 38v-51v (original f. XXXIVv-XLVIIv) Kyriale (10 Ordinary cycles), f. 51v-58r (original f. XLVIIv-LIVr) Liber generationis, Exultet, Alleluia and Tractus; f. 59r-63v carols (some mixed language), f. 64r-71v Benedicamus collection f. 72r-83v responsories f. 84v/85v Patrem, Benedicamus.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Cuthbert, Michael Scott. 2006. Trecento fragments and Polyphony beyond the codex. Harvard University, Ph.D.
Fischer, Kurt von. 1966. Organal and Chordal Style in Renaissance Sacred Music: New and Little-Known Sources. Aspects of Medieval and Renaissance Music: A Birthday Offering to Gustave Reese, 173-82. New York. Pages: 179f.
Fischer, Kurt von. 1964. Neue Quellen zur Musik des 13., 14. und 15. Jahrhunderts. Acta Musicologica, 36: 79-97. Pages: 87ff.
Husmann, Heinrich. None. Husmann ? Pages: 166. - Vgl. ferner Lit. zu I-AO19.
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