A book mainly of motets in 8vv, 5-6vv, and 3vv, in score format. Copied by several scribes, including Adam Gumpelzhaimer and Johann Faust in Augsburg. Original owner was Adam Gumpelzhaimer (1559-1625), cantor at school and church of St. Anna, Augsburg. Later owned by the collector Georg Poelchau (1773-1836); passed to Preussische Staatsbibliothek in Berlin in 1841.
PL-Kj Berlin MS Mus. 40027
Biblioteka Jagiellonska, Kraków, Poland
manuscript of polyphony: First quarter of 17th century
| Archive | Biblioteka Jagiellonska, Kraków, Poland (PL-Kj) |
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| Shelfmark | Berlin MS Mus. 40027 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Pagination |
| Measurements | 308 x 195 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 147 compositions, 123 from 28 composers, 24 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
Original folios torn out after p.273, 564 and 590
Binding
Wood covers, with leather spine and two metal clasps.
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Date M.DC.XXIV (1624) on inside front cover
Ruling
Two sets of staves drawn across both pages of each opening up to p.273; thereafter two or three sets of staves on a page are filled before moving to the facing page.
Foliation
Original ink pagination, 1-121 + modern ink pagination, 122-589 (last page not numbered); new pp. 499-[590] also have original ink foliation, 8-57 (ff. 43-47 torn out).
Index
No index remains
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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154 motets and madrigals
Animuccia, Bagni, Borsaro, Erbach, Flandrus, Franzoni, G. Gabrieli, Giacobbi, Gussago, Hassler, Leoni, Lichtlein, Philippe de Monte, Osculati, Pallavicino, Rore, Sermisy, Viadana, Vincentius, Vulpius, Walliser, Zindelin, anonymous
295 paper folios, 308 x 195. Some folios have been removed. Wood covers, with leather spine and two metal clasps.
Date April 1624 found in manuscript. Formerly owned by Adam Gumpelzhaimer.
Vol 4
1 Mass (mostly without text), 7 hymns (6 without text), 102 motets (1 incomplete), 3 German sacred pieces, 1 Italian sacred piece, 18 Italian secular pieces, 9 textless pieces =141
Aichinger-1, F. Anerio-3, P. Animuccia-5, P. Animuccia/(Rore)-1, (Baccusi?)-1, Bagni-1, Borsaro-1, Claudin(?)-1,* Erbach-3, Flandrus-2, Franzoni-7, G. Gabrieli-1, Giacobbi-1, (Giovanelli)-4, Gussago-1, Hassler-11, Leoni-18, Lichtlein-13, (Marenzio)-1, Philippe de Monte-25, Osculati-1, (Palestrina)-2, Pallavicino-2, (Rore)-1, (Verovio)-1, Viadana-2, Vincentius-1, Vulpius-1, Walliser-1, Zindelin-2, anon-26
*Textless piece on p.506 attributed to "Claudin." In view of the repertorial context, it seems unlikely that "Claudin" is Sermisy, and piece is not concordant with any of Sermisy's known chansons.
295 paper folios, 308 x 195. Original folios torn out at various places. Original ink pagination, 1-121 + modern ink pagination, 122-589 (last page not numbered); new pp. 499-[590] also have original ink foliation, 8-57 (ff. 43-47 torn out). Original covers of wooden boards, with spine of white tooled leather; two metal clasps. No index remains. Score format. Copied by several scribes, including Adam Gumpelzhaimer (see below) and Johann Faust (DTB). A few inked initials; edges of folios decorated in red.
First quarter of 17th century (date 1624 inside front cover refers to time of completion and binding). Copied in Augsburg. Original owner was Adam Gumpelzhaimer (1559-1625), cantor at school and church of St. Anna, Augsburg. Later owned by the collector Georg Poelchau (1773-1836); passed to Preussische Staatsbibliothek in Berlin in 1841.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Lowinsky, Edward E. 1960. Early Scores in Manuscript. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 13: 126-73. Pages: 145,172-3. Notes: mention of MS.
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: V,ll 15. Notes: mention of MS.
Sandberger, Adolf (editor). 1900-38. Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Bayern. [= Denkmäler Deutscher Tonkunst: Zweite Folge]. Braunschweig. Pages: XIX,xviii-xix,lxiv. Notes: physical description (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description