D-LEu MS 1084

Universitätsbibliothek, Leipzig, Germany

manuscript of polyphony: Third quarter of 15th century

Archive Universitätsbibliothek, Leipzig, Germany (D-LEu)
Shelfmark MS 1084
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 309 x 215 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: LeipU 1084
Notations
  • black void mensural
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Provenance
  • Bavaria, Germany
Contents Contains 24 compositions, 12 from 5 composers, 12 are anonymous.
General Description

Various treatises (Aristotle, Aquinas, Albertus Magnus, et al.) and a copy of Aesop's Fables, with polyphony on ff. 225-231'. Copied by two scribes. Of east central German origin. Bequeathed to Leipzig Universitätsbibliothek by Johannes Cleyne of Löbau in 1490 (inscription on f. 1).

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Binding

Modern front cover (imitation leather); original back cover (black leather over wooden board, with remnants of clasps); modern leather spine.

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Notation

black void mensural

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Foliation

Modern pencil foliation, 1-253, on upper right rectos.

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Decoration

Red Gothic initials.

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Surface

paper

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Inventory

Inventory from Ward "Music in the University"

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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Miscellaneous writings, with polyphony:

2 Kyries, 1 Gloria (incomplete), 1 Credo, 1 Sanctus, 4 Mass Proper sections, 2 hymns, 11 motets (1 incomplete), 1 set of responses, 2 textless pieces = 25

(Binchois)-1, (Dufay)-1, (Dunstable)-2, (P. Wilhelmi)-4, anon-17

253 paper folios, 309 x 215. Modern pencil foliation, 1-253, on upper right rectos. Modern front cover (imitation leather); original back cover (black leather over wooden board, with remnants of clasps); modern leather spine. Polyphony on ff. 225-231', copied by two scribes. Red Gothic initials.

Third quarter of 15th century. Of east central German origin. Bequeathed to Leipzig Universitätsbibliothek by Johannes Cleyne of Löbau in 1490 (inscription on f. 1).

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

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Number of voices Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
225 Kyrie eleison - - Anonymous

Kyrie eleison

Anonymous
Appears on: 225
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin, Greek
Voice Text: Kyrie
225 Puella eia typicis - -
Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392–ca. 1480)

Puella eia typicis

Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392–ca. 1480)
Appears on: 225
Genres: Cantio
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Puella eia typicis
225v Psalteriis et tympanis - -
Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392–ca. 1480)

Psalteriis et tympanis

Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392–ca. 1480)
Appears on: 225v
Genres: Cantio
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Psalteriis et tympanis
225v Salve sancta parens - - Anonymous

Salve sancta parens

Anonymous
Appears on: 225v
Genres: Introit, Proper
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Salve sancta parens
226 Sanctus Angelicum tus - -
Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392–ca. 1480) (?)

Sanctus Angelicum tus

Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392–ca. 1480) (?)
Appears on: 226
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Sanctus Dominus Sabbaoth (trope: Scimus in altare carnem)
226v Gaudeamus omnes in Domino - - Anonymous

Gaudeamus omnes in Domino

Anonymous
Appears on: 226v
Genres: Introit, Proper
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Gaudeamus omnes in domino
226v Mittit ad virginem - - Anonymous

Mittit ad virginem

Anonymous
Appears on: 226v
Genres: Hymn
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Mittit ad virginem
226v Psallamus effaminibus theoricis - -
Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392–ca. 1480)

Psallamus effaminibus theoricis

Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392–ca. 1480)
Appears on: 226v
Genres: Cantio
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Psallamus effaminibus theoricis
227 Prodigiis eximiis trophe - -
Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392–ca. 1480)

Prodigiis eximiis trophe

Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392–ca. 1480)
Appears on: 227
Genres: Cantio
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Prodigiis eximiis trophe
227v–228v Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] - -
Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453) (?)

Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]

Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453) (?)
Appears on: 227v–228v
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary

Item Bibliography

Wright, Peter. 2019. A New Attribution to Dunstaple. Music & Letters, 100: 196–232. Pages: (attributes this piece to Dunstaple).

228 O quam suavis est domina (= O rosa bella) - -
Bedingham, John (–ca. 1460) (?)
Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453) (?)

O quam suavis est domina (= O rosa bella)

Bedingham, John (–ca. 1460) (?)
Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453) (?)
Appears on: 228
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: O quam suavis est domina [= O Rosa bella]
228 Deo gratias - - Anonymous

Deo gratias

Anonymous
Appears on: 228
Genres: Deo gratias, Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Deo gratias
228v Virgo Maria non est tibi similis (= Sancta Maria) - -
Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)

Virgo Maria non est tibi similis (= Sancta Maria)

Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)
Appears on: 228v
Genres: Contrafactum, Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Virgo Maria non est tibi similis
229–229v (treatise) - - -

(treatise)

Appears on: 229–229v
229v Jesus Christus nostra salus - - Anonymous

Jesus Christus nostra salus

Anonymous
Appears on: 229v
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Iesus Christus nostra salus
229a–230 Virgo rosa venustatis (= C'est assez) - -
Binchois, Gilles (ca. 1400–1460)

