US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4184

Public Library, Music Division, New York, United States

partbook: 17th century and c. 1500 (flyleaves)

Archive Public Library, Music Division, New York, United States (US-NYp)
Shelfmark Mus. Res. Drexel 4184
Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Format landscape
Measurements 145 x 195 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: NYorkP 4180-5
Copyists
Relationships
External Links
Provenance
  • Gloucester? England
Contents 93 pieces from 31 composers
General Description

A Sextus partbook from a set of six volumes, including polyphony-bearing flyleaves cut from older, unrelated music manuscript. The original owner and scribe was John Merro. Main corpus copied by John Merro, who also wrote most of LonBL 17792-6; music on flyleaves copied by two or three scribes. Main corpus probably copied in western England, perhaps at Gloucester; flyleaves also of English origin, but specific provenance unknown.

Rear flyleaf the top half of a page from a choirbook, whose other fragments are in Wells, Cambridge and Cleveland. The front flyleaf is missing, but is perhaps now the Fayrfax fragment in Cambridge, which is the bottom half of the page which forms the rear flyleaf. These and other related fragments are brought together in a 'virtual manuscript' here.

Owned in 19th century by the antiquarian Edward F. Rimbault; purchased by the Philadelphia banker and philanthropist Joseph W. Drexel (1833-88) at a Sotheby's sale of Rimbault's library in 1877. Drexel collection bequeathed in 1888 to Lenox Library, incorporated since 1895 in New York Public Library.

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Binding

Rebound in 1950 in modern covers of dark brown leather.

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Notation

not indicated

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Ruling

Staff height 13 (15-18 on flyleaves)

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Foliation

Original ink foliation in each book, with errors and omissions; some modern foliation.

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Decoration

A few small inked initials; no other decoration

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Surface

paper

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DIAMM Note

Images of the endpapers kindly provided by Bob Kosovsky of the NY Public Library.

Included in the Tudor Partbooks project at the Universities of Oxford and Newcastle.

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rear endpaper recto

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
1v In paradise - Anonymous

In paradise

Anonymous
Appears on: 1v
Genres: Consort song
2v–3, 10v O sing unto the Lord a new song -
Appears on: 2v–3, 10v
Genres: Anthem
3v Sing we merrily - 1a pars (of 3): Sing we merrily -
Appears on: 3v
Genres: Anthem
3v Sing we merrily - 2a pars (of 3): Take the psalm -
Appears on: 3v
Genres: Anthem
General Note

