I-MOd MS Mus. XI

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

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1520-30

Archive	Duomo, Biblioteca e Archivio Capitolare di Modena, Modena, Italy (I-MOd)
Shelfmark	MS Mus. XI
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Mixed Foliation and Pagination
Measurements	550 x 405 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: ModD 11
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	Vecchi, Orazio (1550–1605) Music scribal concordance [83] Music
Relationships	Modena Cathedral (copied at)
Provenance	Modena Cathedral , Modena, Italy
Contents	46 pieces from 4 composers

General Description

Composite of several originally separate fascicles assembled and bound in late 16th or early 17th century. The main scribe was Orazio Vecchi (cf. Tav. IX of RoncCM), who also copied ff. 94-94' of ModD 9 and ff. 8'-9, 22'-23, and 34'-51 of ModD 12; ff. 7'-34' (the pieces by Giacomo Fogliano) copied by a different scribe, who also wrote ModD 10 and parts of ModD 3,9, and 12. Copied in Modena, for use by the cathedral choir.

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Binding

Covers date from late 16th or early 17th century.

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Notation

black void mensural

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Date

C. 1520-30 (ff. V-34); late 16th century (remainder of manuscript).

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Foliation

Modern foliation, 1-75 (two folios numbered '62'); original ink pagination, 1-54, on new ff. 7'-34; modern pagination, 57-138, on new ff. 35'-75.

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Decoration

Inked calligraphic initials on ff. 7'-34'; miniatures on f. 7' and f. 18' at beginning and end of the section of compositions by Fogliano. Remainder of manuscript has small plain or calligraphic initials.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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1 Requiem Mass, 10 psalms, 14 hymns, 6 Lamentations, 3 motets, 1 response, 1 textless piece = 36

G. Fogliano [Jacobus fo. organista]-10, (Mouton)-1, anon-25

76 paper folios, 550 x 405. Composite of several originally separate fascicles assembled and bound in late 16th or early 17th century. Modern foliation, 1-75 (two folios numbered "62"); original ink pagination, 1-54, on new ff. 7'-34; modern pagination, 57-138, on new ff. 35'-75. Covers date from late 16th or early 17th century. No index. The main scribe was Orazio Vecchi (cf. Tav. IX of RoncCM), who also copied ff. 94-94' of ModD 9 and ff. 8'-9, 22'-23, and 34'-51 of ModD 12; ff. 7'-34' copied by a different scribe, who also wrote ModD 10 and parts of ModD 3,9, and 12. Inked calligraphic initials on ff. 7'-34'; miniatures on f. 7' and f. 18'. Remainder of manuscript has small plain or calligraphic initials.

Ca. 1520-30 (ff. V-34); late 16th century (remainder of manuscript). Copied in Modena, for use by the cathedral choir.

