D-Mbs Mus. MS 6

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München (Munich), Germany

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1508-30

Archive	Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München (Munich), Germany (D-Mbs)
Shelfmark	Mus. MS 6
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source. Please refer to the external links for image availability.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	560 x 385 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: MunBS 6 olim (Former shelfmark): MaiM 2
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	? Alamire, Petrus (ca. 1470–1536) Music scribal concordance [30], Alamire I Music scribal concordance [78], Alamire H2 Music scribal concordance [31], Alamire Z Text ? scribal concordance [44], Alamire F Music
Relationships	Wilhelm IV (1493–1550) (owner)
External Links	images CMME online edition online images (Integrated Database for Early Music)
External Authorities	RISM Online (sources/456050192)
Provenance	Brussels, Belgium
Contents	7 pieces from 7 composers

General Description

Main hand is that of Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (KellJ); copied by one scribe with additions and corrections by a second (KellmanTO) - Warmington distinguishes as music copyists scribe H2 and scribe I, and possibly scribe F; and text scribe Z. Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Sent to Munich for presentation to Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550); placed in ducal court library, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.

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Binding

Original covers of dark brown leather over boards, with blind-tooled lozenge design

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Watermark

Gothic letter 'P' surmounted by flower (not in Briquet).

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Notation

black void mensural

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Date

Ca. 1508-30 (KellBP)

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Ruling

Staff height 21

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Foliation

Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces, 2-7 (first piece not numbered, but included in enumeration)

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Foliation

Modern pencil foliation, 1-144, by J. J. Maier (many folios lack numbers, but all included in enumeration).

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Decoration

Painted initials and inked calligraphic initials; Bavarian ducal coat of arms on f. 38.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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6 Masses, 1 Credo = 7

(Bauldeweyn)-1, N. Champion-1, Divitis/(Mouton)-1, (Josquin)-1, (Vinders)-1 + 1?, anon-1

144 paper folios, 560 x 385. Modern pencil foliation, 1-144, by J. J. Maier (many folios lack numbers, but all included in enumeration). Original numbering of pieces, 2-7 (first piece not numbered, but included in enumeration). Ff. 1-3, 11'-12, 36'-37, 57'-58, 72, 82'-83, 94, 105'-106, 122'-123, and 143'-144' blank except for piece numbers and modern inscriptions. Original covers of dark brown leather over boards, with blind-tooled lozenge design. No index. Main hand is that of Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire; see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Staff height 21. Painted initials and inked calligraphic initials; Bavarian ducal coat of arms on f. 38. Watermark: Gothic letter "P" surmounted by flower (not in Briquet).

Ca. 1508-30 (KellBP). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Sent to Munich for presentation to Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550); placed in ducal court library, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.

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

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
3v–11	Patrem [Credo] a 6	Anthonius Divitis/[Mouton]	Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) (?) Divitis, Antonius (ca. 1470–ca. 1530) (?)
Patrem [Credo] a 6 Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) (?) Divitis, Antonius (ca. 1470–ca. 1530) (?) Appears on: 3v–11 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Anthonius Divitis/[Mouton] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Credo] Patrem omnipotentem (Copied backwards-i.e., begins on ff. 10v-11 and ends on ff. 3v-4) Indexing or Ordering Copied backwards-i.e., begins on ff. 10v-11 and ends on ff. 3v-4
12v–36	Missa Quam pulchra es	[Bauldeweyn]	Bauldeweyn, Noel (ca. 1480–1529)
Missa Quam pulchra es Bauldeweyn, Noel (ca. 1480–1529) Appears on: 12v–36 Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: [Bauldeweyn] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Voice Text: Missa supra Quam pulcra es
37v–57	Missa Miserere mihi domine	Anon.	Anonymous
Missa Miserere mihi domine Anonymous Appears on: 37v–57 Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Anon. Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa supra Miserere michi domine General Note Missa octo vocum supra miserere michi domine
58v–82 (F. 72 blank)	Missa Du bon du coeur a 5	[Vinders?]	Vinders, Jheronimus (fl. c1525-1526) (?) Bauldeweyn, Noel (ca. 1480–1529) (?)
Missa Du bon du coeur a 5 Vinders, Jheronimus (fl. c1525-1526) (?) Bauldeweyn, Noel (ca. 1480–1529) (?) Appears on: 58v–82 (F. 72 blank) Genres: Agnus Dei, Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Gloria (et in terra pax), Kyrie eleison, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Source Attribution: [Vinders?] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa Du bon du cuer
83v–105 (F. 94 blank)	Missa Stabat mater (5vv)	[Vinders]	Vinders, Jheronimus (fl. c1525-1526)
Missa Stabat mater (5vv) Vinders, Jheronimus (fl. c1525-1526) Appears on: 83v–105 (F. 94 blank) Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: [Vinders] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa supra Stabat mater General Note EMN VII
106v–122	Missa Veni sancte spiritus 4.6 KGCSA	[Josquin]	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Missa Veni sancte spiritus 4.6 KGCSA Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) Appears on: 106v–122 Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: [Josquin] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa Veni sancte spiritus 4.6
123v–143	Missa Sing ich nit wohl a 5	Nicolaus Champion	Champion, Nicolas (ca. 1475–1533)
Missa Sing ich nit wohl a 5 Champion, Nicolas (ca. 1475–1533) Appears on: 123v–143 Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Nicolaus Champion Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa Sing ich nit wol] General Note CMM 60, p. 69

