A Discantus partbook of a set originally of 5 volumes. Copied by several scribes, possibly including Hugh Geare. Of English origin; possibly copied in Dorset. 'Hugh Geare' and 'Dorset' appear on f. 80'. Geare may have been the original owner, and possibly one of the scribes; he may be related to John Geare (1566-1645), vicar at Lyme Regis and Symondsbury, both in Dorset (BernsCE). Later owned by Julian Marshall; purchased by British Museum at a Sotheby's sale in 1884.
| Archive | British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl) |
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| Shelfmark | Add. MS 32377 [Discantus] |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Format | landscape |
| Measurements | 144 x 190 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 71 compositions, 65 from 18 composers, 6 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
New covers of red leather on cardboard
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Ca. 1585-90 (BernsCE).
Foliation
New pencil foliation, 1-80, begins with second original flyleaf.
Decoration
No initials or decoration.
DIAMM Note
Digitized with funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK) for the Tudor Partbooks project at the Universities of Oxford and Newcastle.
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 Magnificat section, 4 hymns, 3 Lamentations, 23 motets, 4 French secular pieces, 4 Italian secular pieces, 35 textless pieces (In nomines, Fantasias, etc.) =74 + 2 duplicates = 76
J. or P.? Alcock-1, Bruster-1, Byrd-10, Byrd/(R. Parsons I)-2, Daman [Demand]-1, A. Ferrabosco 1-4, Lassus-5, (Le Cocq)-1, (Macque?)-3, W. Mundy-4, Nayler-1, Parsley-1, R. Parsons I-8, Poynte-1, Shepherd-3, (Shepherd/Tallis)-1, Strogers-4, Tallis-6, Tye-4, R. Whiter, anon-9
1 paper partbook of an original 5 (D-i + ii + 79 + i + i folios), 144 x 190. New pencil foliation, 1-80, begins with second original flyleaf. New covers of red leather on cardboard. No index. Copied by several scribes, possibly including Hugh Geare (see below). No initials or decoration.
Ca. 1585-90 (BernsCE). Of English origin; possibly copied in Dorset. "Hugh Geare" and "Dorset" appear on f. 80'. Geare may have been the original owner, and possibly one of the scribes; he may be related to John Geare (1566-1645), vicar at Lyme Regis and Symondsbury, both in Dorset (BernsCE). Later owned by Julian Marshall; purchased by British Museum at a Sotheby's sale in 1884.
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GB-Lbl Add. MS 32377 [Discantus]
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Charteris, Richard. 1984. Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder (1543-1588): A Thematic Catalogue of his Music with a Biographical Calendar. New York. Pages: 71,158-60,164-5,188. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Bernstein, Jane Agar. 1974. The Chanson in England 1530-1640: A Study of Sources and Styles. University of California at Berkeley, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 258-63. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Bray, Roger W. 1969. The Interpretation of Musica Ficta in English Music, C. 1490-C. 1580 [dissertation]. Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 173ff; II,77ff. Notes: transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Lamont, Herbert Harry. 1963. John Shepherd: His Life and Music. University of Southern California, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 103-4, 223-4. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Hughes, Dom Anselm. 1953. Catalogue of the Musical Manuscripts at Peterhouse, Cambridge. Cambridge. Pages: I, 197, 264; II, 130, 193; III, 202, 218, 232, 234. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
Fellowes, Edmund H. 1948. Tudor Church Music: Appendix with Supplementary Notes. London. Pages: 50-l. Notes: transcription (partial).
Fellowes, Edmund H (editor). 1937-50, 1962. The Collected Works of William Byrd. Pages: XVII, 149, 154-5, 161-2. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Madden, F. 1843-. Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum. Pages: [1882-7], 108. Notes: physical description (partial).
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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