GB-Lbl Egerton 3051

British Library, London, England

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1500

Archive British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl)
Shelfmark Egerton 3051
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Surface Mixed Paper and Parchment
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 178 x 128 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: LonBLE 3051
Notations
  • black void mensural
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Provenance
  • Firenze (Florence), Italy
Contents 53 pieces from 9 composers
General Description

First part of an originally larger manuscript, from which several gatherings have been lost; WashLC M6 is another portion of same manuscript. Copied by a single scribe. Copied in northern Italy (RifNR); copied in Florence (JepFR, StaeFMH). Ff. 1-2 bear several inscriptions of 16th- or 17th-century owners: Santa Trinità Benedictine abbey in Vallombrosa, 'Fausto Bandinelli,' 'Fr. Salustio,' and 'Alberto Duro Intagliatore' (see StaeFMH, 64 for discussion of last inscription). Owned in 19th century by Nicola Benvenuti of Pisa, then by French composer and scholar Adrien Lenoir de La Fage. By the time of La Fage's ownership, some gatherings of original manuscript were already lost, and remaining folios had been separated into two sections, which were sold to different buyers at La Fage's death in 1862. One section now WashLC M6; other (present) section acquired by British Museum from Boies Penrose II of Philadelphia, through firm of Quaritch, in 1931.

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Binding

Modern gold-tooled covers of red morocco leather

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Notation

black void mensural

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Foliation

Original(?) ink foliation, i-lxi; modern pencil foliation, 1-61.

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Decoration

No initials; voice designations in red or blue ink; folios are gilt-edged.

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Surface

ni paper + i parchment + 61 parchment + i parchment

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52 Italian secular pieces, 1 Latin/Italian secular piece = 53 (some without text, or with text incipits only)

(Ana)-4, (Ana/Tromboncino)-1, (N. Brocco)-1, (Cara)-2, (G. Fogliano)-2, (Josquin)-l, (L.C.)-l, (Lurano)-8, (Lurano/ Tromboncino)-1, (Tromboncino)^, anon-27

ni paper + i parchment + 61 parchment + i parchment folios, 178 x 128. First part of an originally larger manuscript, from which several gatherings have been lost; WashLC M6 is another portion of same manuscript. Original(?) ink foliation, i-lxi; modern pencil foliation, 1-61. Modern gold-tooled covers of red morocco leather. No index. Copied by a single scribe. No initials; voice designations in red or blue ink; folios are gilt-edged.

Ca. 1500 (StaeFMH). Copied in northern Italy (RifNR); copied in Florence (JepFR, StaeFMH). Ff. 1-2 bear several inscriptions of 16th- or 17th-century owners: Santa Trinità Benedictine abbey in Vallombrosa, "Fausto Bandinelli," "Fr. Salustio," and "Alberto Duro Intagliatore" (see StaeFMH, 64 for discussion of last inscription). Owned in 19th century by Nicola Benvenuti of Pisa, then by French composer and scholar Adrien Lenoir de La Fage. By the time of La Fage's ownership, some gatherings of original manuscript were already lost, and remaining folios had been separated into two sections, which were sold to different buyers at La Fage's death in 1862. One section now WashLC M6; other (present) section acquired by British Museum from Boies Penrose II of Philadelphia, through firm of Quaritch, in 1931.

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
2v–4 Guarda donna el mio tormento - Anonymous
Appears on: 2v–4
Genres: Italian secular
4v–5 Veggio sdegnato amor crudel e fero -
Appears on: 4v–5
Genres: Italian secular
5v–6 Io mando ognora al ciel - Anonymous
Appears on: 5v–6
Genres: Italian secular
6v–7 Se per humidita -
Appears on: 6v–7
Genres: Italian secular
Concordances

Petrucci Frottole libro 4, f. 21

7v–8 Silencio lingua mia -
Appears on: 7v–8
Genres: Italian secular
Concordances

Petrucci Frottole libro 4, f. 27v

8v–9 Fin che un acceso razo - Anonymous
Appears on: 8v–9
Genres: Italian secular
9v–10 Tu dormi io veghio - Anonymous

