D-Mbs Mus. MS 59

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1556-63

Archive Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany (D-Mbs)
Shelfmark Mus. MS 59
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Surface Mixed Paper and Parchment
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 585 x 382 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: MunBS 59
  • olim (Former shelfmark): MaiM 52
Notations
  • black void mensural
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Provenance
  • Bavaria, Germany
Contents Contains 11 compositions from 5 composers.
General Description

Copied by Johann Wircker (inscription on f. 2). Probably copied in Borna or Wittenberg (HoffFM); sent to Augsburg by Johann Wircker (dedication to Augsburg city council on f. 1). Bookplate of Augsburg Stadtbibliothek inside front cover. Later transferred to Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Munich.

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Physical Description

Eight original folios now missing between new ff. 13/14; four folios missing between new ff. 37/38.

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Binding

Modern covers of brown paper over cardboard, with leather spine; two leather thongs

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Notation

black void mensural

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Date

Ca. 1556-63 (HoffFM).

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Ruling

Staff height 29

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Foliation

Modern ink foliation, 1-39, by J. J. Maier (many folios lack numbers, but all included in enumeration except one folio following f. 4)

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Decoration

No initials or decoration

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Surface

i paper + 40 parchment + i paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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1 Mass (incomplete), 5 motets (1 incomplete) = 6

Clemens non Papa-2, Crecquillon-2, (Finck)-1, Verdelot/(Josquin)-1

i paper + 40 parchment + i paper folios, 585 x 382. Eight original folios now missing between new ff. 13/14; four folios missing between new ff. 37/38. Modern ink foliation, 1-39, by J. J. Maier (many folios lack numbers, but all included in enumeration except one folio following f. 4). Modern covers of brown paper over cardboard, with leather spine; two leather thongs. No index. Copied by Johann Wircker (inscription on f. 2); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Staff height 29. No initials or decoration.

Ca. 1556-63 (HoffFM). Probably copied in Borna or Wittenberg (HoffFM); sent to Augsburg by Johann Wircker (dedication to Augsburg city council on f. 1). Bookplate of Augsburg Stadtbibliothek inside front cover. Later transferred to Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Munich.

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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Hoffmann-Erbrecht, Lothar. 1979. Heinrich Fincks Fünfstimmige Missa super Ave Praeclara-Eine Wichtige Neuentdeckung. Renaissance-Studien: Helmuth Osthoff zum 80. Geburtstag, Frankfurter Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft, vol. 11. 73-90. Tutzing. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Beebe, Ellen Scott. 1976. Mode, Structure, and Text Expression in the Motets of Jacobus Clemens non Papa: A Study of Style in Sacred Music. Yale University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 20 [referred to as MS 4/59]. Notes: contents list (partial).

Walter, George R. 1975. The Five-Voice Motets of Thomas Crecquillon. University of West Virginia, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 267, 351-2. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); texts (partial).

Steude, Wolfram. 1972. Untersuchungen zu Herkunft, Verbreitung und spezifischem Inhalt mitteldeutscher Musikhandschriften des 16. Jahrhunderts. University of Rostock, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 96. Notes: mention of MS.

Böker-Heil, Norbert. 1967. Die Motetten von Philippe Verdelot.  Frankfurt am Main. Pages: 310-2. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).

Bragard, Anne-Marie. 1964. Etude bio-bibliographique sur Philippe Verdelot, musicien français de la Renaissance.  russels. Pages: 53. 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: 109, 114 [referred to as MS 4/59 and as MS 5/59]. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (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: IX, v; XXI, xiv, 189-92 [once referred to as MS 4/59]. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Maier, Jul Jos. 1879. Die Musikalischen Handschriften der K. Hof-und Staatsbibliothek in Muenchen.  Munich. Pages: 30-l. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).

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