Copied by Antonius Morus, whose name appears in one of the initials; this scribe also copied BrusC 27731 (Rifkin), FlorBN II.I.285, and RomeV 35-40 (Perkins). Copied in Florence, for Angioletta di Biffoli and Clemenza di Sostegni. Both ladies belonged to prominent Florentine families.
B-Bc MS 27766
Library Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles / Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
manuscript of polyphony: 1560
| Archive | Library Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles / Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (B-Bc) |
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| Shelfmark | MS 27766 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 420 x 280 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 76 compositions, 8 from 9 composers, 68 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original leather covers stamped with names and arms of Angioletta di Biffoli and Clemenza di Sostegni; the arms also appear on f. 23' (Bori)
Notation
black void mensural
Date
1560 (date in manuscript).
Foliation
Original foliation, 1-166
Decoration
nked calligraphic initials often decorated with grotesque heads.
Index
Alphabetical index on ff. ii'-iii.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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2 Masses, 1 Kyrie, 4 Magnificats, 1 Te Deum, 15 psalms, 3 hymns, 47 motets, 3 Italian sacred pieces = 76
(Billon)-1, Bocchino-2, (Compère)-1, (C. Festa)-1, Morus [Sre Antonio]-1, Willaert [Adrino]-1, anon-69
iv + 166 + vi paper folios, 420 x 280. Original foliation, 1-166. Original leather covers stamped with names and arms of Angioletta di Biffoli and Clemenza di Sostegni; the arms also appear on f. 23' (Bori). Alphabetical index on ff. ii'-iii. Copied by Antonius Morus, whose name appears in one of the initials; this scribe also copied BrusC 27731 (Rifkin), FlorBN II.I.285, and RomeV 35-40 (Perkins). Inked calligraphic initials often decorated with grotesque heads.
1560 (date in manuscript). Copied in Florence, for Angioletta di Biffoli and Clemenza di Sostegni. Both ladies belonged to prominent Florentine families.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Fenlon, Iain, and James Haar. 1978. Fonti e Cronologia dei Madrigali di Costanzo Festa. Revista Italiana di Musicologia, 13: 212-42. Pages: 215-8,221. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.
Sutherland, David Angus. 1968. Francesco de Layolle (1492-1540): Life and Secular Works. University of Michigan, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 85-6. Notes: mention of MS.
Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing. Pages: 126. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
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, 23-6. Notes: physical description; contents list.
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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