D-B MS Mus. 40025

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, Germany

manuscript of polyphony: Late 16th-early 17th century

Archive Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, Germany (D-B)
Shelfmark MS Mus. 40025
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 566 x 412 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: BerlS 40025
  • olim (Former shelfmark): Preussische Staatsbibliothek, Z 39
Notations
  • black void mensural
Provenance
  • Southern Germany or Austria
Contents 31 pieces from 9 composers
General Description

Copied by several scribes. Probably of Austrian or south German origin.

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Physical Description

A fascicle following f. 251 is missing

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Binding

Covers of white tooled leather on wood; clasps missing. Poor condition

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Watermark

(1) coat of arms of city of Kaufbeuren (resembles Briquet #1012); (2) resembles Briquet #13808.

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Notation

black void mensural

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Ruling

Staff height ca. 27

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Foliation

New pencil foliation, 1-251.

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Decoration

Large black initials, some ornamented.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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8 Masses, 1 Requiem Mass, 1 Kyrie, 4 motets, 1 fragmentary piece = 15

Bassengius-1, Clemens non Papa-1, Croce-1, Haym-1, Lassus-1, Philippe de Monte-2, P. Sartorius-1, Vaet-1, anon-6

251 paper folios, 566 x 412. A fascicle following f. 251 is missing. New pencil foliation. Covers of white tooled leather on wood; clasps missing. Large black initials, some ornamented.

Vol 4

8 Masses (1 incomplete), 1 Requiem Mass, 1 Requiem Mass section, 1 Kyrie, 4 motets =15

Bassengius-1, Chaynée-1, Clemens non Papa-1, Croce-1, Lassus -1, Philippe de Monte-3, P. Sartorius-1, Vaet-2, anon-4

251 paper folios, 566 x 412. Some original folios now missing. Modern pencil foliation, 1-251. Original covers of white tooled leather over wooden boards, in poor condition. No index. Copied by several scribes. Staff height ca. 27. Inked calligraphic initials. Watermarks: (1) coat of arms of city of Kaufbeuren (resembles Briquet #1012); (2) resembles Briquet #13808.

Late 16th-early 17th century. Probably of Austrian or south German origin.

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
1v–5 Asperges me Domine Paulus Sartorius
Appears on: 1v–5
Genres: Antiphon
Source Attribution: Paulus Sartorius
6v–11 Asperges me Domine Johannes Chayne
Appears on: 6v–11
Genres: Antiphon
Source Attribution: Johannes Chayne
12v–17 Vidi aquam egredientem - Anonymous
Appears on: 12v–17
Genres: Antiphon
18v–26 Kyrie paschale Clemens non Papa
Appears on: 18v–26
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Clemens non Papa
29–43 Missa Ancor che col partire: Kyrie Philippe de Monte
Appears on: 29–43
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Philippe de Monte
General Note

incomplete, missing the beginning of Cantus & Tenor

29–43 Missa Ancor che col partire: Gloria -
Appears on: 29–43
Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
29–43 Missa Ancor che col partire: Credo -
Appears on: 29–43
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
29–43 Missa Ancor che col partire: Sanctus -
Appears on: 29–43
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
29–43 Missa Ancor che col partire: Agnus Dei -
Appears on: 29–43
Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
General Note

incomplete?

45v–69 Missa sine nomine Johannes Croce
Appears on: 45v–69
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Johannes Croce
70v–91 Missa sine nomine (I) - Anonymous
Appears on: 70v–91
Genres: Mass Ordinary
92v–115 Missa sine nomine (II) - Anonymous
Appears on: 92v–115
Genres: Mass Ordinary
116v–141 Missa sine nomine (III) - Anonymous
Appears on: 116v–141
Genres: Mass Ordinary
142v–164 Missa sine nomine (IV) - Anonymous
Appears on: 142v–164
Genres: Mass Ordinary
165v–183 Missa (6vv) Philippus de Monte
Appears on: 165v–183
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Philippus de Monte
General Note

