Polyphony on front flyleaf of a 15th-century Bible concordance. Perhaps copied in Cambrai (FischN); probably not copied in Cambrai (DufayO); possibly ofBohemian origin (CernPW).
| Archive | Domstift Merseburg, Archiv und Bibliothek, Merseburg, Germany (D-MERa) |
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| Shelfmark | 13b |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Measurements | 400 x 300 (trimmed from original size of ca. 440 x 320) 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 4 compositions, 2 from 2 composers, 2 are anonymous. |
General Description
Notation
black mensural with red coloration
Decoration
Inked initials, some decorated with faces.
Surface
parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 hymn, 4 motets (3 incomplete) = 5
(Dufay)-1, (P. Wilhelmi)-1 + 1?, anon-2
1 parchment folio, 400 x 300 (trimmed from original size of ca. 440 x 320), now serving as flyleaf at beginning of 15th-century Bible concordance. Black mensural notation with red coloration. Inked initials, some decorated with faces.
Ca. 1430-50 (FischN). Perhaps copied in Cambrai (FischN); probably not copied in Cambrai (DufayO); possibly of Bohemian origin (CernPW).
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Ward, Tom Robert. 1979. The Polyphonic Office Hymn from 1400 to 1520: A Descriptive Inventory. RMS, vol. 3. American Institute of Musicology. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Černý, Jaromír. 1975. Petrus Wilhelmi de Grudencz: Neznámy Skladatel Doby Dufayovy v Ceskych Pramenech. Hudební Veda, 12: 195-238. Pages: 211-2,230,233,238. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Černý, Jaromír. 1971. K nejstarSím dejinám moteta v ceskych zemích. Miscellanea Musicologica [Prague], 24: 7-90. Pages: 39,51,58-9,77-80. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); texts (partial).
Fischer, Kurt von. 1964. Neue Quellen zur Musik des 13., 14. und 15. Jahrhunderts. Acta Musicologica, 36: 79-97. Pages: 2-4, Tafel VI-VII) CernN:LpCpTpTep(39,51,58-9,77-8. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; incipits; facsimile (partial).
de Van, Guillaume, and Heinrich Besseler (editors). 1948-66. Guillaume Dufay: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 1. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: V,vii,xxii. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial).
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Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Notation 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