A Contratenor partbook from a set originally of four volumes. Copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (NowakM); Warmington also identifies the hands of music scribe H1 and text scribe Z1 (KellmanTO). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Sent to Raimund Fugger the Elder (1489-1535), of Augsburg. Fugger library purchased by Emperor Ferdinand III and brought to Vienna in 1656.
A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15941 (Contratenor)
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria
partbook: 1519-1525
| Archive | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria (A-Wn) |
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| Shelfmark | Mus.Hs. 15941 (Contratenor) |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 190-3 x 275 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 33 compositions, 31 from 16 composers, 2 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of brown leather stamped with alternating designs: (1) animals and floral motifs; (2) representation of St. Rochus, with inscription 'S. roche, libera, nos. a. peste.'
Watermark
(1) Gothic letter 'P' surmounted by four-petalled flower (see Briquet #8652 for approximate pattern); (2) pot surmounted by four-petalled flower (generally resembles Briquet #12624-30); (3) crossed arrows with star (generally resembles Briquet #6289-6300); (4) crossed arrows (generally resembles Briquet #6269ff).
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 15
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation in each book.
Decoration
Painted coat of arms of Raimund Fugger on f. 11' of each book; no initials or other decoration.
Index
Original index at beginning of each book groups pieces in two series; under each series, pieces listed in order of appearance.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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32 motets
Bauldeweyn [Noel]-1, Bauldeweyn/(Josquin)-1, N. Champion/ (Josquin)-1, N. Champion/(Josquin/Senfl)-1, A. Févin-2, A. Févin/ (C. Festa/Mouton)-1, M. Forestier-1, Josquin-6, La Rue-2, Mouton-7, Mouton/(A. Févin)-1, Mouton/(Moulu)-1, Mouton/ Ninot 1e Petit-1, Orto-1, Richafort/(Josquin/Mouton)-1, Therache -1, Vorda-1, anon-2
3 paper partbooks of an original 4 (AT-99 folios each, B-97), 190-3 x 275. Modern pencil foliation in each book. Blank folios, or blank staves only— A: 1-2, 3-3', 4'-11, 42-52, 9O'-99'; T: 1-2, 3-3', 4'-11, 40'-52, 89-99'; B: 1-2, 3'-11, 41 '-50, 87-97'. Original covers of brown leather stamped with alternating designs: (1) animals and floral motifs; (2) representation of St. Rochus, with inscription "S. roche, libera, nos. a. peste." Original index at beginning of each book groups pieces in two series; under each series, pieces listed in order of appearance.
Copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (NowakM); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Staff height 15. Painted coat of arms of Raimund Fugger on f. 11' of each book; no initials or other decoration. Watermarks: (1) Gothic letter "P" surmounted by four-petalled flower (see Briquet #8652 for approximate pattern); (2) pot surmounted by four-petalled flower (generally resembles Briquet #12624-30); (3) crossed arrows with star (generally resembles Briquet #6289-6300); (4) crossed arrows (generally resembles Briquet #6269ff).
Ca. 1521-31 (KellJ). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Sent to Raimund Fugger the Elder (1489-1535), of Augsburg. Fugger library purchased by Emperor Ferdinand III and brought to Vienna in 1656.
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Kellman, Herbert (editor). 1999. The Treasury of Petrus Alamire. Music and art in Flemish Court Manuscripts 1500-1535. Leuven: Alamire Foundation.
Kellman, Herbert. 1989. Observations on the Production and Distribution of Music Manuscripts at the Netherlands Court. Early Music History, 9: . Notes: physical description (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Kellman, Herbert (editor). 1987. London, British Library, Royal 8 G. VII. Renaissance Music in Facsimile, vol. 9. New York. Notes: mention of MS.
Hudson, Barton (editor). 1979. Ninot le Petit: Collected Works. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 87. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: xxviii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Nowacki, Edward. 1979. The Latin Psalm Motet 1500-1535. Renaissance-Studien: Helmuth Osthoff zum 80. Geburtstag, Frankfurter Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft, vol. 11. 159-84. Tutzing. Pages: 168-9,174,176. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Godt, Irving. 1976. The Restoration of Josquin's Ave Mundi Spes, Maria, and Some Observations on Restoration. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 26: 53-83. Notes: contents list (partial); transcription (partial); texts (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Hoffmann-Erbrecht, Lothar. 1976. Problems in the Interdependence of Josquin Sources. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25 June 1971, 285-93. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 289-91. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
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: 201-4,209,214-5. Notes: contents list (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Josephson, Nors S. 1975. Some Remarks on the Music of Nicolas Champion. Musica Disciplina, 29: 149-63. Pages: 159-62. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Josephson, Nors S (editor). 1973. Nicolas Champion: Collected Works. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 60. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: ix,xiv, 112-6. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial).
Sparks, Edgar H. 1972. The music of Noel Bauldeweyn. American Musicological Society. Pages: 98-103, 112, 137-8,140-1. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Smijers, Albert, Myroslaw Antonowycz, and Willem Elders (editors). 1969. Werken van Josquin des Prés: Supplement. Amsterdam. Pages: xv,xviii,72-84. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Osthoff, Helmuth. 1962. Josquin Desprez. 2 vols. Tutzing. Pages: II,18-9,112,294,370,378-81. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Robijns, Jozef. 1954. Pierre de la Rue (Circa 1460-1518): Een Bio-Bibliographische Studie. Brussels. Pages: 44, 165ff. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Shine, Josephine M. 1953. The Motets of Jean Mouton. New York University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 67ff, passim. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); texts (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Nowak, Leopold. 1948. Die Musikhandschriften aus Fuggerschem Besitz in der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek. Die Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Festschrift herausgegeben zum 25 jährigen Dienstjubiläum des Generaldirektors Univ.-Prof. Dr. Josef Bick, edited by Leopold Nowak, Vienna: H. Bauer-Verlag. Notes: physical description (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Smijers, Albert (editor). 1926-64. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Motetten. Amsterdam. Pages: XI,vii,xiv-xv; XII,xxvii; XIII,xxxiii-xxxv; XIV, xlii-xliii. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Mantuani, Joseph. 1864-99 R 1965. Tabulae Codicum Manu Scriptorum in Bibliotheca Palatina Vindobonensi Asservatorum. 10 vols. Vienna: (1864-99) Graz: (1965 reprint). Pages: IX,72-4. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
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