A Discantus partbook from a set of four volumes. Copied by one scribe, except the last motet, which is found only in the Tenor book. Probably copied in northern Italy.
Each piece is numbered in a contemporary hand.
I-Bc Q.20 [Discantus]
Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
partbook: c. 1530 (OsJD)
| Archive | Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna, Bologna, Italy (I-Bc) |
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| Shelfmark | Q.20 [Discantus] |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Measurements | 163 x 228 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 98 compositions, 83 from 27 composers, 15 are anonymous. |
General Description
Extent
87 leaves
Binding
Rebound in 1972, preserving the original covers which are bonded to the modern leather. Original covers carry initial indicating voice: C[antus], A[ltus], T[enor], B[assus]. Folio 82 has been bound in the wrong place, between f. 86 & f.87; the folio numbering is correct but not sequential.
Watermark
resembles Briquet #478, #481, and #490-2, found in Italy in the first two decades of the 16th century. The paper is similar to that of BolC Q19
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation
Index
No index, but Altus has a partial list, in a later hand, of names of composers represented ('Nomina autorum quorum motecte in hoc libro concinnuntur').
RISM Description
RISM
XVIe s. 4 livres de 88 ff. chacun. Papier, 235 x 160 mm.
Foliotation ancienne. Les ff. 1, 88 (sauf T) sont blancs. Notation mesurée blanche. 6 portées par p. Au f. limin. de l'A: «Nomina [aucthorum] quorum motecta hoc libro concinnantur.» Reliures anciennes en cuir, restaurées postérieurement, dos refaits, portant au plat l'initiale de chaque partie. Parties de C[antus], A[ltus], Tfenor], B[assus].
La pièce de louanges «Lucrecia pulcra», seule composition profane du ms. (no 60) pourrait avoir été destinée à Lucrezia Borgia qui, après son mariage avec le duc Alfonso d'Esté en 1501, résida à Ferrare jusqu'à sa mort en 1519, ce qui situerait le ms. dans le cercle de la cour d'Esté. D'ailleurs, le papier et le répertoire permettent aussi de le dater aux environs de 1520.
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Census Catalogue of Music Description
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61 motets
L. Barré-2, Bruhier-1, Brumel-1, Carpentras-2, Conseil-1, Duboys-1, Elimon-1, C. Festa-1, S. Festa-1, A. Févin-1, Gascongne-1, Gascongne/(Mouton)-1, Hellinck [Lupus]-1, Isaac-2, Jaquet of Mantua-2, Jaquet of Mantua/Lhéritier/Willaert)-1, Jaquet of Mantua/(Verdelot)-1, Jhan of Ferrara-3, Josquin-5, Lhéritier-6, Lupus-2, Mouton-1, Mouton/(Jaquet of Mantua)-1, L. Padovano-2, Richafort-1, Sermisy [Claudin]-3, Silva-3, Verdelot-1, Willaert-2, anon-10
4 paper partbooks (D-87 folios, A-88, T-88, B-87), 163 x 228. Modern pencil foliation; each piece is numbered in a contemporary hand. No index, but altus has a partial list, in a later hand, of names of composers represented ("Nomina autorum quorum motecte in hoc libro concinnuntur"). Copied by one scribe, except the last motet, which is found only in the tenor book. Watermark resembles Briquet #478, #481, and #490-2, found in Italy in the first two decades of the 16th century. The paper is similar to that of BolC Q19.
Ca. 1530 (OsJD). Probably copied in northern Italy.
Vol 4
Contents: Change "61 motets" to "60 motets."
Composers: Change "Lhéritier-6" to "Lhéritier-5"; add "Mouton/(Lhéritier) -1"; change "Silva-3" to "Silva-2, Silva/(Josquin/Mouton)-1 "; change "Verdelot-1" to "Verdelot/(Josquin/Stoltzer)-1"; change "anon-10" to "anon-9."
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Q.20
Partbooks · 4 sources
‡ denotes primary source study
Dean, Jeffrey J. 1984. The Scribes of the Sistine Chapel 1501-1527. University of Chicago, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 219-21. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Bragard, Anne-Marie. 1980. Les musiciens ultramontains des chapelles du pape Médicis Léon X (1513-1521). Bulletin de l'Institut historique belge de Rome, 50: 187ff. Pages: 199ff.
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, 74.
Kirsch, Winfried. 1977. Die Motetten des Andreas de Silva: Studien zur Geschichte der Motette im 16. Jahrhundert. Frankfurter Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft, vol. 2. Tutzing. Pages: 31-3, passim. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); discussion; cussion of the MS.
Kirsch, Winfried. 1976. Josquin's Motets in the German Tradition. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25 June 1971, 261-78. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 264. Notes: mention of MS.
Nugent, George Edward. 1973. The Jacquet Motets and Their Authors. Princeton University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 145ff. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Seay, Albert (editor). 1972-73. Elziarii Geneti (Carpentras): Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 58. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: V, x, passim. Notes: mention of MS; transcription (partial).
Jackson, Philip T, and George Edward Nugent (editors). 1971-. Jachet of Mantua: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 54. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: IV, xx, xxii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Blackburn, Bonnie J. 1970. The Lupus Problem. University of Chicago, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 364, passim. Notes: mention of MS; concordances (partial).
Hudson, Barton (editor). 1969-72. Antoine Brumel: Collected Works. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 5. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: V, xl, 99-102. Notes: mention of MS; transcription (partial).
Smijers, Albert, Myroslaw Antonowycz, and Willem Elders (editors). 1969. Werken van Josquin des Prés: Supplement. Amsterdam. Pages: 8-22. Notes: transcription (partial).
Perkins, Leeman L (editor). 1969. Johannis Lhéritier: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 48. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, xl. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.
Böker-Heil, Norbert. 1967. Die Motetten von Philippe Verdelot. Frankfurt am Main. Pages: (245ff. Notes: mention of MS; concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Bragard, Anne-Marie (editor). 1966-. Philippe Verdelot: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 28. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: III.x,1-11. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Just, Martin. 1963. Heinrich Isaacs Motetten in Italienischen Quellen. Analecta Musicologica, 1: 1-19. Pages: 5-7. Notes: concordances (partial).
Main, Alexander, and Albert Seay (editors). 1962-. Costanza Festa: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 25. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: V, x, xvi, 44-8. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Osthoff, Helmuth. 1962. Josquin Desprez. 2 vols. Tutzing. Pages: II, 16. Notes: mention of MS.
Kabis, Mary Elise. 1957. The Works of Jean Richafort, Renaissance Composer (1480?-c. 1548). New York University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 18, passim. Notes: concordances (partial); mention of MS.
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: XIII, 165-6. Notes: facsimile (partial).
Torchi, Luigi. 1906. I Monumenti dell'antica musica francese a Bologna. Rivista Musicale Italiana, 13: 451-505,575-615. Pages: 503. Notes: mention of MS.
Gaspari, Gaetano (compiler). 1905. Catalogo della biblioteca del Liceo musicale di Bologna compilato da Gaetano Gaspari: compiuto e pubblicato da Dr Raffaele Cadolini, aggiunto al bibliotecario. 4 vols. Bologna. Pages: II, 341-2. Notes: contents list (partial).
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Benjamin Ory
Thursday, 11 April, 2024
Benjamin Ory
Thursday, 11 April, 2024
The 'Inviolata' motet in this ms is not the same as the 2-part motet in Q.27 Iº; the compositions have been separated in DIAMM.
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
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