Tu dormi io veghio

Anonymous
Appears on: 9v–10
Genres: Italian secular
Concordances

Petrucci Frottole libro 6, f. 9

10v–11 Non te smarir cor mio va passo passo - Anonymous
Appears on: 10v–11
Genres: Italian secular
11v–12r Peregrinando vo - Anonymous

Peregrinando vo

Anonymous
Appears on: 11v–12r
Genres: Canzon, Contrafactum
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Italian
Voice Text: Lontan pur mi convien partir da te …
Concordances

"Lontan pur mi convien" (Q18) & "Jesu dolce mio sposo" (3.b.12 (Codex Grey))

12v–13 Lo inferno allor - Anonymous

Lo inferno allor

Anonymous
Appears on: 12v–13
Genres: Italian secular
Concordances

Petrucci Frottole libro 4, f. 25v

13v–14 Quanto la fiamma - Anonymous

Quanto la fiamma

Anonymous
Appears on: 13v–14
Genres: Italian secular
14v–15 Se 'l pastor con affanno - Anonymous
Appears on: 14v–15
Genres: Italian secular
15v–16 Rendi quella alma - Anonymous

Rendi quella alma

Anonymous
Appears on: 15v–16
Genres: Italian secular
16v–17 Vivo sol di mirar - Anonymous

Vivo sol di mirar

Anonymous
Appears on: 16v–17
Genres: Italian secular
17v–18 Spesso nascosti stan (= Di poi che Lo to cor è tanto ingrato) - Anonymous
Appears on: 17v–18
Genres: Italian secular
18v–19 Spesso nel mezo d'un bel fabricare - Anonymous
Appears on: 18v–19
Genres: Italian secular
19v–20 Guardando alli occhi tuoi - Anonymous
Appears on: 19v–20
Genres: Italian secular
20v–21 Voi che passate qui -
Appears on: 20v–21
Genres: Italian secular
Concordances

in Petrucci frottole lib.7, and in his "Franciscus Bossinensis Opus" 1509, with different attributions

21v–22 Pace e gloria al gentil lauro - Anonymous
Appears on: 21v–22
Genres: Italian secular
Concordances

Petrucci frottole lib.3, f. 60v

22v–23 Non val' aqua al mio gran foco -
Appears on: 22v–23
Genres: Italian secular
23v–24 Tempo e hormai di ricoprare - Anonymous
Appears on: 23v–24
Genres: Italian secular
24v–26 Ogni ben fa la fortuna -
Appears on: 24v–26
Genres: Italian secular
General Note

Petrucci Frottole libro 3, f. 29v

26v–28 I son quella che fui mal -
Appears on: 26v–28
Genres: Italian secular
General Note

Petrucci Frottole libro 5, f. 51v

28v–30 Questa doglia se m'acora - Anonymous
Appears on: 28v–30
Genres: Italian secular
30v–31 Che sara della mia vita (I) - Anonymous
Appears on: 30v–31
Genres: Italian secular
31v–32 Che sara della mia vita (II) - Anonymous
Appears on: 31v–32
Genres: Italian secular
32v–33 Per chiamar soccorso ogni hora - Anonymous
Appears on: 32v–33
Genres: Italian secular
33v–34 Da poi c'hai il mio core - Anonymous
Appears on: 33v–34
Genres: Italian secular
34v–35 Di servirti a tuo dispecto. -
Appears on: 34v–35
Genres: Italian secular
35v–36 Fami pur una bona ciera -
Appears on: 35v–36
Genres: Italian secular
General Note

Title here: "Fammi al manco buona sera"

