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	Vecchi, Orazio (1550–1605) Music scribal concordance [83] Music
Relationships	Modena Cathedral (copied at)
Provenance	Modena Cathedral , Modena, Italy
Contents	Contains 24 compositions, 13 from 3 composers, 11 are anonymous.

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

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Number of voices	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1–4	Missa O genitrix gloriosa: Credo	4	-	Richafort, Jean (ca. 1480–ca. 1550)
Missa O genitrix gloriosa: Credo Richafort, Jean (ca. 1480–ca. 1550) Appears on: 1–4 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 4 General Note incomplete: begins with 'Et resurrexit' (recto only, so 2 of 4 voices - one of which is 'tacet')
4v–7	Missa O genitrix gloriosa: Sanctus	4	-	Richafort, Jean (ca. 1480–ca. 1550)
Missa O genitrix gloriosa: Sanctus Richafort, Jean (ca. 1480–ca. 1550) Appears on: 4v–7 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Number of voices: 4
7v–8v	Missa O genitrix gloriosa: Agnus Dei	4	-	Richafort, Jean (ca. 1480–ca. 1550)
Missa O genitrix gloriosa: Agnus Dei Richafort, Jean (ca. 1480–ca. 1550) Appears on: 7v–8v Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 4 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	4	-	Anonymous
Domine ad adiuvandum Anonymous Appears on: 8v–9 Genres: Psalm Number of voices: 4
9v–11	Dixit Dominus Domino meo	4	Jachet	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Dixit Dominus Domino meo Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) Appears on: 9v–11 Genres: Psalm Source Attribution: Jachet Number of voices: 4
10v–13	Confitebor tibi Domine	4	-	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Confitebor tibi Domine Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) Appears on: 10v–13 Genres: Psalm Number of voices: 4
12v–14	Beatus vir qui timet	4	-	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Beatus vir qui timet Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) Appears on: 12v–14 Genres: Psalm Number of voices: 4
14v–16	Laudate pueri Dominum	4	-	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Laudate pueri Dominum Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) Appears on: 14v–16 Genres: Psalm Number of voices: 4
15v–16	Laudate Dominum omnes gentes	4	-	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Laudate Dominum omnes gentes Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) Appears on: 15v–16 Genres: Psalm Number of voices: 4
15v–20	In exitu Israel	4	-	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
In exitu Israel Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) Appears on: 15v–20 Genres: Psalm Number of voices: 4
20v–22	Laetatus sum	4	-	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Laetatus sum Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) Appears on: 20v–22 Genres: Psalm Number of voices: 4
22v–23	Miserere mei Domine	4	-	Anonymous
Miserere mei Domine Anonymous Appears on: 22v–23 Genres: Psalm Number of voices: 4
23v–25	Requiem - i. Requiem aeternam	5	-	Anonymous
Requiem - i. Requiem aeternam Anonymous Appears on: 23v–25 Genres: Introit, Requiem Number of voices: 5
24v–26	Requiem - ii. Kyrie	5	-	Anonymous
Requiem - ii. Kyrie Anonymous Appears on: 24v–26 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Requiem Number of voices: 5
26v–28	Requiem - iii. Si ambulem	5	-	Anonymous
Requiem - iii. Si ambulem Anonymous Appears on: 26v–28 Genres: Requiem, Tract Number of voices: 5
28v–31	Requiem - iv. Domine Jesu Christe	5	-	Anonymous
Requiem - iv. Domine Jesu Christe Anonymous Appears on: 28v–31 Genres: Offertory, Requiem Number of voices: 5
31v–33	Requiem - v. Sanctus	4	-	Anonymous
Requiem - v. Sanctus Anonymous Appears on: 31v–33 Genres: Requiem, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Number of voices: 4
33v–34	Requiem - vi. Agnus Dei	5	-	Anonymous
Requiem - vi. Agnus Dei Anonymous Appears on: 33v–34 Genres: Agnus Dei, Requiem Number of voices: 5
33v–34	Requiem - vii. Lux aeterna	4	-	Anonymous
Requiem - vii. Lux aeterna Anonymous Appears on: 33v–34 Genres: Communion, Requiem Number of voices: 4
34v–37	Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie	6	Jo. Prenestino	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 34v–37 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Jo. Prenestino Number of voices: 6
37v–41	Missa Papae Marcelli: Gloria	6	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Papae Marcelli: Gloria Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 37v–41 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 6
41v–46	Missa Papae Marcelli: Credo	6	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Papae Marcelli: Credo Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 41v–46 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 6
46v–49	Missa Papae Marcelli: Sanctus & Benedictus	6	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Papae Marcelli: Sanctus & Benedictus Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 46v–49 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Number of voices: 6
49v–51	Missa Papae Marcelli: Agnus Dei	6	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Missa Papae Marcelli: Agnus Dei Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 49v–51 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 6
51v	[blank staves]	-	-	-
[blank staves] Appears on: 51v

