I-Bc Q.17

Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

manuscript of polyphony: 1490

Archive Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna, Bologna, Italy (I-Bc)
Shelfmark Q.17
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Surface Parchment
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 113 x 190 mm
Other Identifiers
  • RISM: I-Bc 17
  • CCM: BolC Q17
  • olim (Former shelfmark): 148
Notations
  • black void mensural
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Provenance
  • Italy
Contents Contains 72 compositions, 65 from 29 composers, 7 are anonymous.
General Description

Copied by a single scribe. Most of the pieces have text incipits only. Copied in northern Italy, probably in or around Florence (AtlCM).

DIAMM, 2017
Notation

black void mensural

DIAMM, 2017
Foliation

Original ink foliation, 2-78; ff. 1, 10, and 79 are missing.

DIAMM, 2017
Index

No original index, but an 18th-century index, probably by Padre Martini, is pasted inside the back cover.

DIAMM, 2017
Surface

parchment

DIAMM, 2017
RISM Description

RISM

XVe/XVIe s. 76ff. Parchemin, 113 x 190 mm.

Foliotation ancienne en ch. arabes en haut à dr. des ff.: 2-78. Les ff. 1, 10 et 79 mq. Notation mesurée blanche. 6 portées par p. Au 1er f. ajouté postérieurement ch. 1, table du ms. Aux ff. 32v, 51v, 56, 57, 75v, pièces en partition à 2 et 3 vx. d'époque plus récente. Reliure ancienne en veau brun.

Ms. acquis par le P. Martini qui le mentionne (sans en indiquer l'origine) et en donne le dépouillement dans le Ms. Misc. H. 83: «Autori, che trovansi nel presente codice.» (Cf. Bibliographie). Comporte une majorité de chansons françaises dont les paroles se bornent au seul incipit, alors que pour les 2 seules pièces latines (nos 1 et 2), le texte est complet, ce qui laisserait supposer que le scribe était attaché à un couvent, d'autant plus qu'il se qualifie lui-même de «povero servo di dio» (ff. 22v et 26v). Les compositeurs représentés appartiennent à la génération active à la fin du XVe s. et dans les premières années du XVIe, le répertoire offrant beaucoup de concordances avec l'Odhecaton et les Canti B.

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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1 Sanctus, 5 motets, 2 motet-chansons, 50 French secular pieces, 1 Flemish secular piece, 1 Italian secular piece, 1 Spanish secular piece, 1 macaronic secular piece, 1 instrumental piece with Latin incipit, 8 textless pieces (of these, 1 motet and 3 French secular pieces have been identified from concordant sources) = 71

A. Agricola-8, (A. Agricola/Isaac)-1, (J. Agricola)-1, Bartolomeo degli Organi [Bactio]-4, Basiron [Philippon]-2, Brumel-2, Busnois/(Compère/Mureau)-1, Busnois/(Japart)-2, Busnois/(Japart/La Rue)-1, (Caron)-1, Compère-7, Compère/(Obrecht)-1, (Compère/Pipelare/Weerbecke)-1, Hayne van Ghizeghem-2, Hayne van Ghizeghem/(A. Agricola)-1, Hayne van Ghizeghem/(M. Agricola)-1, Hayne van Ghizeghem/(Fresneau)-1, Isaac-4, (Isaac/Japart/Obrecht)-1, (Japart)-1, Josquin-4, Josquin/(A. Agricola)-1, La Rue-1, Lannoy/(Josquin)-1, Ninot le Petit/(Compère/Josquin)-1, (Obrecht)-1, Ockeghem/(Busnois)-1, (Ockeghem)-1, Pietrequin [Pierquin]/(Compère)-1, Prioris? [Boris]/(Compere)-1, (Prioris)-3, Stokhem/(Compère/Rubinet)-1, (Wreede)-1, anon-10

ii + 76 parchment folios, 115 x 190. Original ink foliation, 2-78; ff. 1, 10, and 79 are missing. No original index, but an 18th-century index, probably by Padre Martini, is pasted inside the back cover. Copied by a single scribe. Most of the pieces have text incipits only.

1490's (AtlCM); before 1500 (StaeP). Copied in northern Italy, probably in or around Florence (AtlCM).

Vol 4

Composers: Change "(J. Agrícola)-1" to "(J. Agricola/Eline)-1 "; change "(Wreede)-1" to "(Enrique/Wreede)-1."

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Brown, Howard Mayer (editor). 1983. A Florentine Chansonnier from the Time of Lorenzo the Magnificent: Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale MS Banco Rari 229. Monuments of Renaissance Music, vol. VII.  Chicago and London. Pages: 183,207ff, passim. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Keahey, Thomas Herman, and Conrad Edward Mary Douglas (editors). 1982-85. Johannes Prioris: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 90.  Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: III,xvi,xviii-xix,xxi,124-5. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Wright, Craig M. 1981. Antoine Brumel and Patronage at Paris. Music in Medieval and Early Modem Europe: Patronage, Sources and Texts, 37-60. Cambridge. Pages: 51-3. Notes: contents list (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies, vol. 1-5. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag. Pages: I, 71.

