I-Lcr MS A VIII

Archivio e biblioteca Arcivescovile, Lucca, Italy

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1576-7

Archive Archivio e biblioteca Arcivescovile, Lucca, Italy (I-Lcr)
Shelfmark MS A VIII
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 464 x 372-7 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: LucSA 8
Notations
  • black void mensural
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Contents 19 pieces from 4 composers
General Description

The main scribe was Johannes Parvus (Mitchell Brauner); three 'Amen' settings (ff. 3'-4, 16'-17, [60]) added later by a second scribe. Copied in Rome; probably commissioned by the Seminario di San Martino in Lucca.

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Binding

Original covers of cream-colored parchment over cardboard, with inscription: 'Hinni Labro [sic] 2°.'

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Liminary Note

Inscription on front flyleaf: 'Del Seminario di S. Martino.'

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Notation

black void mensural

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Date

Ca. 1576-7 (Mitchell Brauner) - sequence 'Sancti Spiritus adsit nobis gratia' was removed from the liturgy in late 1577, so before this date.

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Foliation

New pencil foliation, 1-57 (two consecutive folios numbered '7'; one unnumbered folio between ff. 24/25; last three folios not numbered).

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Decoration

Inked calligraphic initial

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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4 Mass Proper sections, 11 hymns, 1 motet, 3 short "Amen"settings = 19

C. Festa-12, Morales-1, Palestrina-1, anon-5

i + 62 paper folios, 464 x 372-7. New pencil foliation, 1-57 (two consecutive folios numbered "7"; one unnumbered folio between ff. 24/25; last three folios not numbered). Original covers of cream-colored parchment over cardboard, with inscription: "Hinni Labro [sic] 2°." No index. The main scribe was Johannes Parvus (Mitchell Brauner; see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe); three "Amen" settings (ff. 3'-4, 16'-17, [60]) added later by a second scribe. Inked calligraphic initials. Watermark resembles Briquet #1131. Inscription on front flyleaf: "Del Seminario di S. Martino."

Ca. 1576-7 (Mitchell Brauner). Copied in Rome; probably commissioned by the Seminario di San Martino in Lucca.

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

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
1v–6 Christe redemptor omnium 2 Tu lumen tu splendor 4 Hic presens testatur 6 Nos quoque qui sancto tuo 7 Gloria tibi domine -
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)

Christe redemptor omnium 2 Tu lumen tu splendor 4 Hic presens testatur 6 Nos quoque qui sancto tuo 7 Gloria tibi domine

Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
Appears on: 1v–6
Genres: Hymn

Item Bibliography

Brauner, Mitchell Paul. 1982. The Parvus Manuscripts: A Study of Vatican Polyphony, ca. 1535 to 1580. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 340-345.

4v–5 Amen - Anonymous

Amen

Anonymous
Appears on: 4v–5
6v–8 Hostis Herodes impie Christum venire 2 Ibant magi quam viderant stellam 4 Novum genus potentie aque rubescunt 5 Gloria tibi Domine qui apparuisti -
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)

Hostis Herodes impie Christum venire 2 Ibant magi quam viderant stellam 4 Novum genus potentie aque rubescunt 5 Gloria tibi Domine qui apparuisti

Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
Appears on: 6v–8
Genres: Hymn
8v–12 - - Anonymous

[Unknown Title]

Appears on: 8v–12
12v–16 Vexilla regis prodeunt fulget crucis 2 Quo vulneratus insuper mucrone 4 Arbor decora et fulgida ornata 6 O crux ave spes unica hoc passionis 7 Te summa Deus trinitas collaudat -
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)

Vexilla regis prodeunt fulget crucis 2 Quo vulneratus insuper mucrone 4 Arbor decora et fulgida ornata 6 O crux ave spes unica hoc passionis 7 Te summa Deus trinitas collaudat

Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
Appears on: 12v–16
Genres: Hymn
General Note

Unique reading in bar (breve) 16 - see BraunerP p.346-348

Item Bibliography

Brauner, Mitchell Paul. 1982. The Parvus Manuscripts: A Study of Vatican Polyphony, ca. 1535 to 1580. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 346-348.

16v–17 Amen - Anonymous

Amen

Anonymous
Appears on: 16v–17
17v–21 Jesu nostra redemptio amor et desiderium 2 Que te vicit clementia ut ferres 4 Ipsa te cogat pietas ut mala nostra 5 Tu esto nostrum gaudium qui es -
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)

Jesu nostra redemptio amor et desiderium 2 Que te vicit clementia ut ferres 4 Ipsa te cogat pietas ut mala nostra 5 Tu esto nostrum gaudium qui es

Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
Appears on: 17v–21
Genres: Hymn
21v–24 Veni creator spiritus Qui paraclitus diceris -
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)

Veni creator spiritus Qui paraclitus diceris

Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
Appears on: 21v–24
Genres: Hymn, Veni creator spiritus
24v–27 O lux beata trinitas et principalis 2 Te mane laudum carmine te deprecemur 3 Deo patri sit gloria eiusque soli -
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)

O lux beata trinitas et principalis 2 Te mane laudum carmine te deprecemur 3 Deo patri sit gloria eiusque soli

Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
Appears on: 24v–27
Genres: Hymn
27v–30 Pange lingua gloriosi Nobis datus nobis natus -
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)

