PL-Kj Berlin MS Mus. 40013

Biblioteka Jagiellonska, Kraków, Poland

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1540

Archive Biblioteka Jagiellonska, Kraków, Poland (PL-Kj)
Shelfmark Berlin MS Mus. 40013
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 473 x 355 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: BerlPS 40013
  • olim (Former shelfmark): Preussische Staatsbibliothek (until 1945), Z 13
Notations
  • black void mensural
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Provenance
Contents Contains 187 compositions, 183 from 24 composers, 4 are anonymous.
General Description

One main scribe, who also appears in WeimB B, GothaF A98, the first part of BerlPS 40043, and some of the paper manuscripts at Jena; several other scribes made slightly later additions or corrections. Pieces are arranged in liturgical order; repertory similar to that in NurGN 83795 (Tenor/Bassus). Copied at Torgau, under the supervision of Johann Walter, for use of the Pfarrkirche (parish church, perhaps St Nicholas?); used by Walter and his successors (GerhW).

Until the Second World War the ms was in the Preussischce Staatsbibliothek, Berlin. During World War II, it moved with part of the collection to Lower Silesia: first to Schloss Fürstenstein (today Książ), and then to the Benedictine monastery in Grüssau (today Krzeszów, near Kamienna Góra). From the end of the Second World this became part of Poland. Discovered by Poles, the collection was transported between 1946 and 1947 to Kraków, where it is now held in the Jagiellonian library. (Information from the collection's curator.)

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Binding

Original covers of white tooled leather over wooden boards, with buckles and brass corners; bosses missing.

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Notation

black void mensural

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Ruling

Staff height c. 23

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Foliation

Modern pencil foliation, 1-382, on upper right rectos ('292' applied to two consecutive foiios); first 23 folios also have original red ink foliation, I-XXIII, on upper center rectos. Latter foliation system continued by modern hand through CCCLXXXII ('CCXXIII' applied to two consecutive folios).

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Decoration

One red inked calligraphic initial on f. 1'; voice designations, titles, and rubrics in red ink.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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3 Masses, 3 Kyrie-Gloria pairs, 1 Sanctus-Agnus pair, 4 Kyries, 1 Credo, 21 Mass Proper sections, 16 Magnificats, 1 Te Deum, 5 psalms, 8 office hymns, 1 processional hymn, 3 Passions, 2 sets of responses, 37 motets (some with partly German texts), 21 German sacred pieces = 127

(Compère)-3, (Dietrich)-1, A. Févin-1, (Finck)-3, (Gombert)-1, (Hellinck)-1, (Isaac)-3, Josquin-6, La Rue-3 or 4, (Obrecht/Longaval/Venture)-1, Prioris-2, Rener-5, (Richafort)-1, Roselli-1, Senfl-6, (Walter)-61 or more, anonymous

382 paper folios, 473 x 355. Covers of leather on wood, with brass corners and remains of clasps and buckles. One main scribe, who also appears in WeimB B, GothaF A98, the first part of BerlPS 40043, and some of the paper manuscripts at Jena; six additional scribes. Pieces are arranged in liturgical order; repertory similar to that in NurGN 83795.

Ca. 1540. Copied at Torgau, under the supervision of Walter, for use of the Pfarrkirche; used by Walter and his successors (GerhW)

Vol 4

3 Masses, 3 Kyrie-Gloria pairs, 1 Sanctus-Agnus pair, 4 Kyries, 1 Credo, 22 Mass Proper sections, 16 Magnificats, 1 Te Deum, 1 canticle, 7 office hymns, 1 processional hymn, 3 Passions (2 in German), 38 Motets, 2 sets of responses, 1 Benedicamus domino, 4 Latin/German sacred pieces, 21 German sacred pieces = 129

(Compère)-3, (Dietrich)-1, A. Fevin-1, (Figulus/Walter)-1, (Finck)-3, (M. Forestier/Josquin)-1, (Gombert)-1, (Hellinck/Senfl/Verdelot)-1, (Isaac)-3, (Josquin)-3, Josquin/(La Rue)-1, (Josquin/La Rue)-2, La Rue-3 (Obrecht/Longaval/Venture)-1, (Mahu/Walter)-1, Prioris-2, Rener-5, (Richafort)-1, Roselli-1, Senfl-64, Slnfl/(Josquin)-1, (Verdelot/Walter)-1, (Walter)-57 + 28?, anon-5

i + 383 + i paper folios, 473 x 355. Modern pencil foliation, 1-382, on upper right rectos ("292" applied to two consecutive foiios); first 23 folios also have original re ink foliation, I-XXIII, on upper center rectos. Latter foliation system continued by modern hand through CCCLXXXII ("CCXXIII" applied to two consecutive folios). Original covers of white tooled leather over wooden boards, with buckles and brass corners; bosses missing. Copied by one main scribe, who also wrote GothaF A98, WeimB B, parts of BerlPS 40043, and most of T book of NurGN 83795; several other scribes made slightly later additions or corrections. Staff height ca. 23. One red inked calligraphic initial on f. 1'; voice designations, titles, and rubrics in red ink.

