A Discantus partbook from a set of six volumes. Each partbook is a modern compilation (by J. J. Maier) of originally separate items, of varying sizes. Copied by eight scribes—I: #1, #7-14 (also wrote parts of MunBS 1503b and #1 of ParisBNC 1591); II: #2 and #17 (also wrote #3 of ParisBNC 1591); III: #3; IV: #4; V: #5 (also wrote #7 of MunBS 1503b); VI: #6; VII: #15 (also wrote #12 of ParisBNC 1591); VIII: #16 (also wrote #11 and #13 of ParisBNC 1591) (Rifkin). Most items probably copied in Augsburg; several items probably of Netherlandish origin; two or three items possibly copied in Italy. Owned by Johann Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) of Augsburg. Herwart collection purchased by Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria, in 1585; placed in court library at Munich, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
D-Mbs Mus. MS 274a [Discantus]
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany
partbook: Mid-16th century
| Archive | Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany (D-Mbs) |
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| Shelfmark | Mus. MS 274a [Discantus] |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Format | a few folios are oblong |
| Measurements | 268-321 x 205-17 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 26 compositions, 17 from 9 composers, 9 are anonymous. |
General Description
Extent
i + 15/15 + i folios (modern folios are title pages, interleaved alternately with original folios)
Binding
Book bound in modern covers of grey-blue paper over cardboard.
Watermark
Main watermark resembles Briquet #1241; other watermarks include Briquet #5079, #7086, #9866, and #9898 (some watermarks also appear in MunBS 1503a and MunBS 1503b)
Foliation
New pencil foliation in each book
Decoration
Plain initials.
Index
No index. Modern numbering of pieces, 1-17.
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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13 motets, 1 French secular piece, 1 Latin secular piece, 2 textless pieces = 17
L. Barré-1, Conseil [Consilium]-1, (Crecquillon)-1, Gombert-2, Lupi/(Gombert)-1, (Mouton/Willaert)-1, (Rore)-1, Tudual [Tugdual]-1, Villiers-1, (Willaert)-1, anon-6
6 paper partbooks (D-i + 15/15 [see below] + i folios, ATB-15 folios each, Q-10, S-1 + 1), 268-321 x 205-17 (a few folios oblong). Modern compilation (by J. J. Maier) of originally separate items, of varying sizes. New pencil foliation in each book; modern numbering of pieces, 1-17. D book bound in modern covers of gray-blue paper over cardboard; other books have modern wrappers of gray-blue paper. Modern folios in D book are title pages, interleaved alternately with original folios. Copied by eight scribes—I: #1, #7-14 (also wrote parts of MunBS 1503b and #1 of ParisBNC 1591); II: #2 and #17 (also wrote #3 of ParisBNC 1591); III: #3; IV: #4; V: #5 (also wrote #7 of MunBS 1503b); VI: #6; VII: #15 (also wrote #12 of ParisBNC 1591); VIII: #16 (also wrote #11 and #13 of ParisBNC 1591) (Rifkin). Plain initials. Main watermark resembles Briquet #1241; other watermarks include Briquet #5079, #7086, #9866, and #9898 (some watermarks also appear in MunBS 1503a and MunBS 1503b).
Mid 16th century. Most items probably copied in Augsburg; several items probably of Netherlandish origin; two or three items possibly copied in Italy. Owned by Johann Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) of Augsburg. Herwart collection purchased by Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria, in 1585; placed in court library at Munich, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
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Sets
Mus. MS 274a
Partbooks · 6 sources
‡ denotes primary source study
Göllner, Marie Louise. 1979. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek: Katalog der Musikhandschriften. 2: Tabulaturen und Stimmbücher bis zur Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts. Kataloge Bayerischer Musiksammlungen, vol. 5/2. Munich. Pages: 49-51.
Lewis, Mary Stuart. 1979. Antonio Gardane and His Publications of Sacred Music, 1538-55. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 412,445,514,803.
Walter, George R. 1975. The Five-Voice Motets of Thomas Crecquillon. University of West Virginia, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I,267,352 [incorrectly referred to as MS 174a].
Diehl, George Karl. 1974. The Partbooks of a Renaissance Merchant. Cambrai: Bibliothèque municipale, MSS 125-128. University of Pennsylvania, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 720.
Blackburn, Bonnie J. 1970. The Lupus Problem. University of Chicago, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 380.
Bruning, Elisens (editor). 1959-. Monumenta Musica Neerlandica. Amsterdam. Pages: IX/2,ixI,229.
Johnson, Alvin Harold. 1954. The Liturgical Music of Cipriano de Rore. Yale University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 339.
Schmidt-Görg, Joseph (editor). 1951-75. Nicolai Gombert: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 6. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: X,61-6.
Schmidt-Görg, Joseph. 1938. Nicolas Gombert, Kapellmeister Kaiser Karls V.: Leben und Werk. Bonn. Pages: 364.
Maier, Jul Jos. 1879. Die Musikalischen Handschriften der K. Hof-und Staatsbibliothek in Muenchen. Munich. Pages: 85-6.
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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