36v–37 Se mi e sorte mi e stato - Anonymous
Appears on: 36v–37
Genres: Italian secular
37v–38 Non sta sempre leta verde - Anonymous
Appears on: 37v–38
Genres: Italian secular
Concordances

this is *not* the "Se mi e sorte" in Petrucci's Frottole libro 6

38v–39 Per servirti perdo i passi -
Appears on: 38v–39
Genres: Italian secular
Concordances

Petrucci Frottole libro 8, f. 42v

39v–40 Nasce l'aspro mio tormento -
Appears on: 39v–40
Genres: Italian secular
40v–41 Se non dormi dona ascolta -
Appears on: 40v–41
Genres: Frottola
General Note

text here: "Se tu dormi io veggio e canto"

41v–42 Son tornato e dio lo sa -
Appears on: 41v–42
Genres: Italian secular
General Note

text here: "Son tornato e lui lo sa"

42v–43 Dammi almen l'ultimo vale -
Appears on: 42v–43
Genres: Italian secular
43v–44 Quella notte a me si dura - Anonymous
Appears on: 43v–44
Genres: Italian secular
44v–45 La constantia mi e perfecta - Anonymous
Appears on: 44v–45
Genres: Italian secular
45v–46 Signora omai e tempo - Anonymous
Appears on: 45v–46
Genres: Italian secular
46v–48 Occhi dolci ove prendesti -
Appears on: 46v–48
Genres: Italian secular
Concordances

Petrucci Frottole libro 2, f. 13v

48v–50 Piango el mio fedel servire -
Appears on: 48v–50
Genres: Italian secular
50v–51 Ochi ormai di lacrimare non restate in sino a morte - Anonymous
Appears on: 50v–51
Genres: Italian secular
General Note

Text here "Ochi mie di lacrimare"

51v–52 Non mi negar signora - Anonymous
Appears on: 51v–52
Genres: Italian secular
52v–53 Dolce amoroso foco - Anonymous

