D-Mbs Mus. MS 66

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München (Munich), Germany

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1515

Archive Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München (Munich), Germany (D-Mbs)
Shelfmark Mus. MS 66
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 430 x 300 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: MunBS 66
  • olim (Former shelfmark): H.C. 63; MaiM 11
Notations
  • black void mensural
Copyists
Relationships
External Links
External Authorities
Provenance
  • Bavaria, Germany
Contents 7 pieces from 2 composers
General Description

Possibly copied by Ludwig Senfl (BenteNW). Perhaps copied in Vienna, for use by the imperial court chapel of Maximilian I (1459-1519), or in Munich, for use by the court chapel of Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550). Kept in Munich 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 discolored white leather over boards, stamped with ornamental designs

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Watermark

resembles Briquet #2171.

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Notation

black void mensural

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Date

Ca. 1515 (BenteNW).

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Foliation

Modern pencil foliation, 1-186, by J. J. Maier.

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Foliation

Other numberings: Modern pencil numbering of pieces, 1-7; original ink numbering of Masses, 1-6.

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Decoration

Space left for decorative initials, but initials never added

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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6 Masses, 1 set of textless falsobordone settings = 7

(Mouton)-2, anon-5

186 paper folios, 430 x 300. Modern pencil foliation, 1-186, by J. J. Maier. Modern pencil numbering of pieces, 1-7; original ink numbering of Masses, 1-6. Original covers of discolored white leather over boards, stamped with ornamental designs. No index. Possibly copied by Ludwig Senfl (BenteNW); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Space left for decorative initials, but initials never added. Watermark resembles Briquet #2171.

Ca. 1515 (BenteNW). Perhaps copied in Vienna, for use by the imperial court chapel of Maximilian I (1459-1519), or in Munich, for use by the court chapel of Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550). Kept in Munich 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 Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
2v–3 Responsiones ad missam - Anonymous

Responsiones ad missam

Anonymous
Appears on: 2v–3
Genres: Responsory
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Responsiones ad missam
3v–37 Missa Sexti Toni - Anonymous

Missa Sexti Toni

Anonymous
Appears on: 3v–37
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Missa VI. toni
37v–66 Missa Sancti Dei omnes - Anonymous

Missa Sancti Dei omnes

Anonymous
Appears on: 37v–66
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Missa Sancti dei omnes
67v–96 Missa Allemaigne = Missa Regina mearum = Adieu Solas -
Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)

Missa Allemaigne = Missa Regina mearum = Adieu Solas

Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)
Appears on: 67v–96
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Missa Regina mearum
General Note

CMM 43/III, p. 65
97v–131 Missa Alleluia -
Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)

Missa Alleluia

Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)
Appears on: 97v–131
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Missa Alleluia
General Note

CMM 43/I, p. 1
133v–156 Missa Sancta Trinitas unus - Anonymous

Missa Sancta Trinitas unus

Anonymous
Appears on: 133v–156
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin, Greek
Voice Text: Missa Sancta Trinitas unus
157v–186 Missa Quarti Toni - Anonymous

Missa Quarti Toni

Anonymous
Appears on: 157v–186
Genres: Mass Ordinary
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Missa Quarti Toni
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Missa Alleluia
Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)
97v–131
Missa Allemaigne = Missa Regina mearum = Adieu Solas
Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)
67v–96
Missa Quarti Toni Anonymous 157v–186
Missa Sancta Trinitas unus Anonymous 133v–156
Missa Sancti Dei omnes Anonymous 37v–66
Missa Sexti Toni Anonymous 3v–37
Responsiones ad missam Anonymous 2v–3

‡ denotes primary source study

Bente, Martin. 1968. Neue Wege der Quellenkritik und die Biographie Ludwig Senfls.  Wiesbaden. Pages: 26ff, 41, 49, 147-8, 154, passim. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; mention of MS; discussion.

Minor, Andrew C (editor). 1967-. Joannes Mouton: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae.  Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, iv, 1-36; III, xii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

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: 95. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).

Gottwald, Clytus. 1964. Codices Musici (Cod. Mus. Fol. I 1-71). . Die Handschriften der Württembergischen Landesbibliothek Stuttgart.  Wiesbaden. Pages: 81. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Kast, Paul. 1955. Studien zu den Messen des Jean Mouton. Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität (Frankfurt am Main), Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 56ff, 191, 194. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Maier, Jul Jos. 1879. Die Musikalischen Handschriften der K. Hof-und Staatsbibliothek in Muenchen.  Munich. Pages: 7. Notes: physical description; contents list.

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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