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	Missa Miserere mihi domine – 37v–57
Bauldeweyn, Noel (ca. 1480–1529)	(?) Missa Du bon du coeur a 5 – 58v–82 (F. 72 blank) Missa Quam pulchra es – 12v–36
Champion, Nicolas (ca. 1475–1533)	Missa Sing ich nit wohl a 5 – 123v–143
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	Missa Veni sancte spiritus 4.6 KGCSA – 106v–122
Divitis, Antonius (ca. 1470–ca. 1530)	(?) Patrem [Credo] a 6 – 3v–11
Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)	(?) Patrem [Credo] a 6 – 3v–11
Vinders, Jheronimus (fl. c1525-1526)	(?) Missa Du bon du coeur a 5 – 58v–82 (F. 72 blank) Missa Stabat mater (5vv) – 83v–105 (F. 94 blank)

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Missa Du bon du coeur a 5	Vinders, Jheronimus (fl. c1525-1526) (?) Bauldeweyn, Noel (ca. 1480–1529) (?)	58v–82 (F. 72 blank)
Missa Miserere mihi domine	Anonymous	37v–57
Missa Quam pulchra es	Bauldeweyn, Noel (ca. 1480–1529)	12v–36
Missa Sing ich nit wohl a 5	Champion, Nicolas (ca. 1475–1533)	123v–143
Missa Stabat mater (5vv)	Vinders, Jheronimus (fl. c1525-1526)	83v–105 (F. 94 blank)
Missa Veni sancte spiritus 4.6 KGCSA	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	106v–122
Patrem [Credo] a 6	Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) (?) Divitis, Antonius (ca. 1470–ca. 1530) (?)	3v–11

Set: Books prepared by the Alamire workshop

Type: Linked by Origin or Contents

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A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15495 (Maximilian Codex)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15496

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15497

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15941 (B)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15941 (Contratenor)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15941 Mus (T)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18746 (Altus/Contratenor)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18746 (Bassus)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18746 (Superius/Cantus)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18746 (Tenor 1)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18746 (Tenor 2/Quintus)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18825 (Bassus)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18825 (Contratenor)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18825 (Discantus)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18825 (Tenor)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18832 (Lower Voice)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18832 (Upper Voice)

B-Amp MS M18.13 (fragment 1)

B-Amp MS M18.13 (fragment 2)

B-BRra 756

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B-Baeb Fonds Sint-Goedele, 5170

B-Baeb Fonds Sint-Goedele, 9423

B-Baeb Fonds Sint-Goedele, 9424

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B-Bcpas H 1135

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B-Br MS 215-216

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B-Br MS 228 (Chansonnier of Margaret of Austria)

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B-Br MS 6428

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B-Br MS 9126

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B-Br MS 15075

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B-Br MS IV.922 (Occo Codex)

B-Gra Varia D.3360 B

B-MEa s.s.

