An Altus II partbook from a set originally of six volumes. Main scribe was Johannes Heugel (d. 1585), court composer for Philip of Hesse, who also wrote KasL 4, 9, 24, 38, 43, 53a, 53b, 91, 94, 118, and 142; one or two additional scribes. Copied in Kassel, for the court of Count Philip of Hesse. Present Landesbibliothek incorporates holdings of former court library.
D-Kl 4° Ms. Mus. 143/1
Universitätsbibliothek Kassel Landesbibliothek und Murhardsche Bibliothek der Stadt Kassel, Kassel, Germany
partbook: 16th century
| Archive | Universitätsbibliothek Kassel Landesbibliothek und Murhardsche Bibliothek der Stadt Kassel, Kassel, Germany (D-Kl) |
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| Shelfmark | 4° Ms. Mus. 143/1 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | None / Unknown |
| Measurements | 218 x 158 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 19 compositions, 16 from 5 composers, 3 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original parchment covers
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Date 1566 in manuscript; this is probably a date of composition or performance rather than copying.
Foliation
Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces, 1-15
Foliation
.No foliation or pagination
Decoration
Red initials and text incipits.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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14 motets, 1 German secular piece = 15
(Besuzio)-1, (Heugel?)-5, (Phinot)-2, anon-7
2 paper partbooks of an original 6 (A2-19 folios, Tl-18), 218 x 158. No foliation or pagination; original numbering of pieces, 1-15. Blank folios or blank staves only - A: [1-1', 13'-19']; T: [13'-18']. Original parchment covers. No index. Main scribe was Johannes Heugel (d. 1585), court composer for Philip of Hesse, who also wrote KasL 4, 9, 24, 38, 43, 53/1, 53/2, 91, 94, 118, and 142; one or two additional scribes. Red initials and text incipits.
16th century (date 1566 in manuscript; this is probably a date of composition or performance rather than copying). Copied in Kassel, for the court of Count Philip of Hesse. Present Landesbibliothek incorporates holdings of former court library.
Vol 4
Composers: (Arcadelt)-1, (Besuzio)-1, (Heugel?)-3, (Lassus)-2, (Phinot)-4, anon-4
Physical: 2 paper partbooks of an original 8. Staff height 10.
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Sets
MSS 4° Mus. 143/1-2
Partbooks · 2 sources
‡ denotes primary source study
Gottwald, Clytus. 1997. Die Handschriften der Gesamthochschulbibliothek Kassel, Landesbibliothek und Murhardsche Bibliothek der Stadt Kassel, Bd. 6: Manuscripta musica. Wiesbaden.
Höfler, Janez (editor). 1972-. Dominici Phinot: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 59. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: IV,xv-xvi. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: VI, 340-2. Notes: physical description (partial).
Lange, Wilhelm (compiler). 1920. Katalog der Musikalien der Landesbibliothek. Kassel. Pages: 233. Notes: mention of MS.
Eitner, Robert. 1893), 149-55, 164-79, 183-204, 207-20; XXVI (1894. Das alte deutsche mehrstimmige Lied und seine Meister. Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte, 25: 1-14,17-21,25-3. Pages: XXVI, 40. Notes: mention of MS.
Israël, Carl. 1881. Uebersichtlicher Katalog der Musikalien der ständischen Landesbibliothek zu Cassei. Kassel. Pages: 16. Notes: contents list.
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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