Dolce amoroso foco

Anonymous
Appears on: 52v–53
Genres: Frottola
53v–54 Donna ingrata hor non più guerra -
Appears on: 53v–54
Genres: Italian secular
54v–55 Donna contro alla mie voglia -
Appears on: 54v–55
Genres: Italian secular
55v–56 Donna, questa la mia voglia -
Appears on: 55v–56
Genres: Italian secular
56v–57 In te Domine speravi non confundar 28.18 -
Appears on: 56v–57
Genres: Contrafactum, Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: In te domine speravi
57v–58 Se ben or non schopro il foco -
Appears on: 57v–58
Genres: Italian secular
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Italian
Voice Text: Se ben or non schopro il foco ….[[= L'oration è sempre bona*]
58v–59 Io ti lasso donna hor mai -
Appears on: 58v–59
Genres: Italian secular
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Italian
Voice Text: Io te lasso donna hor mai …
59v–60 Poi che la lingua mia tacendo dice - Anonymous
Appears on: 59v–60
Genres: Italian secular
60v–61 Odi donna il mio tormento - Anonymous
Appears on: 60v–61
Genres: Italian secular
Composer Compositions
Ana, Francesco D' (ca. 1460–ca. 1503)
Anonymous
Brocco, Niccolo (ca. 1480–1530)
Cara, Marchetto
Compère, Loyset (ca. 1445–1518)
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)
Lurano, Filippo de
Tromboncino, Bartolomeo (1470–ca. 1534)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Che sara della mia vita (I) Anonymous 30v–31
Che sara della mia vita (II) Anonymous 31v–32
Da poi c'hai il mio core Anonymous 33v–34
Dammi almen l'ultimo vale 42v–43
Di servirti a tuo dispecto. 34v–35
Dolce amoroso foco Anonymous 52v–53
Donna contro alla mie voglia 54v–55
Donna ingrata hor non più guerra 53v–54
Donna, questa la mia voglia 55v–56
Fami pur una bona ciera 35v–36
Fin che un acceso razo Anonymous 8v–9
Guarda donna el mio tormento Anonymous 2v–4
Guardando alli occhi tuoi Anonymous 19v–20
I son quella che fui mal 26v–28
In te Domine speravi non confundar 28.18 56v–57
Io mando ognora al ciel Anonymous 5v–6
Io ti lasso donna hor mai 58v–59
La constantia mi e perfecta Anonymous 44v–45
Lo inferno allor Anonymous 12v–13
Nasce l'aspro mio tormento 39v–40
Non mi negar signora Anonymous 51v–52
Non sta sempre leta verde Anonymous 37v–38
Non te smarir cor mio va passo passo Anonymous 10v–11
Non val' aqua al mio gran foco 22v–23
Occhi dolci ove prendesti 46v–48
Ochi ormai di lacrimare non restate in sino a morte Anonymous 50v–51
Odi donna il mio tormento Anonymous 60v–61
Ogni ben fa la fortuna 24v–26
Pace e gloria al gentil lauro Anonymous 21v–22
Per chiamar soccorso ogni hora Anonymous 32v–33
Per servirti perdo i passi 38v–39
Peregrinando vo Anonymous 11v–12r
Piango el mio fedel servire 48v–50
Poi che la lingua mia tacendo dice Anonymous 59v–60
Quanto la fiamma Anonymous 13v–14
Quella notte a me si dura Anonymous 43v–44
Questa doglia se m'acora Anonymous 28v–30
Rendi quella alma Anonymous 15v–16
Se 'l pastor con affanno Anonymous 14v–15
Se ben or non schopro il foco 57v–58
Se mi e sorte mi e stato Anonymous 36v–37
Se non dormi dona ascolta 40v–41
Se per humidita 6v–7
Signora omai e tempo Anonymous 45v–46
Silencio lingua mia 7v–8
Son tornato e dio lo sa 41v–42
Spesso nascosti stan (= Di poi che Lo to cor è tanto ingrato) Anonymous 17v–18
Spesso nel mezo d'un bel fabricare Anonymous 18v–19
Tempo e hormai di ricoprare Anonymous 23v–24
Tu dormi io veghio Anonymous 9v–10
Veggio sdegnato amor crudel e fero 4v–5
Vivo sol di mirar Anonymous 16v–17
Voi che passate qui 20v–21

Set: Egerton/Wolffheim chansonnier

Type: Fragments of a whole

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Staehelin, Martin. 1977. Die Messen Heinrich Isaacs. Publikationen der Schweizerischen Musikforschenden Gesellschaft Serie II.  Bern and Stuttgart. Pages: I,xxix,62. Notes: physical description.

Staehelin, Martin. 1972. Eine Florentiner Musik-Handschrift aus der Zeit um 1500: Quellenkundliche Bemerkungen zur Frottola-Sammlung Ms. Egerton 3051 des British Museum und zum 'Wolffheim-Manuskript' der Library of Congress. Schweizer Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft, 55-81. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Rifkin, Joshua. 1971. A 'New' Renaissance Manuscript. Paper read at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society, held at Chapel Hill and Durham, N.C., 1971, . Notes: physical description; contents list; transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Willetts, Pamela J. 1970. Handlist of Music Manuscripts aquired 1908-1967. Pages: 72. Notes: mention of MS.

Jeppesen, Knud. 1968-70. La Frottola. Acta Jutlandica. 3 vols. Copenhagen. Pages: II,xxviii,65-7,154-7, passim; III,163ff. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Ferand, Ernst T. 1941. Two Unknown Frottole. Musica Disciplina, 319-28. Pages: 326-327. Notes: mention of MS; transcription (partial).

Jeppesen, Knud. 1939. Über einige unbekannte Frottolenhandschriften. Acta Musicologica, 81-114. Pages: 81-8, passim. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; mention of MS; discussion.

Schofield, Bertram. 1931-2. Early Italian Songs. The British Museum Quarterly, 51-2. Notes: physical description (partial).

Madden, F. 1843-. Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum. Pages: [1931-5], 298-9. Notes: physical description.

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