Ca. 1540. Copied in Torgau, for use at Pfarrkirche.

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Cummings, Anthony M. 1983. A Florentine Sacred Repertory from the Medici Restoration (Manuscript II. I. 232 [Olim Magi. XIX. 58; Gaddi 1113] of the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence): Bibliography and History. Acta Musicologica, 55: 267-332. Pages: 318-9,321-2. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

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: 46-7,55,62-3. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Noblitt, Thomas L. 1981. Textual Criticism of Selected Works Published by Petrucci. Formen und Probleme der Überlieferung mehrstimmiger Musik im Zeitalter Josquins Desprez, Wolfenbütteler Forschungen, vol. 6. 201-42. Munich. Pages: 234. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Reynolds, Christopher Alan. 1981. The Origins of San Pietro B 80 and the Development of a Roman Sacred Repertory. Early Music History, 1: 257-304. Pages: 297. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Lewis, Mary Stuart. 1979. Antonio Gardane and His Publications of Sacred Music, 1538-55. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 343,349-50,791. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

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: 327-9. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).

Youens, Laura. 1978. Music for the Lutheran Mass in Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, MS. Thomaskirche 49/50. Indiana University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 343-4,599ff, passim. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).

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: 270. Notes: contents list (partial).

Lerner, Edward R (editor). 1974-. Henrici Isaac (ca. 1450-1517): Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 65.  Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, xi, passim. Notes: mention of MS; transcription (partial).

Windh, John Ernfrid. 1971. Early Lutheran Masses. University of Illinois, Unpublished D.M.A. thesis. Pages: 72ff. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Lowinsky, Edward E (editor). 1968. The Medici Codex of 1518: A Choirbook of Motets Dedicated to Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino. Monuments of Renaissance Music, vol. III-V.  Chicago. Pages: III,150. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts.  Tutzing. Pages: 123. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).

Finscher, Ludwig. 1964. Loyset Compere: Life and Works. Musicological Studies and Documents, vol. 12.  American Institute of Musicology. Pages: 45. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Schröder, Otto (editor). 1953-70. Johann Walter: Sämtliche Werke.  Kassel and Basel. Pages: I, [xx]; III, 82-3. Notes: physical description; facsimile (partial).

Gerhardt, Carl. 1949. Die Torgauer Walter-Handschriften: Eine Studie zur Quellenkunde der Musikgeschichte der deutschen Reformationszeit.  Kassel and Basel. Pages: 21-5, facs. 20. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Geering, Arnold (editor). 1935. Das Erbe Deutscher Musik.  Leipzig, Kassel, Wolfenbüttel, and Wiesbaden. Pages: V, 112; XXV, 77. Notes: physical description.

Smijers, Albert (editor). 1926-64. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Motetten.  Amsterdam. Pages: I, v. Notes: physical description.

Aber, Adolf. 1921. : Die Pflege der Musik unter den Wettinern und wettinischen Ernestinern.  Bückeburg and Leipzig. Pages: 93. Notes: physical description.

Wolf, Johannes. 1913-9; Reprinted: Hildesheim, 1963. Handbuch der Notationskunde.  Leipzig. Pages: I, 446. Notes: mention of MS.

Wolf, Johannes (editor). 1908-21. Reprint: Farnborough, England, 1968. Werken van Jacob Obrecht.  Leipzig and Amsterdam,. Pages: XXVIII, [i]. Notes: physical description.

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William Kempster

Monday, 1 June, 2026

Popule meus at f. 286v (though tentatively attributed to Walter) is in fact the same setting as in the Anne Boleyn Music Book (GB-Lcm MS 1070) where it is tentatively attributed to Compere. In fact stylistic similarities suggest that Popule meus might be by Ninot le Petit, and I am further researching that possibility.

Christoph Burmester

Wednesday, 27 January, 2021

Torgau 'moved' from Bavaria to Saxony!

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