A single Altus partbook. Copied by one main scribe and one additional scribe. Inscription on f. 3'; 'JACQUES DE / LA HAYE / 1546.' Inscription on back: 'Josquin Desprez musica sacra.' Presumably of Franco-Netherlandish provenance; specific place of origin unknown. Apparently prepared by or for Jacques de la Haye. Came to university library in Louvain (now Leuven) at an unknown time; library destroyed by fire in August 1914.
B-LVu MS 163
Universiteitsbibliotheek (bibliotheek der Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
partbook: 1546 (date on f. 3')
| Archive | Universiteitsbibliotheek (bibliotheek der Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven), Leuven, Belgium (B-LVu) |
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| Shelfmark | MS 163 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Format | oblong 4° |
| Measurements | 230 x 175 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 56 compositions, 53 from 23 composers, 3 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original leather covers tooled in gold with inscription 'CONTRA.'
Notation
Black mensural
Foliation
Original(?) foliation, 1-115.
Index
Original index on ff. 4'-6 lists 32 pieces alphabetically by title
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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54 motets
Arcadelt-1, Arcadelt/(Verdelot)-1, Baston-2, Baston/(Josquin/Stoltzer/Verdelot)-1, Certon-1, Clemens non Papa-5, Crecquillon-4, Gombert-3, Hellinck [Lupus]/(Senfl/Verdelot)-1, Hollande-3, Jaquet of Mantua [Jachet]-1, Josquin-3, Lasson/(Verdelot)-1, Lebrun-1, J. Louys-1, Lupi-7, Lupi/(Berchem)-1, Lupi/(Conseil)-1, Lupi/(Verdelot)-1, Manchicourt-1, Manchicourt/(Gombert)-1, Ockeghem-1, Richafort-2, Sermisy [Claudin]-1, Verdelot-2, Verdelot/(Willaert)-1, Willaert-2, anon-4
1 paper partbook (A-115 folios), oblong 4°. Original(?) foliation, 1-115. Original leather covers tooled in gold with inscription "CONTRA." Original index on ff. 4'-6 lists 32 pieces alphabetically by title. Copied by one main scribe and one additional scribe. Inscription on f. 3'; "JACQUES DE / LA HAYE / 1546." Inscription on back: "Josquin Desprez musica sacra."
1546 (date on f. 3'). Presumably of Franco-Netherlandish provenance; specific place of origin unknown. Apparently prepared by or for Jacques de la Haye. Came to university library in Louvain (now Leuven) at an unknown time; library destroyed by fire in August 1914.
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Noblitt, Thomas L. 1981. A Reconstruction of Ms. Thomaskirche 51 of the Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig (olim III, A. a. 22-23). Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 31: 16-72. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Lewis, Mary Stuart. 1979. Antonio Gardane and His Publications of Sacred Music, 1538-55. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 338ff, passim. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Youens, Laura. 1978. Music for the Lutheran Mass in Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, MS. Thomaskirche 49/50. Indiana University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 661, 739, 778, 780. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Kirsch, Winfried. 1977. Die Motetten des Andreas de Silva: Studien zur Geschichte der Motette im 16. Jahrhundert. Frankfurter Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft, vol. 2. Tutzing. Pages: 33. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Constant, John George. 1975. Renaissance Manuscripts of Polyphony at the Cathedral of Padua. University of Michigan, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 173-4, 209-10. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Diehl, George Karl. 1974. The Partbooks of a Renaissance Merchant. Cambrai: Bibliothèque municipale, MSS 125-128. University of Pennsylvania, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 531-2, 609-10, 622-4. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Blackburn, Bonnie J. 1970. The Lupus Problem. University of Chicago, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 375ff. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Böker-Heil, Norbert. 1967. Die Motetten von Philippe Verdelot. Frankfurt am Main. Pages: 43-4, 249, 292-3, 304-5, 320-1. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Krautwurst, Franz. 1965: (XXV) 1967: (XXVII). Die Heilsbronner Chorbücher der Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen (Ms. 473, 1-4). Jahrbuch für Fränkische Landesforschung, 25 & 27: 273-324:(XXV)253-82:(XXVII). Pages: XXV, 294. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Osthoff, Helmuth. 1962. Josquin Desprez. 2 vols. Tutzing. Pages: II, 328. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Kabis, Mary Elise. 1957. The Works of Jean Richafort, Renaissance Composer (1480?-c. 1548). New York University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 21-2. Notes: contents list (partial).
Schmidt-Görg, Joseph. 1938. Nicolas Gombert, Kapellmeister Kaiser Karls V.: Leben und Werk. Bonn. Pages: 364, 367-8. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (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, 116. Notes: mention of MS.
Prod'homme, J-G. 1913-4. Les Institutions musicales (Bibliothèques et Archives) en Belgique et en Hollande. Sammelbande der Internationalen Musikgesellschaft, 15: 458-503. Pages: 486-7. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
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