D-Hs MS Hans. III, 4 (III)

Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek, Hamburg, Germany

partbook: mid-16th century

Archive	Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek, Hamburg, Germany (D-Hs)
Shelfmark	MS Hans. III, 4 (III)
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface	Paper
Other Identifiers	CCM: HamSU (III)
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	? Pralle, Valentin Music
Provenance	Bavaria, Germany
Contents	Contains 4 compositions from 4 composers.

General Description

Five partbooks. Perhaps copied by Valentin Pralle, an organist known to have been in Hamburg in 1554. Lost since WWII.

The motets seem to have been copied from Kriesstein 1540/7, where they are published as nos. 8, 9, 13 and 14.

Dr. Juergen Neubacher, 2011 / Eric Jas, 2025

Notation

black void mensural

Dr. Juergen Neubacher, 2011

Surface

paper

Dr. Juergen Neubacher, 2011

Census Catalogue of Music Description

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4 motets

Appenzeller [Benedictus]-1, Arthopius-1, Jaquet of Mantua-1, Unterholtzer-1

5 partbooks.

Probably mid-16th century. Perhaps copied by Valentin Pralle, an organist known to have been in Hamburg in 1554.

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

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Number of voices	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
[-]	Plangite Pierides	5	Benedictus	Appenzeller, Benedictus (ca. 1480–ca. 1558) (?)
Plangite Pierides Appenzeller, Benedictus (ca. 1480–ca. 1558) (?) Appears on: [-] Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Benedictus Number of voices: 5
[-]	Repleatur os meum laude tua	5	Jaquet	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Repleatur os meum laude tua Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) Appears on: [-] Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Jaquet Number of voices: 5
[-]	Salutem ex inimicis nostris et de manu	5	Balthasar Arthopius	Arthopius, Balthasar (–1534)
Salutem ex inimicis nostris et de manu Arthopius, Balthasar (–1534) Appears on: [-] Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Balthasar Arthopius Number of voices: 5
[-]	Ecce ego mitto vos sicut oves in medio	5	Rupertus Unterholz	Unterholzer, Rupertus
Ecce ego mitto vos sicut oves in medio Unterholzer, Rupertus Appears on: [-] Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Rupertus Unterholz Number of voices: 5

Composer	Compositions
Appenzeller, Benedictus (ca. 1480-ca. 1558)	(?) Plangite Pierides – [-]
Arthopius, Balthasar (-1534)	Salutem ex inimicis nostris et de manu – [-]
Mantua, Jacquet de (1483-1559)	Repleatur os meum laude tua – [-]
Unterholzer, Rupertus	Ecce ego mitto vos sicut oves in medio – [-]

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Ecce ego mitto vos sicut oves in medio	Unterholzer, Rupertus	[-]
Plangite Pierides	Appenzeller, Benedictus (ca. 1480–ca. 1558) (?)	[-]
Repleatur os meum laude tua	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)	[-]
Salutem ex inimicis nostris et de manu	Arthopius, Balthasar (–1534)	[-]

‡ denotes primary source study

Bouck, Joseph Ludewig de. 1859. Ein Brief des Organisten Johann Kellner zu Cöln an der Spree an den Hamburgischen Organisten Valentin Pralle nebst einigen Musikalien und Notizen von der Hand der Letzteren, auf der Hamburgischen Stadtbibliothek aufgefunden und mitgeteilt. Serapeum, 20: 202-7. Pages: 206. Notes: contents list.

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Eric Jas

Wednesday, 8 January, 2025

Inventory added, together with reference to the source Kriesstein 1540/7, from which the motets were apparently copied.

Dr. Juergen Neubacher, 2011

Monday, 23 January, 2017

NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Notation Note; Surface Note; DIAMM 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