Virgo rosa venustatis (= C'est assez)

Binchois, Gilles (ca. 1400–1460)
Appears on: 229a–230
Genres: Contrafactum, Sacred Song
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Virgo rosa venustatis [= C'est assez]
229a Festa apostolica statuit / Apostolorum / Alacriter - - Anonymous

Festa apostolica statuit / Apostolorum / Alacriter

Anonymous
Appears on: 229a
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Festa apostolica statuit/Apostolorum/Alacriter
229a Specie tua et pulchritudine - - Anonymous

Specie tua et pulchritudine

Anonymous
Appears on: 229a
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Specie tua et pulchritudine
230 Missa Da gaudiorum praemia: Gloria - -
Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)

Missa Da gaudiorum praemia: Gloria

Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)
Appears on: 230
Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: (T & part of Ct only)
230 Ave maris stella - - Anonymous

Ave maris stella

Anonymous
Appears on: 230
Genres: Hymn
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Ave maris stella (2 verses)
230v–231 Alma redemptoris mater II Et stella maris III Virgo prius - -
Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)

Alma redemptoris mater II Et stella maris III Virgo prius

Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Appears on: 230v–231
Genres: Alma redemptoris mater, BVM, Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Alma redemptoris mater (1)
230v–231 Craindre vous vueil doulce damme de pris 3 -
Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)

Craindre vous vueil doulce damme de pris

Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Appears on: 230v–231
Genres: Chanson, Rondeau
Number of voices: 3
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Voice Text: [Craindre vous] "discantus tenor et contratenor in eodem"
231 Deus in adjutorium - - Anonymous

Deus in adjutorium

Anonymous
Appears on: 231
Genres: Hymn
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin, German
Voice Text: Deus in adjutorium (text in German also)
231v Kyrie fons bonitatis - - Anonymous

Kyrie fons bonitatis

Anonymous
Appears on: 231v
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Greek
Voice Text: Kyrie [no trope in this copy]
231v textless - - -

textless

Appears on: 231v
231v Amen - - Anonymous

Amen

Anonymous
Appears on: 231v
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Hebrew
Voice Text: Amen
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Bedingham, John (-ca. 1460)
Binchois, Gilles (ca. 1400-1460)
Du Fay, Guillaume (1397-1474)
Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390-1453)
Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392-ca. 1480)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Alma redemptoris mater II Et stella maris III Virgo prius
Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
230v–231
Amen Anonymous 231v
Ave maris stella Anonymous 230
Craindre vous vueil doulce damme de pris
Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
230v–231
Deo gratias Anonymous 228
Deus in adjutorium Anonymous 231
Festa apostolica statuit / Apostolorum / Alacriter Anonymous 229a
Gaudeamus omnes in Domino Anonymous 226v
Jesus Christus nostra salus Anonymous 229v
Kyrie eleison Anonymous 225
Kyrie fons bonitatis Anonymous 231v
Missa Da gaudiorum praemia: Gloria
Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)
230
Mittit ad virginem Anonymous 226v
O quam suavis est domina (= O rosa bella)
Bedingham, John (–ca. 1460) (?)
Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453) (?)
228
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]
Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453) (?)
227v–228v
Prodigiis eximiis trophe
Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392–ca. 1480)
227
Psallamus effaminibus theoricis
Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392–ca. 1480)
226v
Psalteriis et tympanis
Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392–ca. 1480)
225v
Puella eia typicis
Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392–ca. 1480)
225
Salve sancta parens Anonymous 225v
Sanctus Angelicum tus
Grudencz, Petrus Wilhelmi de (1392–ca. 1480) (?)
226
Specie tua et pulchritudine Anonymous 229a
Virgo Maria non est tibi similis (= Sancta Maria)
Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)
228v
Virgo rosa venustatis (= C'est assez)
Binchois, Gilles (ca. 1400–1460)
229a–230

‡ denotes primary source study

Wright, Peter. 2019. A New Attribution to Dunstaple. Music & Letters, 100: 196–232.

Wright, Peter (editor). 2013. Fifteenth-Century Liturgical Music, VIII: Settings of the Gloria and Credo. Early English Church Music, vol. 55.  London: Stainer and Bell for the British Academy. Notes: edition of Gloria.

Ward, Tom Robert. 1998. Music in the University: The Manuscript Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1084. Gestalt und Entstehung musikalischer Quellen im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert, Quellenstudien zur Musik der Renaissance and Wolfenbütteler Forschungen, vol. 3 and 83. edited by Tom Robert Ward, 21-34. Wiesbaden.

Curtis, Gareth R K, and Andrew B Wathey. 1994. Fifteenth-Century English Liturgical Music: A List of the Surviving Repertory. Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle, 27: 1-69.

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Margaret Bent

Thursday, 5 March, 2026

Added Wright to bibliography, and his attribution of the Credo to Dunstaple; updated & completed inventory following Ward "Music in the University"; checked & updated concordances as indicated in Ward.

Peter Wright

Wednesday, 17 January, 2018

bibliography updated

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