Copied by Francesco Sforza, Marchese di Varzi (1562-1624), an ecclesiastical dignitary at the Church of Santa Barbara in Mantua; Sforza also wrote MilC 167, possibly parts of MilC 194, and several other manuscripts not within scope of this catalogue (see CrawFS). Many concordances with MilC 194. Copied in Mantua, for use at the Church of Santa Barbara (the Gonzaga ducal chapel). Further on Santa Barbara collection under MilC 12.
I-Mc Santa Barbara 168
Biblioteca del Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Verdi, Milano, Italy
manuscript of polyphony: c. 1590
| Archive | Biblioteca del Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Verdi, Milano, Italy (I-Mc) |
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| Shelfmark | Santa Barbara 168 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 553 x 392 mm |
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| Contents | Contains uninventoried compositions from 3 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of dark brown tooled leather over boards, with brass bosses and green and purple closing ribbons.
Watermark
seven-petalled flower (also appears in MilC 167)
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Ca. 1590 (collateral with MilC 167)
Ruling
Staff height 19
Foliation
New pencil foliation on first two original folios, la-2a; original ink foliation, 1-122, beginning on third original folio.
Decoration
Painted initials and borders, some decorated with faces and floral motifs; some inked calligraphic initials in black and red. Watermark (seven-petalled flower) also appears in MilC 167 (Hal Simmons).
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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78 hymn stanzas (grouped as 57 hymns), * 2 Invitatories, 1 motet = 81
*The 57 hymns actually contain a total of 141 stanzas, but many use the same music with different texts.
Gastoldi-2, Jaquet of Mantua [Iachet]-13, Wert-13 + 53?
i + 124 + i paper folios, 553 x 392. New pencil foliation on first two original folios, la-2a; original ink foliation, 1-122, beginning on third original folio. Original covers of dark brown tooled leather over boards, with brass bosses and green and purple closing ribbons. No index. Copied by Francesco Sforza, Marchese di Varzi (1562-1624), an ecclesiastical dignitary at the Church of Santa Barbara in Mantua; Sforza also wrote MilC 167, possibly parts of MilC 194, and several other manuscripts not within scope of this catalogue (see CrawFS). Staff height 19. Painted initials and borders, some decorated with faces and floral motifs; some inked calligraphic initials in black and red. Watermark (seven-petalled flower) also appears in MilC 167 (Hal Simmons). Many concordances with MilC 194.
Ca. 1590 (collateral with MilC 167). Copied in Mantua, for use at the Church of Santa Barbara (the Gonzaga ducal chapel). Further on Santa Barbara collection under MilC 12.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Crawford, David Eugene. 1975. Sixteenth Century Choirbooks in the Archivio Capitolare at Casale Monferrato. RMS, vol. 2. American Institute of Musicology. Pages: 160. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Barblan, Guglielmo. 1972. Conservatorio di Musica "Giuseppe Verdi" - Milano: Catalogo della Biblioteca. Fondi speciali 1: Musiche della Cappella di S. Barbara in Mantova. Biblioteca di Bibliografia Italiana, vol. LXVIII. Florence. Pages: 203-9 [attributions unreliable]. Notes: physical description; contents list.
Crawford, David Eugene. 1971. The Francesco Sforza Manuscript at Casale Monferrato. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 24: 457-62. Pages: 459. Notes: mention of MS.
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description