Earliest layer (ff. 28'-47, 116'-148, 177'-193) copied by an unidentified scribe, whose hand also appears in MunBS 19, MunBS 35, MunBS 38, and (probably) MunBS 37; remainder of manuscript probably copied by Ludwig Senfl. Related to MunBS 35 and MunBS 37-8 (see BenteNW, 73ff). Probably copied in Vienna, for use by the imperial court chapel of Maximilian I (1459-1519). Brought to Munich by Ludwig Senfl c. 1523, when he began serving at the court chapel of Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550). At Munich, fascicles assembled in present order, title page added, and volume bound in present covers. Kept in Hofkapelle library until end of 18th century, then transferred to ducal court library, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
| Archive | Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany (D-Mbs) |
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| Shelfmark | Mus. MS 36 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 470 x 330 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 36 compositions from 2 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of white leather over boards, stamped with ornamental designs.
Watermark
Watermark on ff. 1-147 and ff. 177-213 generally resembles Briquet #6884, #6890, and # 6892; watermark on ff. 148-176 is triangle surmounted by six-petalled flower.
Liminary Note
Title page on f. 1: 'En Opus Musicum festorum dierum aestivalium, … Anno a Christo nato. M.D.XXXI.'
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Ca. 1510-20 (BenteNW).
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation, 1-213, by J. J. Maier (omits one folio following f. 96).
Decoration
Inked calligraphic initials, some coloured.
Surface
paper
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36 Mass Proper sections (arranged in 11 cycles)
Isaac-10, Senfl-26
214 paper folios, 470 x 330. Modern pencil foliation, 1-213, by J. J. Maier (omits one folio following f. 96). Original numbering of cycles, 1-11. Blank folios: 1'-3, 47'-51, 115'-116, 131'-132, 176'-177, 209'-213'. Original covers of white leather over boards, stamped with ornamental designs. No index. Earliest layer (ff. 28'-47, 116'-148, 177'-193) copied by an unidentified scribe, whose hand also appears in MunBS 19, MunBS 35, MunBS 38, and (probably) MunBS 37; remainder of manuscript probably copied by Ludwig Senfl (see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe). Inked calligraphic initials, some colored. Title page on f. 1: "En Opus Musicum festorum dierum aestivalium, … Anno a Christo nato. M.D.XXXI." Watermark on ff. 1-147 and ff. 177-213 generally resembles Briquet #6884, #6890, and # 6892; watermark on ff. 148-176 is triangle surmounted by six-petalled flower. Related to MunBS 35 and MunBS 37-8 (see BenteNW, 73ff).
Ca. 1510-20 (BenteNW). Probably copied in Vienna, for use by the imperial court chapel of Maximilian I (1459-1519). Brought to Munich by Ludwig Senfl ca. 1523, when he began serving at the court chapel of Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550). At Munich, fascicles assembled in present order, title page added, and volume bound in present covers. Kept in Hofkapelle library until end of 18th century, then transferred to ducal court library, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
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Hell, Helmut. 1983. Zwei weitere Blätter zum Fragment Mus. ms. 3224 in der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek aus der Dufay-Zeit. Musik in Bayern, 27: 43-9. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Youens, Laura. 1978. Music for the Lutheran Mass in Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, MS. Thomaskirche 49/50. Indiana University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 649-50. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Gerstenberg, Walter. 1974. Das Alleluja in Senfls Propriumskompositionen. Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Music in Honor of Arthur Mendel, 25-30. Kassel, Basel, Tours, London. Pages: 25ff. Notes: mention of MS.
Gottwald, Clytus. 1974. Die Musikhandschriften der Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg. Handschriftenkataloge der Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg, vol. I. Wiesbaden. Pages: 85. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Bente, Martin. 1968. Neue Wege der Quellenkritik und die Biographie Ludwig Senfls. Wiesbaden. Pages: 25ff, 33ff, 73-145, 227, passim. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Pätzig, Gerhard-Rudolf. 1964. Das Chorbuch Mus. ms. 40024 der Deutschen Staatsbibliothek Berlin: Eine wichtige Quelle zum Schaffen Isaacs aus der Hand Leonhard Pämingers. Festschrift Walter Gerstenberg zum 60. Geburtstag, 122-42. Wolfenbüttel and Zürich. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Pätzig, Gerhard-Rudolf. 1956. Liturgische Grundlagen und handschriftliche Überlieferung von Heinrich Isaacs "Choralis Constantinus". Eberhard-Karls-Universität (Tübingen), Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 77ff, passim; II, 123, 137ff, 201-2. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial); incipits (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Hoffmann-Erbrecht, Lothar. 1955. Die Chorbücher der Stadtkirche zu Pirna. Acta Musicologica, 27: 121-137. Pages: 134. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Geering, Arnold (editor). 1949-. Ludwig Senfl: Sämtliche Werke. Wolfenbüttel and Zürich. Pages: IX, vi, 1-61, 129-30; X, 1-19, 110. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); facsimile (partial).
Wolf, Johannes. 1913-9; Reprinted: Hildesheim, 1963. Handbuch der Notationskunde. Leipzig. Pages: I, 455. Notes: mention of MS.
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