B-TOsa Oud regime MS 183

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GB-Lbl Royal 8 G. vii

GB-Ob MS. Ashmole 831

GB-Ob MS. Lat. liturg. a. 8

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I-Fc MS Basevi 2439 (Basevi Codex)

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NL-Urc Hs. 47 (fragments 1 and 2)

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V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 34

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V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 36

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V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 160

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V-CVbav MS Pal. lat. 1976

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V-CVbav MS Pal. lat. 1977

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V-CVbav MS Pal. lat. 1978

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V-CVbav MS Pal. lat. 1979

‡ denotes primary source study

Urquhart, Peter. 2015. Remarks on some chansons by Jean Mouton and related matters. Tijdschrift van de Koninklijke Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 37-66. Pages: 45-46. Notes: addresses the Vinders (mis)attribution.

Saunders, Zoe. 2010. Anonymous Masses in the Alamire Manuscripts: Toward a new understanding of a repertoire, an atelier, and a renaissance court. University of Maryland, PhD.

Nelson, Bernadette. 2001. The "Missa Du bon du cuer". An Unknown Mass by Noel Bauldeweyn? Tijdschrift van de Koninklijke Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 103-130. Notes: addresses the Vinders (mis)attribution.

Kellman, Herbert (editor). 1999. The Treasury of Petrus Alamire. Music and art in Flemish Court Manuscripts 1500-1535. Leuven: Alamire Foundation. Notes: (inter alia, entry by Eric Jas disavows the Vinders attribution for the Missa Du bon du cuer).

Kellman, Herbert. 1989. Observations on the Production and Distribution of Music Manuscripts at the Netherlands Court. Early Music History, . Notes: physical description; 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: 624. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Kellman, Herbert. 1976. Josquin and the Courts of the Netherlands and France: The Evidence of the Sources. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25 June 1971, 181-216. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 209. Notes: mention of MS.

Josephson, Nors S. 1975. Some Remarks on the Music of Nicolas Champion. Musica Disciplina, 149-63. Pages: 155-8. Notes: contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Curtis, Alan (editor). 1974. Gaspar van Weerbeke, Missa Princesse d'amourettes 4 vx. Exempla Musica Neerlandica. 1964- (VvNM). Amsterdam. Pages: VII. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Josephson, Nors S (editor). 1973. Nicolas Champion: Collected Works. Corpus mensurabilis musicae. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: xiii, xv, 69-105. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); facsimile (partial).

Sparks, Edgar H. 1972. The music of Noel Bauldeweyn. American Musicological Society. Pages: 131. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).

Nugent, George Edward. 1970. The Life and Works of Antonius Divitis. North Texas State University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 84-8, 136 II, 248-88. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Bente, Martin. 1968. Neue Wege der Quellenkritik und die Biographie Ludwig Senfls. Wiesbaden. Pages: 25, 164, 196-8, 211, 228. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial).

Bezzel, Irmgard. 1967. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München Bibliotheksführer: Geschichte und Bestände. Munich. Pages: 74. Notes: facsimile (partial).

Osthoff, Helmuth. 1962. Josquin Desprez. 2 vols. Tutzing. Pages: I, 200; II, 288. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Kellman, Herbert. 1958. The Origins of the Chigi Codex: The Date, Provenance, and Original Ownership of Rome, Biblioteca Vaticana, Chigiana, C. VIII. 234. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 6-19. Pages: 18. Notes: mention of MS.

Kast, Paul. 1955. Studien zu den Messen des Jean Mouton. Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität (Frankfurt am Main), Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 56, 71-2. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Smijers, Albert. 1940-46. Meerstemmige muziek van de Illustre Lieve Vrouwe Broederschap te 's-Hertogenbosch. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 1-30. Pages: 16, 23. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Doorslaer, G van. 1929-32. Antonius Divitis: Maître de chapelle-compositeur 1475-1526? Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 1-11. Pages: 11. Notes: contents list (partial).

Maier, Jul Jos. 1879. Die Musikalischen Handschriften der K. Hof-und Staatsbibliothek in Muenchen. Munich. Pages: 2. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Watermark Note; Notation Note; Date Note; Ruling Note; Foliation Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Surface Note

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

D-Mbs Mus. MS 6

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München (Munich), Germany

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1508-30

General Description

Binding

Watermark

Notation

Date

Ruling

Foliation

Foliation

Decoration

Surface

Census Catalogue of Music Description

Indexing or Ordering

General Note

General Note

General Note

Set: Books prepared by the Alamire workshop

Type: Linked by Origin or Contents

christopher metz

Monday, 5 February, 2018

DIAMM, 2016

Monday, 23 January, 2017

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

Monday, 23 January, 2017