tacet in this pars

4 Sing we merrily - 3a pars (of 3): Blow up the trumpet -
Appears on: 4
Genres: Anthem
4v–5 Why dost thou shoot -
Appears on: 4v–5
Genres: Madrigal (English)
5v Of joys and pleasing pains -
Appears on: 5v
Genres: Madrigal (English)
6–6v My throat is sore -
Appears on: 6–6v
Genres: Madrigal (English)
7 O ye little flocks - 1a pars (of 3): O ye little flocks -
Appears on: 7
Genres: Anthem
7v O ye little flocks - 2a pars (of 3): Fear not -
Appears on: 7v
Genres: Anthem
8 O ye little flocks - 3a pars (of 3): And they cry -
Appears on: 8
Genres: Anthem
8v Lo how from heaven - 1a pars (of 2): Lo how from heaven -
Appears on: 8v
Genres: Anthem
9 Lo how from heaven - 2a pars (of 2): I bring you tidings -
Appears on: 9
Genres: Anthem
9v A stranger here -
Appears on: 9v
Genres: Anthem
10 My Lord is hence removed -
Appears on: 10
Genres: Anthem
12v Sing joyfully - 1a pars (of 2): Sing joyfully unto God our strength -
Appears on: 12v
Genres: Anthem
13 Sing joyfully - 2a pars (of 2): Blow the trumpet -
Appears on: 13
Genres: Anthem
13v–15 O God, the proud are risen -
Appears on: 13v–15
Genres: Anthem
15v–16 Adolescentulus sum ego -
Appears on: 15v–16
Genres: Motet
16v–17 Jerusalem plantabis vineam (8vv) - Anonymous
Appears on: 16v–17
Genres: Motet
17v Credo quod redemptor meus vivit -
Appears on: 17v
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
18 Homo quidam fecit caenam magnam et misit -
Appears on: 18
Genres: Motet
18v–19 Musica e lo mio core -
Appears on: 18v–19
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
19v [unidentified Italian madrigal] - Anonymous
Appears on: 19v
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
20 Now must I part (= Parto da voi) -
Appears on: 20
Genres: Contrafactum, Madrigal
20v So far from my delight - 1a pars (of 2): So far from my delight (= Se lungi dal mio sol) -
Appears on: 20v
Genres: Contrafactum, Madrigal (English)
21 So far from my delight - 2a pars (of 2): She only doth not feel (= Sola voi no 'l sentite) -
Appears on: 21
Genres: Madrigal (English)
21v I sang some time - 1a pars (of 2): I sang some time (= Cantai gia lieto) -
Appears on: 21v
Genres: Contrafactum, Madrigal
22 I sang some time - 2a pars (of 2): Because my life (= Che la mia donna) -
Appears on: 22
Genres: Contrafactum, Madrigal
22v–23 Laudate pueri Dominum -
Appears on: 22v–23
23v–24v Deus misereator nostri [2p. Ut cognoscamus; 3p. Confiteantur; 4p. Letentur; 5p. Benedicat] -
Appears on: 23v–24v
Genres: Motet
25–26 Deus misereatur nostri et benedicat nobis -
Appears on: 25–26
Genres: Anglican Service Music, Motet
26v–27 Domine non est exaltatum -
Appears on: 26v–27
Genres: Motet
27v Libera nos, salva nos [I] -
Appears on: 27v
Genres: Motet
28 Libera nos, salva nos [II] -
Appears on: 28
Genres: Motet
28v–29 Cante cantate -
Appears on: 28v–29
Genres: Anthem
29v–30 Cease now delight -
Appears on: 29v–30
Genres: Song
30v–31v Give sentence with me -
Appears on: 30v–31v
Genres: Anthem
32 To the shady woods -
Appears on: 32
Genres: Consort song
32v–33 Too much I once lamented -
Appears on: 32v–33
Genres: Consort song
33v–34 Come shepherds sing with me -
Appears on: 33v–34
Genres: Consort song
34v–35 Cloris, why still repliest thou no? -
Appears on: 34v–35
Genres: Consort song
35v–36 See the shepherd's queen -
Appears on: 35v–36
Genres: Consort song
36v–37 Phillis now cease -
Appears on: 36v–37
Genres: Consort song
37v–38 When David heard that Absalom -
Appears on: 37v–38
Genres: Anthem
38v–39 Phillis, yet see him -
Appears on: 38v–39
Genres: Consort song
39v–40 Fusca, in thy starry eyes -
Appears on: 39v–40
Genres: Consort song
40v–41 Adieu ye city prisoning towers -
Appears on: 40v–41
Genres: Consort song
41v–42 When I observe those beauty's wonderments -
Appears on: 41v–42
Genres: Consort song
42v–43 Music divine, proceeding from above -
Appears on: 42v–43
Genres: Consort song
43v–44 Oft did I mar'l [marvel] -
Appears on: 43v–44
Genres: Madrigal (English)
44v–45 Woe is me that I am constrained -
Appears on: 44v–45
Genres: Anthem
45v–46 It is my well beloved's voice -
Appears on: 45v–46
Genres: Anthem
46v Turn unto the Lord our God -
Appears on: 46v
Genres: Anthem
47 A le guancie di rose -
Appears on: 47
Genres: Canzon
47v–48 Ecco Vinegia bella -
Appears on: 47v–48
Genres: Canzon
48v–49 Sacri di Giove -
Appears on: 48v–49
Genres: Canzon
49v–50 O passi sparsi -
Appears on: 49v–50
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
50v–51 Addio dolce mia vita -
Appears on: 50v–51
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
51v–52 D'un si bel foco -
Appears on: 51v–52
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
52v–53 Quei, vinto dal furor -
Appears on: 52v–53
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
53v–54 Ecco l'alma beata -
Appears on: 53v–54
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
54v–55 Basti fin qui le pen' e i duri affanni (10vv) -
Appears on: 54v–55
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
55v–56 Lieto godea sedendo -
Appears on: 55v–56
Genres: Canzon
56v–57 O misero mio core -
Appears on: 56v–57
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
57v–60 O sing unto the Lord a7 -
Appears on: 57v–60
Genres: Anthem
60v–61v Holy Holy Holy Lord God Almighty -
Appears on: 60v–61v
Genres: Anthem
62–63 Out of the deep (II) -
Appears on: 62–63
63v–64 Rejoice in the Lord O ye righteous -
Appears on: 63v–64
Genres: Anthem
64v–65 O give thanks unto the Lord -
Appears on: 64v–65
Genres: Anthem
65v–68 Awake up my glory -
Appears on: 65v–68
Genres: Anthem
68v–69 O praise the Lord, all ye heathen -
Appears on: 68v–69
Genres: Anthem
69v–71 O Lord arise -
Appears on: 69v–71
Genres: Anthem
71v–72 Fantasia a6 (III) -
Appears on: 71v–72
Genres: Fantasia
72v–73 Fantasia a4 (II) -
Appears on: 72v–73
Genres: Fantasia
73v–74 Fantasia a4 (I) -
Appears on: 73v–74
Genres: Fantasia
74v–75 Fantasia a4 (I) -
Appears on: 74v–75
Genres: Fantasia
75v–76 Fantasia a4 (II) -
Appears on: 75v–76
Genres: Fantasia
76v–77 Fantasia a4 (IV) -
Appears on: 76v–77
Genres: Fantasia
77v–78 Fantasia a4 (III) -
Appears on: 77v–78
Genres: Fantasia
78v–79 Fantasia a4 -
Appears on: 78v–79
Genres: Fantasia
79v–80 Fantasia a5 - Anonymous

