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
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 110 x 150 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: BrusC 24135
Notations
  • black void mensural
Provenance
  • Florence? Italy
Contents Contains 7 compositions, 6 from 3 composers, 1 is anonymous.
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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‡ 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, 5 & 6: 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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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation Note; Foliation Note; Surface Note

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