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

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1	[blank staves]	-	-
[blank staves] Appears on: 1
1v–20	[Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave	-	Anonymous
[Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave Anonymous Appears on: 1v–20 Genres: Hymn
2v–3	[Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave	-	Anonymous
[Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave Anonymous Appears on: 2v–3 Genres: Hymn
3v–4	Queramus cum pastoribus - 1a pars (of 2): Queramus cum pastoribus verbum incarnatum	-	Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)
Queramus cum pastoribus - 1a pars (of 2): Queramus cum pastoribus verbum incarnatum Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) Appears on: 3v–4 Genres: Motet
3v–5	Queramus cum pastoribus - 2a pars (of 2): Ubi pascas ubi cubas	-	Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)
Queramus cum pastoribus - 2a pars (of 2): Ubi pascas ubi cubas Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) Appears on: 3v–5 Genres: Motet
5v–6	Sit Trinitati sempiterna gloria	-	Anonymous
Sit Trinitati sempiterna gloria Anonymous Appears on: 5v–6 Genres: Hymn
6v–7	Domine ad adiuvandum me	-	Anonymous
Domine ad adiuvandum me Anonymous Appears on: 6v–7 Genres: Psalm
7v–9	Dixit Dominus Domino meo	Jacobus fo. organista	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)
Dixit Dominus Domino meo Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548) Appears on: 7v–9 Genres: Psalm Source Attribution: Jacobus fo. organista
9v–11	Confitebor tibi Domine	-	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)
Confitebor tibi Domine Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548) Appears on: 9v–11 Genres: Psalm
11v–13	Beatus vir qui timet	-	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)
Beatus vir qui timet Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548) Appears on: 11v–13 Genres: Psalm
13v–14	Laudate pueri Dominum	-	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)
Laudate pueri Dominum Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548) Appears on: 13v–14 Genres: Psalm
14v–18	In exitu Israel	-	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)
In exitu Israel Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548) Appears on: 14v–18 Genres: Psalm
18v–25	Memento Domine David	-	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)
Memento Domine David Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548) Appears on: 18v–25 Genres: Psalm
25v–27	Credidi propter quod	-	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)
Credidi propter quod Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548) Appears on: 25v–27 Genres: Psalm
27v–29	In convertendo Dominus	-	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)
In convertendo Dominus Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548) Appears on: 27v–29 Genres: Psalm
29v–34	Domine probasti me	-	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)
Domine probasti me Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548) Appears on: 29v–34 Genres: Psalm
34v	Beati omnes qui timent	-	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)
Beati omnes qui timent Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548) Appears on: 34v Genres: Psalm General Note only 2 voices copied
35	[blank staves]	-	-
[blank staves] Appears on: 35
35v–36	[Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave	-	Anonymous
[Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave Anonymous Appears on: 35v–36 Genres: Hymn
36v–37	[Lucis creator optime] Qui mane iunctum	-	Anonymous
[Lucis creator optime] Qui mane iunctum Anonymous Appears on: 36v–37 Genres: Hymn
37v–38	[Deus turorum militum] Hic nempe mundi gaudia	-	Anonymous
[Deus turorum militum] Hic nempe mundi gaudia Anonymous Appears on: 37v–38 Genres: Hymn
38v–39	[Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave	-	Anonymous
[Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave Anonymous Appears on: 38v–39 Genres: Hymn
39v–40	Geminiani promicant gloriosa solemnia	-	Anonymous
Geminiani promicant gloriosa solemnia Anonymous Appears on: 39v–40 Genres: Motet
40v–41	Cuius corpus sanctissimum	-	Anonymous
Cuius corpus sanctissimum Anonymous Appears on: 40v–41 Genres: Hymn
41v–42	[Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave	-	Anonymous
[Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave Anonymous Appears on: 41v–42 Genres: Hymn
42v–43	Tu lumen tu spendor	-	Anonymous
Tu lumen tu spendor Anonymous Appears on: 42v–43 Genres: Hymn
43v–44	Ibant magi	-	Anonymous
Ibant magi Anonymous Appears on: 43v–44 Genres: Hymn
44v–45	Hi sunt quos retinens	-	Anonymous
Hi sunt quos retinens Anonymous Appears on: 44v–45 Genres: Hymn
45v–46	[textless]	-	Anonymous
[textless] Anonymous Appears on: 45v–46 Genres: textless
46v–47	[blank staves]	-	-
[blank staves] Appears on: 46v–47
47v–48	Qui pascis inter lilia	-	Anonymous
Qui pascis inter lilia Anonymous Appears on: 47v–48 Genres: Hymn
48v–52	Incipit Lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae	-	Anonymous
Incipit Lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae Anonymous Appears on: 48v–52 Genres: Lamentations
52v–55	Vau. Et egressus est	-	Anonymous
Vau. Et egressus est Anonymous Appears on: 52v–55 Genres: Lamentations
55v–58	De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae	-	Anonymous
De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae Anonymous Appears on: 55v–58 Genres: Lamentations
58v–61	Lamed. Matribus suis dixerunt	-	Anonymous
Lamed. Matribus suis dixerunt Anonymous Appears on: 58v–61 Genres: Lamentations
61v–64	De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae	-	Anonymous
De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae Anonymous Appears on: 61v–64 Genres: Lamentations
64v–67	Aleph. Quomodo obscuratum est	-	Anonymous
Aleph. Quomodo obscuratum est Anonymous Appears on: 64v–67 Genres: Lamentations
67v–68	Requiem mass: i - Requiem aeternam	-	Anonymous
Requiem mass: i - Requiem aeternam Anonymous Appears on: 67v–68 Genres: Introit, Requiem General Note half of folio 68 is torn out, with loss of the 4th voice-part
67v–69	Requiem mass: ii - Kyrie	-	Anonymous
Requiem mass: ii - Kyrie Anonymous Appears on: 67v–69 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Requiem General Note incomplete - half of f.68 torn out with loss of parts of 2 voices
68v–71	Requiem mass: iii - Dies irae	-	Anonymous
Requiem mass: iii - Dies irae Anonymous Appears on: 68v–71 Genres: Requiem, Sequence General Note incomplete, half of f.68 torn out with loss of part of one voice
71v–72	Requiem mass: iv - Domine Jesu Christe	-	Anonymous
Requiem mass: iv - Domine Jesu Christe Anonymous Appears on: 71v–72 Genres: Offertory, Requiem General Note half of f. 72 torn out with loss of one voice-part
72v–73	Requiem mass: v - Sanctus	-	Anonymous
Requiem mass: v - Sanctus Anonymous Appears on: 72v–73 Genres: Requiem, Sanctus [& Benedictus] General Note half of f. 73 and the bottom of f. 74 torn out, with loss of 1 voice and half of another
73v–74	Requiem mass: vi - Agnus Dei	-	Anonymous
Requiem mass: vi - Agnus Dei Anonymous Appears on: 73v–74 Genres: Agnus Dei, Requiem General Note bottom of f. 73 torn out, with partial loss of one voice-part
74v–75	Memento mei Deus	-	Merulo, Claudio (1533–1604)
Memento mei Deus Merulo, Claudio (1533–1604) Appears on: 74v–75 Genres: Psalm Concordances appears in RISM M2363 ascribed to Claudio Merulo
75v–76	Dominus regit me	-	Merulo, Claudio (1533–1604)
Dominus regit me Merulo, Claudio (1533–1604) Appears on: 75v–76 Genres: Psalm Concordances appears in RISM M2363 with ascription to Merulo
76v	[blank staves]	-	-
[blank staves] Appears on: 76v