Fantasia a5

Anonymous
Appears on: 79v–80
Genres: Fantasia
80v–81 Fantasia (I) -
Appears on: 80v–81
Genres: Fantasia
81v–82 Fantasia (II) -
Appears on: 81v–82
Genres: Fantasia
82v–83 Fantasia (III) -
Appears on: 82v–83
Genres: Fantasia
83v–84 Fantasia (IV) -
Appears on: 83v–84
Genres: Fantasia
84v Fantasia (V) -
Appears on: 84v
Genres: Fantasia
85 Fantasia (VI) -
Appears on: 85
Genres: Fantasia
85v–86 Fantasia (VII) -
Appears on: 85v–86
Genres: Fantasia
86v–87 Fantasia (VIII) -
Appears on: 86v–87
Genres: Fantasia
87v–89 Fantasia (IX) -
Appears on: 87v–89
Genres: Fantasia
rear flyleaf (recto) Somewhat musing and more mourning -
Appears on: rear flyleaf (recto)
Genres: Secular
rear flyleaf (verso) Thus musing in my mind -
Appears on: rear flyleaf (verso)
Genres: Secular
Composer Compositions
Amner, John (1579–1641)
Anonymous
Bateson, Thomas (ca. 1570–1630)
Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Croce, Giovanni (ca. 1557–1609)
Davies, Hugh
East, Michael
Eremita, Giulio
Fayrfax, Robert (1464–1521)
Ferrabosco, Alfonso (the elder) (1543–1588)
Ferrabosco, Alfonso (the younger) (ca. 1575–1628)
Gabrieli, Andrea (ca. 1532–1585)
Gabrieli, Giovanni (ca. 1554–1612)
Gibbons, Orlando (ca. 1583–1625)
Hassler, Hans Leo (1564–1612)
Ives, Simon
Jeffries (Jeffreys), Matthew
Jenkins, John
Marenzio, Luca (ca. 1553–1599)
Mundy, John (ca. 1555–1630)
Mundy, William (ca. 1528–ca. 1591)
Newark, William
Parsons (I), Robert (ca. 1535–ca. 1572)
Randall, William (I)
Sheppard, John (ca. 1515–1558)
Striggio, Alessandro (ca. 1536–1592)
Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Tomkins, Thomas (1572–1656)
Weelkes, Thomas (ca. 1576–1623)
White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Wilbye, John (1574–1638)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
[unidentified Italian madrigal] Anonymous 19v
A le guancie di rose 47
A stranger here 9v
Addio dolce mia vita 50v–51
Adieu ye city prisoning towers 40v–41
Adolescentulus sum ego 15v–16
Awake up my glory 65v–68
Basti fin qui le pen' e i duri affanni (10vv) 54v–55
Cante cantate 28v–29
Cease now delight 29v–30
Cloris, why still repliest thou no? 34v–35
Come shepherds sing with me 33v–34
Credo quod redemptor meus vivit 17v
D'un si bel foco 51v–52
Deus misereator nostri [2p. Ut cognoscamus; 3p. Confiteantur; 4p. Letentur; 5p. Benedicat] 23v–24v
Deus misereatur nostri et benedicat nobis 25–26
Domine non est exaltatum 26v–27
Ecco l'alma beata 53v–54
Ecco Vinegia bella 47v–48
Fantasia (I) 80v–81
Fantasia (II) 81v–82
Fantasia (III) 82v–83
Fantasia (IV) 83v–84
Fantasia (IX) 87v–89
Fantasia (V) 84v
Fantasia (VI) 85
Fantasia (VII) 85v–86
Fantasia (VIII) 86v–87
Fantasia a4 78v–79
Fantasia a4 (I) 73v–74
Fantasia a4 (I) 74v–75
Fantasia a4 (II) 72v–73
Fantasia a4 (II) 75v–76
Fantasia a4 (III) 77v–78
Fantasia a4 (IV) 76v–77
Fantasia a5 Anonymous 79v–80
Fantasia a6 (III) 71v–72
Fusca, in thy starry eyes 39v–40
Give sentence with me 30v–31v
Holy Holy Holy Lord God Almighty 60v–61v
Homo quidam fecit caenam magnam et misit 18
I sang some time - 1a pars (of 2): I sang some time (= Cantai gia lieto) 21v
I sang some time - 2a pars (of 2): Because my life (= Che la mia donna) 22
In paradise Anonymous 1v
It is my well beloved's voice 45v–46
Jerusalem plantabis vineam (8vv) Anonymous 16v–17
Laudate pueri Dominum 22v–23
Libera nos, salva nos [I] 27v
Libera nos, salva nos [II] 28
Lieto godea sedendo 55v–56
Lo how from heaven - 1a pars (of 2): Lo how from heaven 8v
Lo how from heaven - 2a pars (of 2): I bring you tidings 9
Music divine, proceeding from above 42v–43
Musica e lo mio core 18v–19
My Lord is hence removed 10
My throat is sore 6–6v
Now must I part (= Parto da voi) 20
O give thanks unto the Lord 64v–65
O God, the proud are risen 13v–15
O Lord arise 69v–71
O misero mio core 56v–57
O passi sparsi 49v–50
O praise the Lord, all ye heathen 68v–69
O sing unto the Lord a new song 2v–3, 10v
O sing unto the Lord a7 57v–60
O ye little flocks - 1a pars (of 3): O ye little flocks 7
O ye little flocks - 2a pars (of 3): Fear not 7v
O ye little flocks - 3a pars (of 3): And they cry 8
Of joys and pleasing pains 5v
Oft did I mar'l [marvel] 43v–44
Out of the deep (II) 62–63
Phillis now cease 36v–37
Phillis, yet see him 38v–39
Quei, vinto dal furor 52v–53
Rejoice in the Lord O ye righteous 63v–64
Sacri di Giove 48v–49
See the shepherd's queen 35v–36
Sing joyfully - 1a pars (of 2): Sing joyfully unto God our strength 12v
Sing joyfully - 2a pars (of 2): Blow the trumpet 13
Sing we merrily - 1a pars (of 3): Sing we merrily 3v
Sing we merrily - 2a pars (of 3): Take the psalm 3v
Sing we merrily - 3a pars (of 3): Blow up the trumpet 4
So far from my delight - 1a pars (of 2): So far from my delight (= Se lungi dal mio sol) 20v
So far from my delight - 2a pars (of 2): She only doth not feel (= Sola voi no 'l sentite) 21
Somewhat musing and more mourning rear flyleaf (recto)
Thus musing in my mind rear flyleaf (verso)
To the shady woods 32
Too much I once lamented 32v–33
Turn unto the Lord our God 46v
When David heard that Absalom 37v–38
When I observe those beauty's wonderments 41v–42
Why dost thou shoot 4v–5
Woe is me that I am constrained 44v–45