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	Domine ad adiuvandum – 8v–9 Miserere mei Domine – 22v–23 Requiem - i. Requiem aeternam – 23v–25 Requiem - ii. Kyrie – 24v–26 Requiem - iii. Si ambulem – 26v–28 Requiem - iv. Domine Jesu Christe – 28v–31 Requiem - v. Sanctus – 31v–33 Requiem - vi. Agnus Dei – 33v–34 Requiem - vii. Lux aeterna – 33v–34 [No description] – 51v
Mantua, Jacquet de (1483-1559)	Beatus vir qui timet – 12v–14 Confitebor tibi Domine – 10v–13 Dixit Dominus Domino meo – 9v–11 In exitu Israel – 15v–20 Laetatus sum – 20v–22 Laudate Dominum omnes gentes – 15v–16 Laudate pueri Dominum – 14v–16
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525-1594)	Missa Papae Marcelli: Agnus Dei – 49v–51 Missa Papae Marcelli: Credo – 41v–46 Missa Papae Marcelli: Gloria – 37v–41 Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie – 34v–37 Missa Papae Marcelli: Sanctus & Benedictus – 46v–49
Richafort, Jean (ca. 1480-ca. 1550)	Missa O genitrix gloriosa: Agnus Dei – 7v–8v Missa O genitrix gloriosa: Credo – 1–4 Missa O genitrix gloriosa: Sanctus – 4v–7

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Beatus vir qui timet	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)	12v–14
Confitebor tibi Domine	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)	10v–13
Dixit Dominus Domino meo	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)	9v–11
Domine ad adiuvandum	Anonymous	8v–9
In exitu Israel	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)	15v–20
Laetatus sum	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)	20v–22
Laudate Dominum omnes gentes	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)	15v–16
Laudate pueri Dominum	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)	14v–16
Miserere mei Domine	Anonymous	22v–23
Missa O genitrix gloriosa: Agnus Dei	Richafort, Jean (ca. 1480–ca. 1550)	7v–8v
Missa O genitrix gloriosa: Credo	Richafort, Jean (ca. 1480–ca. 1550)	1–4
Missa O genitrix gloriosa: Sanctus	Richafort, Jean (ca. 1480–ca. 1550)	4v–7
Missa Papae Marcelli: Agnus Dei	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	49v–51
Missa Papae Marcelli: Credo	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	41v–46
Missa Papae Marcelli: Gloria	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	37v–41
Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	34v–37
Missa Papae Marcelli: Sanctus & Benedictus	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	46v–49
Requiem - i. Requiem aeternam	Anonymous	23v–25
Requiem - ii. Kyrie	Anonymous	24v–26
Requiem - iii. Si ambulem	Anonymous	26v–28
Requiem - iv. Domine Jesu Christe	Anonymous	28v–31
Requiem - v. Sanctus	Anonymous	31v–33
Requiem - vi. Agnus Dei	Anonymous	33v–34
Requiem - vii. Lux aeterna	Anonymous	33v–34

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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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Edward Tambling

Friday, 7 November, 2025

Identified the mass settings at start of MS (fols. 1-8v) as being from the 'Missa O genitrix gloriosa' by Jean Richafort, pointing out that a fragment of the Agnus Dei II from the same mass is found at the start of I-MOd MS Mus. X.

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Physical Description 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

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)

General Description

Physical Description

Notation

Foliation

Decoration

Surface

Census Catalogue of Music Description

General Note

General Note

Edward Tambling

Friday, 7 November, 2025

DIAMM, 2016

Monday, 23 January, 2017

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

Monday, 23 January, 2017