A single Altus partbook. Copied by 41 scribes, most of whom signed and dated the pieces they copied. Copied in Lüneburg, apparently for society of amateur musicians; scribes include several Lüneburg clergymen. Probably bequeathed by later owner to Lüneburg Ratsbücherei during 17th or 18th century.
| Archive | Ratsbücherei, Lüneburg, Germany (D-Lr) |
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| Shelfmark | Mus.ant.pract.K.N.150 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Measurements | 157 x 210 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 106 compositions, 96 from 45 composers, 10 are anonymous. |
General Description
Extent
143 ff.
Binding
Original covers of white tooled leather
Watermark
(1) crown; (2) leaf (neither listed in Briquet)
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Ca. 1575-1620 (dates in manuscript).
Foliation
Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces, 1-104 (nos. 105-107 added in modern hand).
Foliation
No original foliation or pagination. Modern pencil foliation added in 2009
Decoration
A few plain inked initials; no other decoration.
Index
Original 'index cantionum' on last two folios (f. 142r-143r) lists pieces alphabetically by title
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 canticle, 1 hymn, 98 motets, 6 German sacred pieces = 106 + 1 duplicate = 107
Arcadelt/(Verdelot)-1, Caen/(Lupus/Richafort)-1, Chustrovius-1, Clemens non Papa-16, (Clemens non Papa/Manchicourt)-1, (Crecquillon)-1, E. Dedekind-1, Dressler-3, Erbach-1, C. Festa-1, Händl-7, Hartmann-1, (Hellinck/Senfl/Verdelot)-1, Hoyoul-2, Josquin/(Caen)-1, Lassus-19, (Lechner)-1, (Manchicourt/Sandrin)-1, Meiland-1, Morley-1, (Paminger)-2, (Phinot)-1, C. Praetorius-1, (Regnart)-2, (Richafort/Verdelot)-1, Rivulo-1, Rosthius-2, Schede-1, Senfl-3, Steffens-1, (Stoltzer)-1, Tonsor-1, Viadana-1, Vulpius-1, Walter-1, Wanningus-1, anon-23
1 paper partbook (A-143 folios), 157 x 210. No foliation or pagination; original numbering of pieces, 1-107 (some numbers in modern hand). Original covers of white tooled leather. Original index on last two folios lists pieces alphabetically by title. Copied by 41 scribes, most of whom signed and dated the pieces they copied. A few plain inked initials; no other decoration. Two watermarks, neither listed in Briquet: (1) crown; (2) leaf.
Ca. 1575-1620 (dates in manuscript). Copied in Lüneburg, apparently for society of amateur musicians; scribes include several Lüneburg clergymen. Probably bequeathed by later owner to Lüneburg Ratsbücherei during 17th or 18th century.
Vol 4
Composers: Add "(Burck)-2," "(Josquin/Senfl)-1," and "(Rein)-1"; change "anon-23" to "anon-19."
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‡ denotes primary source study
Lewis, Mary Stuart. 1979. Antonio Gardane and His Publications of Sacred Music, 1538-55. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 350-1, 802. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Youens, Laura. 1978. Music for the Lutheran Mass in Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, MS. Thomaskirche 49/50. Indiana University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 789. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Silbiger, Alexander. 1977. An Unknown Partbook of Early Sixteenth Century Polyphony. Studi Musicali, 6: 43-67. Pages: 58. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Slim, H Colin. 1972. A Gift of Madrigals and Motets. Chicago and London. Pages: I, 221. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Böker-Heil, Norbert. 1967. Die Motetten von Philippe Verdelot. Frankfurt am Main. Pages: 312-6. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Walter, Horst. 1967. Musikgeschichte der Stadt Lüneburg. Tutzing. Pages: 34-5. Notes: physical description (partial).
Kempers, Karel Philippus Bernet. 1964. Bibliography of the Sacred Works of Jacobus Clemens non Papa. Musica Disciplina, 18: 85-150. Pages: 120. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Hartmann, Karl-Günther. 1960. Die Handschrift KN 144 der Ratsbücherei zu Lüneburg. Die Musikforschung, 13: 1-27,459. Pages: 5-8, 10, 21, 24. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Welter, Friedrich. 1950. Katalog der Musikalien der Ratsbücherei Lüneburg. Lippstadt. Pages: 27. Notes: physical description (partial).
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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