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	Aleph. Quomodo obscuratum est – 64v–67 Cuius corpus sanctissimum – 40v–41 De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae – 61v–64 De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae – 55v–58 Domine ad adiuvandum me – 6v–7 Geminiani promicant gloriosa solemnia – 39v–40 Hi sunt quos retinens – 44v–45 Ibant magi – 43v–44 Incipit Lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae – 48v–52 Lamed. Matribus suis dixerunt – 58v–61 Qui pascis inter lilia – 47v–48 Requiem mass: i - Requiem aeternam – 67v–68 Requiem mass: ii - Kyrie – 67v–69 Requiem mass: iii - Dies irae – 68v–71 Requiem mass: iv - Domine Jesu Christe – 71v–72 Requiem mass: v - Sanctus – 72v–73 Requiem mass: vi - Agnus Dei – 73v–74 Sit Trinitati sempiterna gloria – 5v–6 Tu lumen tu spendor – 42v–43 Vau. Et egressus est – 52v–55 [Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave – 41v–42 [Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave – 1v–20 [Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave – 2v–3 [Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave – 38v–39 [Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave – 35v–36 [Deus turorum militum] Hic nempe mundi gaudia – 37v–38 [Lucis creator optime] Qui mane iunctum – 36v–37 [textless] – 45v–46 [No description] – 1 [No description] – 76v [No description] – 35 [No description] – 46v–47
Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)	Beati omnes qui timent – 34v Beatus vir qui timet – 11v–13 Confitebor tibi Domine – 9v–11 Credidi propter quod – 25v–27 Dixit Dominus Domino meo – 7v–9 Domine probasti me – 29v–34 In convertendo Dominus – 27v–29 In exitu Israel – 14v–18 Laudate pueri Dominum – 13v–14 Memento Domine David – 18v–25
Merulo, Claudio (1533–1604)	Dominus regit me – 75v–76 Memento mei Deus – 74v–75
Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)	Queramus cum pastoribus - 1a pars (of 2): Queramus cum pastoribus verbum incarnatum – 3v–4 Queramus cum pastoribus - 2a pars (of 2): Ubi pascas ubi cubas – 3v–5