Set: TUDOR PARTBOOKS

Type: Project Collection

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B187

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B190 [Altus]

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 807

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IRL-Dm [pr. bk.] Z4. 3. 1-5

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US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4182

denotes primary source study

Fallows, David. 1993. The Drexel Fragments of Early Tudor Song. Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle, 5-18. Notes: discussion; contents list (partial); description of MS.

Charteris, Richard. 1984. Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder (1543-1588): A Thematic Catalogue of his Music with a Biographical Calendar.  New York. Pages: 159,194. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Monson, Craig. 1982. Voices and Viols in England, 1600-1650: The Sources and the Music.  Ann Arbor. Pages: 133-58. Notes: discussion (with inventory).

Daniel, Ralph T, and Peter Le Huray. 1972. The Sources of English Church Music 1549-1660. Early English Church Music.  London.

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:172,176; II:76,79,86.

Warren, Edwin B. 1969. Life and Works of Robert Fayrfax. Musicological Studies and Documents.  American Institute of Musicology. Pages: 56,61,156-7. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Brett, Philip. 1965. The Songs of William Byrd. Cambridge University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 33-4, 110,135-43,235-7.

Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music.  London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: ll, 218; XII,115-7,120-1; XIII.206; XIX,326; XXI, 94-105,203; XXIII,146; XXIX,128,134; XXX, 178. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Kerman, Joseph. 1961. Byrd's Motets: Chronology and Canon. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 359-82. Pages: 363, 365. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Stevens, John E. 1961. Music & Poetry in the Early Tudor Court.  Cambridge. Pages: 362,375,378, 426-8.

Lewis, Anthony (editor). 1951-. Musica Britannica: A National Collection of Music.  London. Pages: IX,228; XVIII,110; XXII,6-8,46-7, 53-5, 114-32, 173, 177-8, 181, 185-7; XXIII, 126, 128, 133; XXXVI, xix, 160ff; XLIV, 184,186,188-91,194. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik.  Kassel. Pages: XV,1847.

Fellowes, Edmund H (editor). 1937-50, 1962. The Collected Works of William Byrd. Pages: XV, 59-62, 107-10, 166, 172, 175; XVII, 150-3, 158, 162. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

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