Baker, Norma Klein. 1978. An Unnumbered Manuscript of Polyphony in the Archives of the Cathedral of Segovia: Its Provenance and History. University of Maryland, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 56-8,355ff, passim. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Gore, Glenn Leon. 1978. The Works of Philippe Basiron (Philippon?): Transcription and Commentary. West Virginia University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I,7,22-3, 104-5, 111-4; II, xviii-xix, 182-5. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Hudson, Barton (editor). 1977. Hayne van Ghizeghem: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 74.  Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: xvii-xviii, xxi, xxxiv-xlv. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Staehelin, Martin. 1977. Die Messen Heinrich Isaacs. Publikationen der Schweizerischen Musikforschenden Gesellschaft Serie II, vol. 28/I-III.  Bern and Stuttgart. Pages: I,xix,47-8,62,87; II1,177. Notes: physical description; contents list; incipitsst of contents (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Atlas, Allan W. 1976. The Cappella Giulia chansonnier. (Rome, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, CG. XII-27). Musicological Studies, vol. XXVII, 1-2.  Brooklyn. Pages: 236f.

Wexler, Richard. 1974. The Complete Works of Johannes Prioris. . Pages: 228ff.

Schlager, Karlheinz (editor). 1971-. Répertoire International des Sources Musicales. Series A/I, vol. Einzeldrucke vor 1800.  Kassel. Pages: Bologna, Civico museo, Ms. Misc. H. 83, f. 68 (= p. 61).

Wexler, Richard. 1970. Newly Identified Works by Bartolomeo degli Organi in the MS Bologna Q. 17. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 23: 107-18.

Jeppesen, Knud. 1968-70. La Frottola. Acta Jutlandica, vol. XL/2, XLI/1, & XLII/1. 3 vols. Copenhagen. Pages: II, 10.

Smijers, Albert. 1935. Vijftiende en zestiende eeuwsche Muziekhandschriften in Italië met werken van Nederlandsche Componisten. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 14: 165-81. Pages: 170.

Jeppesen, Knud (editor). 1927. New York, 1965 (reprint, with new remarks by the editor). Der Kopenhagener Chansonnier: Das Manuskript Thott 291s der Königlichen Bibliothek Kopenhagen. Copenhagen and Leipzig.  Copenhagen and Leipzig. Pages: LXXIII.

Torchi, Luigi. 1906. I Monumenti dell'antica musica francese a Bologna. Rivista Musicale Italiana, 13: 451-505,575-615. Pages: 499ff.

Adler, Guido (editor). 1894-1970. Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich.  Graz and Vienna. Pages: 28 (XIV), 170.

Gaspari, Gaetano. 1890-1943. Catalogo della Biblioteca del Liceo musicale di Bologna. 5 vols. Bologna. Pages: III, 196.

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Laura Dümpelmann

Saturday, 20 February, 2021

Hello! I´m doing research about the "caecus non iudicat" piece (with all the motet versions). I know that in Segovia Codex there is written "Ferdinandus et frater eius" above the piece, assuming that is Ferdinand II of Aragon (who had no brother) or the newly born or unborn Ferdinand I. Does anyone here on DIAMM know how the piece would be attributed to one of these, or another Ferdinand? (I looked deep into all the sources except of specialnik, which is difficult to access) Thank you!

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Clemens Goldberg

Wednesday, 10 December, 2025

Sorted out confusion around the three "D'un autre amer" pieces : 55v-56r Philipon is four voice piece resulting from a canon with the tenor. It is NOT (as previously indicated) identical with Cappella Giulia 113v- 114r. This piece is unique in Q 17 56v-57r three voices, unicum in Q 17 57v-58r: no composer mentioned in Q 17, this is the Lomme armé - Dun autre amer fantasy from Cappella Giulia

Clemens Goldberg

Monday, 24 November, 2025

Josquin's En l'ombre (NJE 27.7) is at f. 45v-46, not his A l'ombre (NJE 27.2)

Clemens Goldberg

Monday, 24 November, 2025

Venus (f. 47v-48) is concordant with Banco Rari 229 f. 40v-41r

Clemens Goldberg

Friday, 7 April, 2023

Added concordance for 'Je vous an pri' (f. 24v) with 'Meyor deste non ay' (Cappella Giulia XIII.27, f. 59v),

Clemens Goldberg

Friday, 7 April, 2023

Added concordance for 'Si jay parle' (f.22v) with Segovia Cancionero f. 178v

Clemens Goldberg

Monday, 3 April, 2023

Concordances for 'Dat ic mijn lijden' identified & linked

Clemens Goldberg

Wednesday, 22 March, 2023

Royne du ciel (5v) is Compere's setting not (as ascribed) that by Prioris.

Clemens Goldberg

Monday, 20 March, 2023

Clarified that opening motet, Obrecht's Parce Domine, has only Altus and Bassus, the Altus being ad libitum of an originally three voice composition.

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

Répertoire Internationale des Sources Musicales

Monday, 23 January, 2017

NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. RISM Description