D-Mbs Mus. MS 40

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1557-60

Archive Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany (D-Mbs)
Shelfmark Mus. MS 40
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 500 x 370 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: MunBS 40
  • olim (Former shelfmark): H.C. 57; MaiM 26
Notations
  • black void mensural
Copyists
Relationships
External Authorities
Provenance
Contents Contains 5 compositions from 4 composers.
General Description

Copied by Franz Flori, who also wrote MunBS 51. Copied in Munich, for use by the court chapel of Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria (1528-79). Kept in Hofkapelle library until end of 18th century, then transferred to ducal court library, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.

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Binding

Original covers of discoloured white leather over boards, stamped with ornamental designs.

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Watermark

Coat of arms of city of Kaufbeuren (generally resembles Briquet #1008ff)

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Notation

black void mensural

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Date

Ca. 1557-60 (BenteNW).

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Ruling

Staff height 27.5

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Foliation

Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces, 1-5

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Foliation

Modern pencil foliation, 1-231, by J. J. Maier (many folios lack numbers, but all included in enumeration).

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Decoration

Some inked calligraphic initials

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Index

Original index pasted inside front cover.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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5 Masses

Canis-1, Clemens non Papa-2, Crecquillon-1, L. Episcopius-1

231 paper folios, 500 x 370. Modern pencil foliation, 1-231, by J. J. Maier (many folios lack numbers, but all included in enumeration). Original numbering of pieces, 1-5. Original covers of discolored white leather over boards, stamped with ornamental designs. Original index pasted inside front cover. Copied by Franz Flori, who also wrote MunBS 51 and several other manuscripts not within scope of this catalogue. Staff height 27.5. Some inked calligraphic initials. Watermark is coat of arms of city of Kaufbeuren (generally resembles Briquet #1008ff).

Ca. 1557-60 (BenteNW). Copied in Munich, for use by the court chapel of Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria (1528-79). Kept in Hofkapelle library until end of 18th century, then transferred to ducal court library, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.

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)
1v–22 Missa Si mon service a merite 4 -
Episcopus, Lodovicus (ca. 1520–1595)

Missa Si mon service a merite

Episcopus, Lodovicus (ca. 1520–1595)
Appears on: 1v–22
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Number of voices: 4
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Missa. Si mon service a merite
23v–62 Missa Misericorde au povre 4 -
Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556)

Missa Misericorde au povre

Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556)
Appears on: 23v–62
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Number of voices: 4
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Missa. Misericorde. Clemens Non papa.
General Note

Clemens non Papa GA I/1 (CMM 4/I/1)
63v–117 Missa Se dire je losoie 5 -
Crecquillon, Thomas (ca. 1505–ca. 1557)

Missa Se dire je losoie

Crecquillon, Thomas (ca. 1505–ca. 1557)
Appears on: 63v–117
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Number of voices: 5
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Missa. Se dire ie losoie
General Note

Crecquillon GA III (CMM 63/III), p. 61
118–169 Missa Ecce quam bonum 5 -
Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556)

Missa Ecce quam bonum

Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556)
Appears on: 118–169
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Number of voices: 5
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Missa. Ecce quam bonum. Clemens Non papa
General Note

Clemens non Papa GA I/4 (CMM 4/I/4)
170v–231 Salve celeberrima 6 -
Canis, Cornelius

Salve celeberrima

Canis, Cornelius
Appears on: 170v–231
Genres: Motet
Number of voices: 6
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Salve celeberrima
Composer Compositions
Canis, Cornelius
Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510-ca. 1556)
Crecquillon, Thomas (ca. 1505-ca. 1557)
Episcopus, Lodovicus (ca. 1520-1595)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Missa Ecce quam bonum
Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556)
118–169
Missa Misericorde au povre
Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556)
23v–62
Missa Se dire je losoie
Crecquillon, Thomas (ca. 1505–ca. 1557)
63v–117
Missa Si mon service a merite
Episcopus, Lodovicus (ca. 1520–1595)
1v–22
Salve celeberrima
Canis, Cornelius
170v–231

‡ denotes primary source study

Orf, Wolfgang. 1977. Die Musikhandschriften Thomaskirche Mss. 49/50 und 51 in der Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig. Quellenkataloge zur Musikgeschichte, vol. 13.  Wilhelmshaven. Pages: 59. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Hudson, Barton (editor). 1974. Thomas Crecquillon: Collected Works. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 63.  Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: III, x, 61-89. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Bente, Martin. 1968. Neue Wege der Quellenkritik und die Biographie Ludwig Senfls.  Wiesbaden. Pages: 25ff, 39. Notes: physical description (partial).

Wells, William Baird. 1968. The Sacred Music of Cornelius Canis, Flemish Composer, 1510/20-1561. Stanford University, Unpublished D.M.A. thesis. Pages: I, 117. Notes: contents list (partial).

Gottwald, Clytus. 1964. Codices Musici (Cod. Mus. Fol. I 1-71). . Die Handschriften der Württembergischen Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, vol. Reihe I, Band 1.  Wiesbaden. Pages: 68. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Kempers, Karel Philippus Bernet. 1964. Bibliography of the Sacred Works of Jacobus Clemens non Papa. Musica Disciplina, 18: 85-150. Pages: 94-5. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Westrup, Jack A (editor). 1954-. New Oxford History of Music.  London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: IV, 223. Notes: transcription (partial).

Kempers, Karel Philippus Bernet, and Chris J. Maas (editors). 1951-76. Jacobus Clemens non Papa: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 4.  Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I/1, iii; I/4, i. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Maier, Jul Jos. 1879. Die Musikalischen Handschriften der K. Hof-und Staatsbibliothek in Muenchen.  Munich. Pages: 14. Notes: physical description; contents list.

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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