Publ. MonteGA 7

184v–225 Missa In te Domine speravi: Kyrie Orlandus
Appears on: 184v–225
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Orlandus
184v–225 Missa In te Domine speravi: Gloria -
Appears on: 184v–225
Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
184v–225 Missa In te Domine speravi: Credo -
Appears on: 184v–225
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
184v–225 Missa In te Domine speravi: Sanctus -
Appears on: 184v–225
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
184v–225 Missa In te Domine speravi: Agnus Dei -
Appears on: 184v–225
Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
226v–246 Requiem - i. Requiem aeternam Jacobus Vaet
Appears on: 226v–246
Genres: Introit, Requiem
Source Attribution: Jacobus Vaet
226v–246 Requiem - ii. Kyrie -
Appears on: 226v–246
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary, Requiem
226v–246 Requiem - iii. Sicut cervus -
Appears on: 226v–246
Genres: Requiem, Tract
226v–246 Requiem - iv. Domine Jesu Christe -
Appears on: 226v–246
Genres: Offertory, Requiem
226v–246 Requiem - v. Sanctus -
Appears on: 226v–246
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Requiem, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
226v–246 Requiem - vi. Agnus Dei -
Appears on: 226v–246
Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary, Requiem
226v–246 Requiem - vii. Lux aeterna -
Appears on: 226v–246
Genres: Communion, Requiem
226v–246 Requiem - viii. Ne recorderis -
Appears on: 226v–246
Genres: Requiem, Responsory
247v–251 Dies irae dies illa Aegidius Bassenge
Appears on: 247v–251
Genres: Sequence
Source Attribution: Aegidius Bassenge
General Note

(As Vaet's setting of the Requiem omits the Sequence, this setting is copied after it.)

251v–252 [untexted psalm-intonation] - Anonymous
Appears on: 251v–252
Genres: textless
252v fragment(s) - Anonymous

fragment(s)

Anonymous
Appears on: 252v
Genres: fragment, textless
General Note

3 lines of music in Cantus range, 2 beginning with "S..."; apparently 3 separate pieces.

Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Bassengius, Aegidius (fl. 1588–94)
Chaynée, Jean de (ca. 1540–1577)
Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556)
Croce, Giovanni (ca. 1557–1609)
Lassus, Orlande de (ca. 1532–1594)
Monte, Philippe de
Sartorius, Paul
Vaet, Jacobus (ca. 1529–ca. 1567)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
[untexted psalm-intonation] Anonymous 251v–252
Asperges me Domine 1v–5
Asperges me Domine 6v–11
Dies irae dies illa 247v–251
fragment(s) Anonymous 252v
Kyrie paschale 18v–26
Missa (6vv) 165v–183
Missa Ancor che col partire: Agnus Dei 29–43
Missa Ancor che col partire: Credo 29–43
Missa Ancor che col partire: Gloria 29–43
Missa Ancor che col partire: Kyrie 29–43
Missa Ancor che col partire: Sanctus 29–43
Missa In te Domine speravi: Agnus Dei 184v–225
Missa In te Domine speravi: Credo 184v–225
Missa In te Domine speravi: Gloria 184v–225
Missa In te Domine speravi: Kyrie 184v–225
Missa In te Domine speravi: Sanctus 184v–225
Missa sine nomine 45v–69
Missa sine nomine (I) Anonymous 70v–91
Missa sine nomine (II) Anonymous 92v–115
Missa sine nomine (III) Anonymous 116v–141
Missa sine nomine (IV) Anonymous 142v–164
Requiem - i. Requiem aeternam 226v–246
Requiem - ii. Kyrie 226v–246
Requiem - iii. Sicut cervus 226v–246
Requiem - iv. Domine Jesu Christe 226v–246
Requiem - v. Sanctus 226v–246
Requiem - vi. Agnus Dei 226v–246
Requiem - vii. Lux aeterna 226v–246
Requiem - viii. Ne recorderis 226v–246
Vidi aquam egredientem Anonymous 12v–17

denotes primary source study

Kern, Anton. None. Kern ? Pages: 97. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Korth, Hans-Otto, Helmut Hell, and Jutta Lambrecht. 1997. Die Signaturengruppe Mus ms. 40000 ff. Folge 1: Handschriften des 15. - 19. Jahrhunderts in mensuraler und neuerer Notation. Katalog. Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Kataloge der Musikabteilung, Erste Reihe.  München.

Comberiati, Carmelo Peter. 1983. Polyphonic Settings of the Mass Ordinary at the Court of Rudolf II (1576-1612). University of Michigan, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 86,173,181,306. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Boetticher, Wolfgang. 1958. Orlando di Lasso und seine Zeit. 1532-1594. Repertoire-Untersuchungen zur Musik der Spätrenaissance.  Kassel and Basel. Pages: 820. Notes: mention of MS.

Hermelink, Siegfried (editor). 1956-. Orlando di Lasso: Sämtliche Werke, Neue Reihe.  Kassel and Basel. Pages: V,xv,xvii. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

van den Borren, Charles (editor). 1927-35. Philippi de Monte: Opera Omnia.  Düsseldorf. Pages: VII. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

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

Adler, Guido (editor). 1894-1970. Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich.  Graz and Vienna. Pages: CVIII/CIX,26-50,174. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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