A Discantus partbook from a set originally of four volumes. Copied by a single scribe. Copied in Ferrara, for use at the ducal court of Alfonso I d'Este (1476-1534) (LockS, LowMCE). Owned in 19th century by Sacred Harmonic Society of London. Library of latter purchased for newly founded Royal College of Music in 1883.
| Archive | Royal College of Music, London, England (GB-Lcm) |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | MS 2037 [Discantus] |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. Please refer to the external links for image availability. |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 113 x 175 mm |
| Other Identifiers |
|
| Notations |
|
| Relationships |
|
| External Links | |
| Provenance |
|
| Contents | Contains 97 compositions from 11 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of brown leather over boards, with ornamental border designs tooled in gold on front and back
Notation
black void mensural
Foliation
Original ink foliation in each book.
Decoration
Inked calligraphic initials.
Index
Original index on ff. i-ii' of each book; pieces grouped alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance
Surface
parchment
DIAMM Note
Inventory from RCM catalogue & images
Census Catalogue of Music Description
This information is reproduced here by kind permission of the publishers. It is COPYRIGHT and copying/reproduction of this content without permission may result in legal action.
60 motets
Gascongne-1, Jaquet of Mantua /[Jacquet]-1, Jaquet of Mantua /[Jacquet]/(Lhéritier/Willaert)-1, Jhan of Ferrara /[Maistre Jam] -20, Mouton-7, Mouton/(Josquin)-1, Simon of Ferrara-2, A. Viola-2, Willaert-23, Willaert/(Jaquet of Mantua/Verdelot)-1, Willaert/(Obrecht)-l
2 parchment partbooks of an original 4 (D-ii + 90 + i folios, B-ii + 92), 113 x 175. Original ink foliation in each book. Original covers of brown leather over boards, with ornamental border designs tooled in gold on front and back. Original index on ff. i-ii' of each book; pieces grouped alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance. Copied by a single scribe. Inked calligraphic initials.
1527-34 (NowackiPM). Copied in Ferrara, for use at the ducal court of Alfonso I d'Este (1476-1534) (LockS, LowMCE). Owned in 19th century by Sacred Harmonic Society of London. Library of latter purchased for newly founded Royal College of Music in 1883.
Loading inventory…
The inventory could not be loaded.
Sets
Select a set to see its sources.
MS 2037
Partbooks · 2 sources
GB-Lcm MS 2037 [Discantus]
Current source
‡ denotes primary source study
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: 164, 177-8. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Rifkin, Joshua. 1971-72. Review of DunnS. Notes, 28: 425-9. Pages: 426. Notes: contents list (partial).
Long, Joan Anne. 1971. The Motets, Psalms and Hymns of Adrian Willaert- A Liturgico-Musical Study. Columbia University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 54, 80, 90-1, 110. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Lockwood, Lewis Henry. 1968. A Sample Problem of Musica Ficta: Willaert's Pater Noster. Studies in Music History: Essays for Oliver Strunk, 161-82. Princeton. Pages: 171-3. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.
Lowinsky, Edward E (editor). 1968. The Medici Codex of 1518: A Choirbook of Motets Dedicated to Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino. Monuments of Renaissance Music, vol. III-V. Chicago. Pages: III, 116-7. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
Squire, W Barclay. 1930c. Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal College of Music. Notes: physical description.
Husk, W H. 1872. Catalogue of the Library of The Sacred Harmonic Society. London. Pages: 205. Notes: physical description (partial).
This form is used to make comments on a source. If you wish to notify us of a correction to the record, you should use the "Contribute a change" form instead.
No comments have been made.
Contributions to this record are recorded here. If you wish to contribute information or a correction to this record, use the "Contribute a Change" link. This will then be reviewed by DIAMM staff and, if accepted, your contribution will be acknowledged here.
Benjamin Ory
Saturday, 12 October, 2024
"Mirabile mysterium declaratur hodie" (ff. 9v–10r) is Kidger B059, again not part of the "O admirabile commertium" motet cycle, composed a number of years later. [A number of other confusions between Willaert's settings of texts in "O admirabile commertium" & independent settings elsewhere have also been corrected.]
Benjamin Ory
Saturday, 12 October, 2024
"Magnum hereditatis misterium" (ff. 8v–9r) is B058 in David Kidger's Willaert catalogue, not part of the "O admirabile commertium" motet cycle, B135, surely composed a number of years later.
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