I-MOd MS Mus. VI

Duomo, Biblioteca e Archivio Capitolare di Modena, Modena, Italy

partbook: c. 1560-70

Archive Duomo, Biblioteca e Archivio Capitolare di Modena, Modena, Italy (I-MOd)
Shelfmark MS Mus. VI
Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 370 x 255 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: ModD 6
Notations
  • black void mensural
Relationships
Provenance
Contents 12 pieces from 9 composers
General Description

A Discantus partbook. Copied by a single scribe in Modena, for use by the cathedral choir.

DIAMM, 2017
Watermark

Briquet #496

DIAMM, 2017
Notation

black void mensural

DIAMM, 2017
Foliation

Original foliation, i-xviii (last 9 folios not numbered); modern foliation, 1-27.

DIAMM, 2017
Decoration

Small plain inked initials

DIAMM, 2017
Surface

paper

DIAMM, 2017
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.

9 Masses

Conseil? [Missa Consilii]-1, Essenga-1, Jaquet of Mantua [Jachet]-2, Meliola? [Missa Meliola]-1, Palestrina-1, Pisano? [Missa Pissania]-1, Rosselli? [Missa Rossella]-1, Vinci-1

1 paper partbook (D-27 + i folios), 370 x 255. Original foliation, i-xviii (last 9 folios not numbered); modern foliation, 1-27. No index. Copied by a single scribe. Small plain inked initials. Watermark is Briquet #496 (Crawford).

Ca. 1560-70 (Crawford). Copied in Modena, for use by the cathedral choir.

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

16

Click an entry to see more information about that item.

Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
1–3 'Missa Concilii' 'Missa Concilii' [=Conseil?]
Conseil, Jean (ca. 1498–1534) (?)

'Missa Concilii'

Conseil, Jean (ca. 1498–1534) (?)
Appears on: 1–3
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: 'Missa Concilii' [=Conseil?]
3v–5 Missa Essenga
Essenga, Salvatore

Missa

Essenga, Salvatore
Appears on: 3v–5
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Essenga
5v–8v 'Missa Meliola' 'Missa Meliola'
Meliola (?)

'Missa Meliola'

Meliola (?)
Appears on: 5v–8v
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: 'Missa Meliola'
9–11 'Missa Pissania' 'Missa Pissania' [=Pisano?]
Pisano, Bernardo (?)

'Missa Pissania'

Pisano, Bernardo (?)
Appears on: 9–11
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: 'Missa Pissania' [=Pisano?]
11v–13 Missa Pilastrina
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)

Missa

Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Appears on: 11v–13
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Pilastrina
13v–14v [blank staves] - -

[blank staves]

Appears on: 13v–14v
15–17 Missa Vado ad eum Jachet
Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)

Missa Vado ad eum

Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Appears on: 15–17
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Jachet
17v–19 'Missa Rosselli' 'Missa Rosselli' [=Rosselli i.e. Roussel?]
Roussel (Rosselli), François (ca. 1510–ca. 1577)

'Missa Rosselli'

Roussel (Rosselli), François (ca. 1510–ca. 1577)
Appears on: 17v–19
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: 'Missa Rosselli' [=Rosselli i.e. Roussel?]
19v [blank staves] - -

[blank staves]

Appears on: 19v
20–21v Missa La sol fa re mi Jachet
Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)

Missa La sol fa re mi

Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Appears on: 20–21v
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Jachet
22–27v Missa La sol fa mi re ut Petri Vintii / Pietr[o]
Vinci, Pietro

Missa La sol fa mi re ut

Vinci, Pietro
Appears on: 22–27v
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Petri Vintii / Pietr[o]
General Note

Cantus at ff. 22-23v; Tenor at ff. 24v-27v, with 2nd Discantus for Osanna & Agnus Dei on f. 27
24 [blank staves] - -

[blank staves]

Appears on: 24
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Conseil, Jean (ca. 1498–1534)
Essenga, Salvatore
Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Meliola
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Pisano, Bernardo
Roussel (Rosselli), François (ca. 1510–ca. 1577)
Vinci, Pietro
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
'Missa Concilii'
Conseil, Jean (ca. 1498–1534) (?)
1–3
'Missa Meliola'
Meliola (?)
5v–8v
'Missa Pissania'
Pisano, Bernardo (?)
9–11
'Missa Rosselli'
Roussel (Rosselli), François (ca. 1510–ca. 1577)
17v–19
Missa
Essenga, Salvatore
3v–5
Missa
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
11v–13
Missa La sol fa mi re ut
Vinci, Pietro
22–27v
Missa La sol fa re mi
Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
20–21v
Missa Vado ad eum
Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
15–17

Images © Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola

‡ denotes primary source study

Ferer, Mary Tiffany. 1976. The Feast of St. John the Baptist: Its Background and Celebration in Renaissance Polyphony. University of Illinois, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 163, 166. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.

Haar, James. 1976. Some Remarks on the 'Missa La sol fa re mi'. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25 June 1971, 564-88. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 583. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Nugent, George Edward. 1973. The Jacquet Motets and Their Authors. Princeton University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 364. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Jackson, Philip T, and George Edward Nugent (editors). 1971-. Jachet of Mantua: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae.  Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: III, xiii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Crawford, David Eugene. 1967. Vespers Polyphony at Modem's Cathedral in the First Half of the Sixteenth Century. University of Illinois, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 54-5. Notes: physical description; contents list.

Rubsamen, Walter H. 1951. Music Research in Italian Libraries: An Anecdotal Account of Obstacles and Discoveries.  Los Angeles. Pages: 34. Notes: mention of MS.

Garden, Greer. 1935, 2nd 1977. François Roussel: A Northern Musician in Sixteenth-Century Rome. Musica Disciplina, 107-33. Pages: 127-8. Notes: mention of MS; contents list.

Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1929-. Das Chorwerk.  Berlin/Wolfenbüttel. Pages: XCIII, iii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Dondi, Antonio. 1896. Notizie storiche ed artistiche del duomo di Modena.  Modena. Pages: 164. Notes: mention of MS.

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.

DIAMM, 2016

Monday, 23 January, 2017

NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Watermark Note; Notation Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Surface Note

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