Printed material with manuscript sections. Printed section consists of tenor partbooks of RISM 1553/11, 1553/24, and 1553/25; manuscript section contains various parts (generally altus or tenor for vocal pieces, discantus for instrumental pieces). One scribe copied instrumental music; another copied vocal pieces. Some vocal pieces have text incipits only. Probably copied in Low Countries. Dutch inscription mentions 'Aurelia Aitsma.' Purchased by British Museum from Julian Marshall in 1881.
GB-Lbl Add. MS 31438
British Library, London, England
printed partbook with ms additions: Second half of 16th century
| Archive | British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl) |
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| Shelfmark | Add. MS 31438 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Mixed Paper and Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 146 x 198 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 28 compositions from 9 composers. |
General Description
Binding
New covers of maroon leather and cloth on cardboard
Notation
black void mensural
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation, 1-85, on upper rectos, begins with second original flyleaf; original ink foliation, 1-36, on lower rectos of manuscript folios [= the new folios 50 to 85].
Foliation
Other numberings: Instrumental pieces in several sections, each with its own set of original piece numbers; vocal pieces, on new ff. 53-63, have original ink numbers, 1-16 (two motet partes counted as separate pieces).
Decoration
No initials or decoration.
Surface
i + ii + 48 [printed] + 36 [handwritten] + i paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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7 motets (1 without text), 1 French sacred piece, 4 French secular pieces, 2 Italian secular pieces, 156 instrumental pieces (Allemandes, Courantes, Sarabandes, Arias, etc.) = 170
P. Beck [Pleikardus Carolus Becken]-42, Hammerschmidt-12, N. Hasse-4, Knoep-12, Lassus-9, Locke-24, Rore-2, Sylvius-3, Zuber-62
i + ii + 48 [print] + 36 [manuscript] + i paper folios, 146 x 198. Printed section consists of tenor partbooks of RISM 1553/11, 1553/24, and 1553/25; manuscript section contains various parts (generally altus or tenor for vocal pieces, discantus for instrumental pieces). Modern pencil foliation, 1-85, on upper rectos, begins with second original flyleaf; original ink foliation, 1-36, on lower rectos of manuscript folios [= new ff. 50-85]. Instrumental pieces in several sections, each with its own set of original piece numbers; vocal pieces, on new ff. 53-63, have original ink numbers, 1-16 (two motet partes counted as separate pieces). New covers of maroon leather and cloth on cardboard. No index. One scribe copied instrumental music; another copied vocal pieces. No initials or decoration. Some vocal pieces have text incipits only.
Second half of 16th century? (vocal pieces); after 1660 (instrumental pieces). Probably copied in Low Countries. Dutch inscription mentions "Aurelia Aitsma." Purchased by British Museum from Julian Marshall in 1881.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Youens, Laura. 1978. Music for the Lutheran Mass in Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, MS. Thomaskirche 49/50. Indiana University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 692. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Hughes, Dom Anselm. 1953. Catalogue of the Musical Manuscripts at Peterhouse, Cambridge. Cambridge. Pages: I, 158, 262-3, 283; II, 154, 227; III, 20, 23, 176, 189, 208, 226. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
Madden, F. 1843-. Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum. Pages: [1876-81], 197. Notes: physical description (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; Foliation Note; Decoration 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