Pange lingua gloriosi Nobis datus nobis natus

Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
Appears on: 27v–30
Genres: Hymn
30v–34 - - Anonymous

[Unknown Title]

Appears on: 30v–34
34v–38 Christe redemptor omnium conserva 2 Beata quoque agmina caelestium 4 Martires Dei incliti confessoresque 6 Gentem auferte perfidam credentium 7 Gloria patri ingenito eiusque unigenito -
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)

Christe redemptor omnium conserva 2 Beata quoque agmina caelestium 4 Martires Dei incliti confessoresque 6 Gentem auferte perfidam credentium 7 Gloria patri ingenito eiusque unigenito

Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
Appears on: 34v–38
Genres: Hymn
38v–40 Aurea luce et decora -
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)

Aurea luce et decora

Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
Appears on: 38v–40
Genres: Hymn
41v–44 Sancti Spiritus adsit nobis gratia - Anonymous

Sancti Spiritus adsit nobis gratia

Anonymous
Appears on: 41v–44
Genres: Sequence
General Note

this sequence was removed from the liturgy in late 1577, so the manuscript (intended for use at a seminary) presumably pre-dates this
44v–47 Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves -
Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)

Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves

Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Appears on: 44v–47
Genres: Motet
Concordances

Capp Sist 76, f. 187v-190 (anon); Capp Sist 484-487 (anon)
47v–53 Veni sancte spiritus et emitte caelitus -
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)

Veni sancte spiritus et emitte caelitus

Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Appears on: 47v–53
Genres: Motet, Veni sancte spiritus
Concordances

Capp Sist 116, f. 1v-7 (anon)
53v–57 [Lauda Sion Salvatorem] Quantum potes tantum aude - Anonymous

[Lauda Sion Salvatorem] Quantum potes tantum aude

Anonymous
Appears on: 53v–57
Genres: Hymn
57v–60 Libera me Domine de morte aeterna -
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)

Libera me Domine de morte aeterna

Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
Appears on: 57v–60
Genres: Motet, Requiem
60 Amen - Anonymous

Amen

Anonymous
Appears on: 60
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
[Lauda Sion Salvatorem] Quantum potes tantum aude Anonymous 53v–57
Amen Anonymous 4v–5
Amen Anonymous 16v–17
Amen Anonymous 60
Aurea luce et decora
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
38v–40
Christe redemptor omnium 2 Tu lumen tu splendor 4 Hic presens testatur 6 Nos quoque qui sancto tuo 7 Gloria tibi domine
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
1v–6
Christe redemptor omnium conserva 2 Beata quoque agmina caelestium 4 Martires Dei incliti confessoresque 6 Gentem auferte perfidam credentium 7 Gloria patri ingenito eiusque unigenito
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
34v–38
Hostis Herodes impie Christum venire 2 Ibant magi quam viderant stellam 4 Novum genus potentie aque rubescunt 5 Gloria tibi Domine qui apparuisti
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
6v–8
Jesu nostra redemptio amor et desiderium 2 Que te vicit clementia ut ferres 4 Ipsa te cogat pietas ut mala nostra 5 Tu esto nostrum gaudium qui es
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
17v–21
Libera me Domine de morte aeterna
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
57v–60
O lux beata trinitas et principalis 2 Te mane laudum carmine te deprecemur 3 Deo patri sit gloria eiusque soli
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
24v–27
Pange lingua gloriosi Nobis datus nobis natus
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
27v–30
Sancti Spiritus adsit nobis gratia Anonymous 41v–44
Veni creator spiritus Qui paraclitus diceris
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
21v–24
Veni sancte spiritus et emitte caelitus
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
47v–53
Vexilla regis prodeunt fulget crucis 2 Quo vulneratus insuper mucrone 4 Arbor decora et fulgida ornata 6 O crux ave spes unica hoc passionis 7 Te summa Deus trinitas collaudat
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
12v–16
Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves
Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
44v–47

‡ denotes primary source study

Brauner, Mitchell Paul. 1984. Music from the Cappella Sistina at the Cappella Giulia. The Journal of Musicology, 287-311. Pages: 305-8. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Brauner, Mitchell Paul. 1982. The Parvus Manuscripts: A Study of Vatican Polyphony, ca. 1535 to 1580. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 11, 58-60, 256ff, 373-6, 379, 400-4, 409. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Maggini, Emilio. 1965. Lucca, Biblioteca del Seminario: Catalogo delle Musiche Stampate e Manoscritte del Fondo Antico. Bibliotheca Musicae.  Milan. Pages: 259. Notes: physical description; contents list.

Main, Alexander, and Albert Seay (editors). 1962-. Costanza Festa: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae.  Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: V, x, xviii-xix, 127-31. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Haydon, Glen. 1962. The Case of the Troublesome Accidental. Natalícia Musicologica Knud Jeppesen, 125-9. Copenhagen. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Main, Alexander. 1960. Costanzo Festa: The Masses and Motets. New York University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 37, 56. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Casimiri, Raffaele (editor). 1930-1958. Vol. II: Constantius Festa, Sacrae cantiones. ed. Eduardo Dagnino. (1936) & Vol. III: Constantius Festa. Hymni per totum annum... transcr. Glen Haydon. (1958). Monumenta Polyphoniae Italicae.  Rome. Pages: III, 183ff. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

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