Motet on recto. Its text (in Latin on recto, with German translation on verso) praises Jost von Silenen, Bishop of Sitten 1482-96. The motet is stylistically congruent with two other dedicatory pieces by Frank in HradKM 7 and WarU 2016; all three pieces share thematic material (StaeBF). Copied in Bern; presented to Jost von Silenen, Bishop of Sitten.
| Archive | Archives du Chapitre, Sion, Switzerland (CH-Sk) |
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| Shelfmark | 87-1 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Measurements | 600 x 780 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 1 composition from 1 composer. |
General Description
Notation
Three voices in black void mensural; tenor not notated, but Latin riddle provides key to derivation.
Date
Ca. 1494 (BüchiM).
Decoration
Coat of arms of Jost von Silenen, Bishop of Sitten, painted in gold, red, green, and blue on lower center recto. One initial, in calligraphic style.
Surface
parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 motet
Frank
1 parchment folio, 600 x 780. Motet on recto; three voices copied in white mensural notation; tenor not notated, but Latin riddle provides key to derivation. Motet text (in Latin on recto, with German translation on verso) praises Jost von Silenen, Bishop of Sitten 1482-96; latter's coat of arms painted in gold, red, green, and blue on lower center recto. One initial, in calligraphic style. Motet stylistically congruent with two other dedicatory pieces by Frank in HradKM 7 and WarU 2016; all three pieces share thematic material (StaeBF).
Ca. 1494 (BüchiM). Copied in Bern; presented to Jost von Silenen, Bishop of Sitten.
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Staehelin, Martin. 1972. Neues zu Bartholomäus Frank. Festschrift Arnold Geering zum 70. Geburtstag, 119-28. Bern. Pages: 119-23. Notes: physical description (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Geering, Arnold. 1933. Die Vokalmusik in der Schweiz zur Zeit der Reformation. Schweizerisches Jahrbuch für Musikwissenschaft, 6: . Pages: 118, 120-6. Notes: physical description; contents list; facsimile (partial); texts (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Büchi, Albert. 1914. Eine Motette des Berner Kantors Bartholomäus Frank 1494-95. Zeitschrift für Schweizerische Kirchengeschichte, 8: 241-51. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; texts; mention of MS; discussion.
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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