B-Bc MS 24135

Library Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles / Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

manuscript of polyphony: Mid-16th century

Archive	Library Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles / Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (B-Bc)
Shelfmark	MS 24135
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	110 x 150 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: BrusC 24135
Notations	black void mensural
Provenance	Firenze (Florence)? Italy
Contents	7 pieces from 4 composers

General Description

Only the cantus parts of the madrigals are present (ff. 1-5, 8'-10); ff. 14-21' and ff. 64-64' contain Italian lute intabulations of pieces such as 'Ruggiero' and 'La Franchina.' Possibly the manuscript was originally intended to be a cantus partbook, but some pieces (added later?) are in choirbook format.

Copied by two scribes; a third added the fragmentary hymn settings on ff. 5v-8 and the music on ff. 10v-13; and 2 others added tablature pieces. Much of ff. 22-70v is ruled for music but left blank.

Probably copied in Florence; inscription 'Suor Cassandra vagha' on f. 7' indicates that the manuscript probably belonged to a convent (Bori).

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Binding

Original leather covers with gold ornamentation. Inscription on front cover: 'M. LV. MO Z / MED. OR.'; on back cover: 'SER. ME / CANTUS", possibly indicating Medici ownership.

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Notation

black void mensural

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Date

Begun c. 1540 and added to through the rest of the century (Fenlon/Haar)

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Foliation

Original foliation, 1-5; later foliation, 6-14; modern foliation, 15-70.

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Surface

paper(?)

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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1 Magnificat, 4 motets, 7 Italian secular pieces = 12 + some fragments

Arcadelt-5, Arcadelt/(Corteccia)-1, anonymous

70 paper(?) folios, 110 x 150. Original foliation, 1-5; later foliation, 6-14; modern foliation, 15-70. Ff. 22-63' and ff. 65-70' are blank. Original leather covers with gold ornamentation. Inscription on front cover: "M. LV. MO Z / MED. OR."; on back cover: "SER. ME / CANTUS." Only the cantus parts of the madrigals are present (ff. 1-5, 8'-10); ff. 14-21' and ff. 64-64' contain Italian lute intabulations of pieces such as "Ruggiero" and "La Franchina." Possibly the manuscript was originally intended to be a cantus partbook, but some pieces (added later?) are in choirbook format.

16th century. Probably copied in Florence; inscription "Suor Cassandra vagha" on f. 7' indicates that the manuscript probably belonged to a convent (Bori).

Vol. 4

Date: Mid 16th century.

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

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1–1v	Il bianco e dolce cigno cantando more	Arcadelt	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Il bianco e dolce cigno cantando more Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 1–1v Genres: Madrigal (Italian) Source Attribution: Arcadelt
1v–2	Pungente dardo ch'el mio cor consumi	Arcadelt	Berchem, Jacques (ca. 1505–1567) (?) Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Pungente dardo ch'el mio cor consumi Berchem, Jacques (ca. 1505–1567) (?) Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 1v–2 Genres: Madrigal (Italian) Source Attribution: Arcadelt
2v–3	Non ch'io non voglio mai altro pensiero	Arcadelt	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Non ch'io non voglio mai altro pensiero Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 2v–3 Genres: Madrigal (Italian) Source Attribution: Arcadelt
3v–4	Io vorrei pur fuggir	Arcadelt	Corteccia, (Pier) Francesco (?) Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) (?)
Io vorrei pur fuggir Corteccia, (Pier) Francesco (?) Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) (?) Appears on: 3v–4 Genres: Madrigal (Italian) Source Attribution: Arcadelt
4v–5	Voi ve n' andat' al cielo occhi beati	Arcadelt	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Voi ve n' andat' al cielo occhi beati Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 4v–5 Genres: Italian secular, Madrigal (Italian) Source Attribution: Arcadelt
8v–9	Perche la vita e breve et l'ingegno	-	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Perche la vita e breve et l'ingegno Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 8v–9 Genres: Italian secular, Madrigal (Italian)
9v–10	Donna sol per voi moro	-	Anonymous
Donna sol per voi moro Anonymous Appears on: 9v–10 Genres: Madrigal (Italian)

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	Donna sol per voi moro – 9v–10
Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	Il bianco e dolce cigno cantando more – 1–1v (?) Io vorrei pur fuggir – 3v–4 Non ch'io non voglio mai altro pensiero – 2v–3 Perche la vita e breve et l'ingegno – 8v–9 Pungente dardo ch'el mio cor consumi – 1v–2 Voi ve n' andat' al cielo occhi beati – 4v–5
Berchem, Jacques (ca. 1505–1567)	(?) Pungente dardo ch'el mio cor consumi – 1v–2
Corteccia, (Pier) Francesco	(?) Io vorrei pur fuggir – 3v–4

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Donna sol per voi moro	Anonymous	9v–10
Il bianco e dolce cigno cantando more	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	1–1v
Io vorrei pur fuggir	Corteccia, (Pier) Francesco (?) Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) (?)	3v–4
Non ch'io non voglio mai altro pensiero	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	2v–3
Perche la vita e breve et l'ingegno	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	8v–9
Pungente dardo ch'el mio cor consumi	Berchem, Jacques (ca. 1505–1567) (?) Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	1v–2
Voi ve n' andat' al cielo occhi beati	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	4v–5

‡ denotes primary source study

Fenlon, Iain, and James Haar. 1988. The Italian Madrigal in the Early Sixteenth Century: Sources and Interpretation. Cambridge University Press. Pages: 145-146. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances.

Borren, Charles van den. 1933-34. Inventaire des manuscrits de musique polyphonique qui se trouvent en Belgique. Acta Musicologica, V:66-71,120-7,177-83;VI:23-9,65-73,116-21. Pages: VI, 69-70. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

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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