Several originally separate small gatherings, each containing one voice part for one piece. Fascicles containing discantus parts for two Passions apparently lost; tenor part for German Passion incomplete. Copied by a single scribe, perhaps the composer Johannes Steurlein (1546-1613). Possibly copied in Wasungen, Thuringia (Steurlein there 1569-89), or in nearby Meiningen (Steurlein there from 1589 until his death).
| Archive | British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl) |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | Add. MS 34700 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 92-6 x 156-8 mm |
| Other Identifiers |
|
| Copyists |
|
| Relationships |
|
| External Links | |
| Provenance |
|
| Contents | Contains 7 compositions from 4 composers. |
General Description
Binding
New covers of purple leather on cardboard
Notation
not indicated
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation, 1-32.
Decoration
No initials or decoration.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
This information is reproduced here by kind permission of the publishers. It is COPYRIGHT and copying/reproduction of this content without permission may result in legal action.
1 K-G-S Mass, 1 Latin Passion (incomplete), 1 German Passion (incomplete) = 3
Obrecht/(Longaval/Venture)-1, Steurlein-1 + 1?
i + 32 + i paper folios, 192-6 x 156-8. Several originally separate small gatherings, each containing one voice part for one piece. Fascicles containing discantus parts for two Passions apparently lost; tenor part for German Passion incomplete. Modern pencil foliation, 1-32. New covers of purple leather on cardboard. Copied by a single scribe, perhaps the composer Johannes Steurlein (1546-1613). No initials or decoration.
Late 16th century. Of German origin; possibly copied in Wasungen, Thuringia (Steurlein there 1569-89), or in nearby Meiningen (Steurlein there from 1589 until his death). Subsequent history of manuscript not traced. Purchased by British Museum from the antiquarian bookseller Leo Liepmannssohn of Berlin, in 1894.
Loading inventory…
The inventory could not be loaded.
‡ 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 Indiana University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation.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: 752-3. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Maas, Chris J. 1976. Towards A New Obrecht Edition. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 26: 84-108. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Noblitt, Thomas L. 1973. Manuscript Mus. l/D/505 of the Sächsische Landesbibliothek Dresden (olim Annaberg, Bibliothek der St. Annenkirche, Ms. 1248). Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 30: 275-310. Pages: 299. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Gottwald, Clytus. 1968. Die Musikhandschriften der Universitätsbibliothek München. Die Handschriften der Universitätsbibliothek München, vol. 2. Wiesbaden. Pages: 76. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Gottwald, Clytus. 1964. Codices Musici (Cod. Mus. Fol. I 1-71). . Die Handschriften der Württembergischen Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, vol. Reihe I, Band 1. Wiesbaden. Pages: 69-70. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Hughes, Dom Anselm. 1953. Catalogue of the Musical Manuscripts at Peterhouse, Cambridge. Cambridge. Pages: I, 214, 387-8. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
Wolf, Johannes. 1913-9; Reprinted: Hildesheim, 1963. Handbuch der Notationskunde. Leipzig. Pages: I, 453. Notes: physical description (partial).
Wolf, Johannes (editor). 1908-21. Reprint: Farnborough, England, 1968. Werken van Jacob Obrecht. Leipzig and Amsterdam,. Pages: XXVIII, v-viii]. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Madden, F. 1843-. Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum. Pages: [1894-9], 44. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
This form is used to make comments on a source. If you wish to notify us of a correction to the record, you should use the "Contribute a change" form instead.
No comments have been made.
Contributions to this record are recorded here. If you wish to contribute information or a correction to this record, use the "Contribute a Change" link. This will then be reviewed by DIAMM staff and, if accepted, your contribution will be acknowledged here.
DIAMM, 2016
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation 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