A Bassus partbook from a set originally of four volumes. Copied by a single scribe, probably Simon Zmutt (StenM). Possibly copied in Breslau or vicinity (StenM). Originally owned by Simon Zmutt, who later moved to Sitten (inscription on f. 1: 'Ex libris Simonis Zmutt notarius / civis sedunensis'); see StenM for further biographical information on Zmutt.
| Archive | Archives du Chapitre, Sion, Switzerland (CH-Sk) |
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| Shelfmark | 87-4 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 110 x 165 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 43 compositions, 28 from 28 composers, 15 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original parchment covers cut from non-musical documents.
Watermark
Watermark in first and fourth gatherings resembles Briquet #6941; watermark in second, third, and fifth gatherings is Briquet #1154 (StenM).
Notation
not indicated
Ruling
Staff height 12 and 14.
Foliation
New pencil foliation, 1-35
Foliation
Other numberings: Original ink numbering of pieces, 1-28; last 15 pieces unnumbered
Decoration
No initials or decoration.
Surface
Paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 Passion, 20 motets, 5 German sacred pieces, 8 German secular pieces, 7 French secular pieces, 1 Latin/Italian secular piece (with Latin psalm text in this source), 1 Italian secular piece = 43
(Appenzeller)-1, (Brumel)-1, (Caen/Lupus/Richafort)-1, (Clemens non Papa/Manchicourt)-1, (Ducis/Masson)-1, (Fritz)-1, (Gombert/Sermisy)-1, (Josquin)-1, (Josquin/Lebrun/Richafort)-1, (G. Le Roy/Verdelot)-1, (Longaval/Obrecht/Venture)-1, (Manchicourt/Sandrin)-1, (Mouton/Sermisy)-1, (Richafort)-1, (Senfl)-4, (Sermisy)-2, (A. Sylvanus/J. Wenck)-1, (Verdelot/Walter)-1, (Walter)-3, (Willaert)-1, (Wust)-2, (Zirler)-1, anon-14
1 paper partbook of an original 4 (B-35 folios), 110 x 165. New pencil foliation, 1-35. Original ink numbering of pieces, 1-28; last 15 pieces unnumbered. Ff. 1', 33'-35' blank; ff. 32'-33 have blank staves only. Original parchment covers cut from non-musical documents. No index. Copied by a single scribe, probably Simon Zmutt (StenM). Staff height 12 and 14. No initials or decoration. Watermark in first and fourth gatherings resembles Briquet #6941; watermark in second, third, and fifth gatherings is Briquet #1154 (StenM).
Ca. 1555-60 (StenM). Possibly copied in Breslau or vicinity (StenM). Originally owned by Simon Zmutt, who later moved to Sitten (inscription on f. 1: "Ex libris Simonis Zmutt notarius / civis sedunensis"); see StenM for further biographical information on Zmutt.
Vol 4
Composers: Change "(Ducis/Masson)-1" to "(Ducis/Maffoni)-1."
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‡ denotes primary source study
Noblitt, Thomas L. 1981. A Reconstruction of Ms. Thomaskirche 51 of the Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig (olim III, A. a. 22-23). Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 31: 16-72. Pages: 46-8, 51-2,55.
Youens, Laura. 1978. Music for the Lutheran Mass in Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, MS. Thomaskirche 49/50. Indiana University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 752-3,764-5,791.
Silbiger, Alexander. 1977. An Unknown Partbook of Early Sixteenth Century Polyphony. Studi Musicali, 6: 43-67. Pages: 59-60.
Constant, John George. 1975. Renaissance Manuscripts of Polyphony at the Cathedral of Padua. University of Michigan, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 72-3,116-7.
Stenzl, Jürg. 1972. Das Musikheft des Simon Zmutt von Sitten (Sitten, Kapitelarchiv, Tir. 87-4). Schweizer Beitrage zur Musikwissenschaft, 1: 115-32.
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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