I-MOd MS Mus. XII

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

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1520-30 (ff. 1-8'); mid 16th century (ff. 9'-22, 23'-34); late 16th century (remainder of manuscript)

Archive Duomo, Biblioteca e Archivio Capitolare di Modena, Modena, Italy (I-MOd)
Shelfmark MS Mus. XII
Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 560 x 395 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: ModD 12
Notations
  • black void mensural
Copyists
Relationships
Provenance
Contents 25 pieces from 3 composers
General Description

Composite of several originally separate fascicles assembled and bound in late 16th or early 17th century. First gathering is misbound, and belongs at beginning of ModD 10.

The scribe of ff. 1-8' (misbound gathering) also copied ModD 10, ff. 7'-34' of ModD 11, and parts of ModD 3 and ModD 9. A second scribe copied ff. 9'-22 (Jaquet psalms); third scribe copied ff. 23'-34 (Requiem Mass). Remaining music copied by Orazio Vecchi (cf. Tav. IX of RoncCM), whose hand also appears in ModD 9 and ModD 11. Copied in Modena, for use by the cathedral choir.

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Physical Description

Many folios severely damaged by ink corrosion, and much music is illegible.

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Notation

black void mensural

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Foliation

Modern foliation, 1-51, on lower right rectos; second modern foliation (inaccurate) on some leaves.

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Decoration

Inked calligraphic initials.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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2 Masses (1 incomplete), 1 Requiem Mass, 7 psalms, 1 response, 1 piece with illegible text = 12

Jaquet of Mantua [Jachet]-7, Palestrina [Jo. Praenestino]-1, anon-4

51 paper folios, 560 x 395. Composite of several originally separate fascicles assembled and bound in late 16th or early 17th century. First gathering misbound; belongs at beginning of ModD 10. Many folios severely damaged by ink corrosion; much music illegible. Modern foliation, 1-51, on lower right rectos; second modern foliation (inaccurate) on some leaves. Covers date from late 16th or early 17th century. No index. The scribe of ff. 1-8' (misbound gathering) also copied ModD 10, ff. 7'-34' of ModD 11, and parts of ModD 3 and ModD 9. A second scribe copied ff. 9'-22 (Jaquet psalms); third scribe copied ff. 23'-34 (Requiem Mass). Remaining music copied by Orazio Vecchi (cf. Tav. IX of RoncCM), whose hand also appears in ModD 9 and ModD 11. Inked calligraphic initials.

Ca. 1520-30 (ff. 1-8'); mid 16th century (ff. 9'-22, 23'-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

35v

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
1–4 Missa: Credo - Anonymous

Missa: Credo

Anonymous
Appears on: 1–4
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
General Note

incomplete: begins with 'Et resurrexit' (recto only, so 2 of 4 voices - one of which is 'tacet')

4v–7 Missa: Sanctus - Anonymous

Missa: Sanctus

Anonymous
Appears on: 4v–7
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
7v–8v Missa: Agnus Dei - Anonymous

Missa: Agnus Dei

Anonymous
Appears on: 7v–8v
Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
General Note

Agnus I and one voice of the Agnus II duo; the second voice of the duo is at the beginning of Mod.X

8v–9 Domine ad adiuvandum - Anonymous
Appears on: 8v–9
Genres: Psalm
9v–11 Dixit Dominus Domino meo Jachet
Appears on: 9v–11
Genres: Psalm
Source Attribution: Jachet
10v–13 Confitebor tibi Domine -
Appears on: 10v–13
Genres: Psalm
12v–14 Beatus vir qui timet -
Appears on: 12v–14
Genres: Psalm
14v–16 Laudate pueri Dominum -
Appears on: 14v–16
Genres: Psalm
15v–16 Laudate Dominum omnes gentes -
Appears on: 15v–16
Genres: Psalm
15v–20 In exitu Israel -
Appears on: 15v–20
Genres: Psalm
20v–22 Laetatus sum -
Appears on: 20v–22
Genres: Psalm
22v–23 Miserere mei Domine - Anonymous
Appears on: 22v–23
Genres: Psalm
23v–25 Requiem - i. Requiem aeternam - Anonymous
Appears on: 23v–25
Genres: Introit, Requiem
24v–26 Requiem - ii. Kyrie - Anonymous
Appears on: 24v–26
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Requiem
26v–28 Requiem - iii. Si ambulem - Anonymous
Appears on: 26v–28
Genres: Requiem, Tract
28v–31 Requiem - iv. Domine Jesu Christe - Anonymous
Appears on: 28v–31
Genres: Offertory, Requiem
31v–33 Requiem - v. Sanctus - Anonymous
Appears on: 31v–33
Genres: Requiem, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
33v–34 Requiem - vi. Agnus Dei - Anonymous
Appears on: 33v–34
Genres: Agnus Dei, Requiem
33v–34 Requiem - vii. Lux aeterna - Anonymous
Appears on: 33v–34
Genres: Communion, Requiem
34v–37 Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie Jo. Prenestino
Appears on: 34v–37
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Jo. Prenestino
37v–41 Missa Papae Marcelli: Gloria -
Appears on: 37v–41
Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
41v–46 Missa Papae Marcelli: Credo -
Appears on: 41v–46
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
46v–49 Missa Papae Marcelli: Sanctus & Benedictus -
Appears on: 46v–49
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
49v–51 Missa Papae Marcelli: Agnus Dei -
Appears on: 49v–51
Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
51v [blank staves] - -

[blank staves]

Appears on: 51v

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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.

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: 131-4, 352-5. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); incipits (partial); transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

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

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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