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
[Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave	Anonymous	1v–20
[Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave	Anonymous	2v–3
[Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave	Anonymous	35v–36
[Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave	Anonymous	38v–39
[Ave maris stella] Sumens illud ave	Anonymous	41v–42
[Deus turorum militum] Hic nempe mundi gaudia	Anonymous	37v–38
[Lucis creator optime] Qui mane iunctum	Anonymous	36v–37
[textless]	Anonymous	45v–46
Aleph. Quomodo obscuratum est	Anonymous	64v–67
Beati omnes qui timent	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)	34v
Beatus vir qui timet	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)	11v–13
Confitebor tibi Domine	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)	9v–11
Credidi propter quod	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)	25v–27
Cuius corpus sanctissimum	Anonymous	40v–41
De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae	Anonymous	55v–58
De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae	Anonymous	61v–64
Dixit Dominus Domino meo	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)	7v–9
Domine ad adiuvandum me	Anonymous	6v–7
Domine probasti me	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)	29v–34
Dominus regit me	Merulo, Claudio (1533–1604)	75v–76
Geminiani promicant gloriosa solemnia	Anonymous	39v–40
Hi sunt quos retinens	Anonymous	44v–45
Ibant magi	Anonymous	43v–44
In convertendo Dominus	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)	27v–29
In exitu Israel	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)	14v–18
Incipit Lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae	Anonymous	48v–52
Lamed. Matribus suis dixerunt	Anonymous	58v–61
Laudate pueri Dominum	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)	13v–14
Memento Domine David	Fogliano, Giacomo (1468–1548)	18v–25
Memento mei Deus	Merulo, Claudio (1533–1604)	74v–75
Queramus cum pastoribus - 1a pars (of 2): Queramus cum pastoribus verbum incarnatum	Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)	3v–4
Queramus cum pastoribus - 2a pars (of 2): Ubi pascas ubi cubas	Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)	3v–5
Qui pascis inter lilia	Anonymous	47v–48
Requiem mass: i - Requiem aeternam	Anonymous	67v–68
Requiem mass: ii - Kyrie	Anonymous	67v–69
Requiem mass: iii - Dies irae	Anonymous	68v–71
Requiem mass: iv - Domine Jesu Christe	Anonymous	71v–72
Requiem mass: v - Sanctus	Anonymous	72v–73
Requiem mass: vi - Agnus Dei	Anonymous	73v–74
Sit Trinitati sempiterna gloria	Anonymous	5v–6
Tu lumen tu spendor	Anonymous	42v–43
Vau. Et egressus est	Anonymous	52v–55

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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.

Constant, John George. 1975. Renaissance Manuscripts of Polyphony at the Cathedral of Padua. University of Michigan, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 211-2. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Crawford, David Eugene. 1975. Sixteenth Century Choirbooks in the Archivio Capitolare at Casale Monferrato. RMS. American Institute of Musicology. Pages: 128. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Ward, Tom Robert. 1972. The Polyphonic Office Hymn and the Liturgy of Fifteenth Century Italy. Musica Disciplina, 161-88. Pages: 172. Notes: mention of MS.

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: 89, 124-30, 146-51, 316-39. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); incipits (partial); transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Rubsamen, Walter H. 1951. Music Research in Italian Libraries: An Anecdotal Account of Obstacles and Discoveries. Los Angeles. Pages: 35. Notes: mention of MS.

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Edward Tambling

Thursday, 27 July, 2023

added composer attribution to & noted concordance for "Memento mei Deus", which appears in RISM M2363 ascribed to Claudio Merulo

Edward Tambling

Thursday, 27 July, 2023

added composer attribution to & noted concordance for "Dominus regit me", which appears in RISM M2363 ascribed to Claudio Merulo

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

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

I-MOd MS Mus. XI

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

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1520-30

General Description

Binding

Notation

Date

Foliation

Decoration

Surface

Census Catalogue of Music Description

General Note

General Note

General Note

General Note

General Note

General Note

General Note

Concordances

Concordances

Edward Tambling

Thursday, 27 July, 2023

Edward Tambling

Thursday, 27 July, 2023

DIAMM, 2016

Monday, 23 January, 2017

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

Monday, 23 January, 2017