D-Mbs Mus. MS 1503a [Discantus]

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany

partbook: c. 1535-70

Archive	Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany (D-Mbs)
Shelfmark	Mus. MS 1503a [Discantus]
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source. Please refer to the external links for image availability.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	147-73 x 198-240 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: MunBS 1503a olim (Former shelfmark): MaiM 206
Notations	black void mensural
Relationships	Schatzkammer - ducal court library (owner) Wilhelm V (1548–1626) (owner) Herwart, Johann Heinrich (1520–1583) (owner)
External Links	images
External Authorities	RISM Online (sources/456054743)
Provenance	Flanders?
Contents	Contains 14 compositions, 10 from 7 composers, 4 are anonymous.

General Description

A Discantus partbook from a set of six volumes. Each volume is a modern compilation (by J. J. Maier) of originally separate items, of varying sizes. Some items probably copied in Augsburg; others probably of French or Netherlandish origin. 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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Extent

i + 12 + i leaves.

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Binding

Modern covers of grey-blue paper.

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Watermark

Watermarks: (1) crossbow in circle surmounted by fleur-de-lis (resembles Briquet #760-2); (2) crown (resembles Briquet #4890-4934); (3) pot with flowers; (4) Gothic letter "P" (probably Briquet #8827); (5) coat of arms of city of Augsburg (Briquet #2112); (6) anchor in circle; (7) bird with cross (Briquet #12169). Some watermarks also appear in MunBS 274a and MunBS 1503b

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Foliation

New pencil foliation in each book.

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Index

Modern list of represented composers (by Maier) on f. 1 of D book gives some concordant printed sources for several pieces.

Modern numbering of pieces, 1-14.

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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14 French secular pieces

Benoist-3, Berchem-2, (Garnier)-1, (Gombert)-1, (T. Janequin)-1, L'Archier-1, (Lassus)-1, (Peletier)-1, anon-3

6 paper partbooks (D-i + 12 + i folios, A-i + 11 + i, T-i + 12 + i, B-i + 12 + i, Q-i + 3 + i, S-i +1+i. 147-73 x 198-240. Modern compilation (by J. J. Maier) of originally separate items, of varying sizes. New pencil foliation in each book; modern numbering of pieces, 1-14. Modern covers of gray-blue paper. Modern list of represented composers (by Maier) on f. 1 of D book gives some concordant printed sources for several pieces.

Copied by 11 scribes-I: #1-3, #12; II: #4; III: #5; IV: #6;V: #7; VI: #8 (also wrote MunBS 1501-Rifkin); VII: #9; VIII: #10; IX: #11; X: #13; XI: #14. No initials or decoration. Watermarks: (1) crossbow in circle surmounted by fleur-de-lis (resembles Briquet #760-2); (2) crown (resembles Briquet #4890-4934); (3) pot with flowers; (4) Gothic letter "P" (probably Briquet #8827); (5) coat of arms of city of Augsburg (Briquet #2112); (6) anchor in circle; (7) bird with cross (Briquet #12169). Some watermarks also appear in MunBS 274a and MunBS 1503b.

Ca. 1535-70. Some items probably copied in Augsburg; others probably of French or Netherlandish origin. 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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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Number of voices	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1	Je suis bien seur	4	N Benoist	Benoist, Nicolaus (fl. 1538–40)
Je suis bien seur Benoist, Nicolaus (fl. 1538–40) Appears on: 1 Genres: Chanson Source Attribution: N Benoist Number of voices: 4
2	Je suis tant sien	4	N Benoist	Benoist, Nicolaus (fl. 1538–40)
Je suis tant sien Benoist, Nicolaus (fl. 1538–40) Appears on: 2 Genres: Chanson Source Attribution: N Benoist Number of voices: 4
2v	Loil amant nay plutz = Loyal amant naye plus de soucy	4	N Benoist	Benoist, Nicolaus (fl. 1538–40)
Loil amant nay plutz = Loyal amant naye plus de soucy Benoist, Nicolaus (fl. 1538–40) Appears on: 2v Genres: Chanson Source Attribution: N Benoist Number of voices: 4
3–3v	Du bon du coeur ma chère dame	3	-	Anonymous
Du bon du coeur ma chère dame Anonymous Appears on: 3–3v Genres: Chanson Number of voices: 3
4	Encor ung coup adieu	4	-	Anonymous
Encor ung coup adieu Anonymous Appears on: 4 Genres: Chanson Number of voices: 4
5	La bragiera	4	-	Anonymous
La bragiera Anonymous Appears on: 5 Genres: Chanson Number of voices: 4
6–6v	Alix avoit aux dens la male rage	4	-	Peletier
Alix avoit aux dens la male rage Peletier Appears on: 6–6v Genres: Chanson Number of voices: 4
7	Quand mon mari vient de dehors ma rente	4	-	Lassus, Orlande de (ca. 1532–1594)
Quand mon mari vient de dehors ma rente Lassus, Orlande de (ca. 1532–1594) Appears on: 7 Genres: Chanson Number of voices: 4
8	Resveilles moy mon bel amy	4	-	Garnier
Resveilles moy mon bel amy Garnier Appears on: 8 Genres: Chanson Number of voices: 4
9–9v	D'amour me plains et non de vous m'amie	6	Larchier	Larchier, Jean
D'amour me plains et non de vous m'amie Larchier, Jean Appears on: 9–9v Genres: Chanson Source Attribution: Larchier Number of voices: 6
10	Reconfortes lamoureux cuer	4	-	Anonymous
Reconfortes lamoureux cuer Anonymous Appears on: 10 Genres: Chanson Number of voices: 4
11	O malheureuse journée	5	-	Gombert, Nicolas (ca. 1495–ca. 1560)
O malheureuse journée Gombert, Nicolas (ca. 1495–ca. 1560) Appears on: 11 Number of voices: 5
12	Veu le grief mal que longuement jendure	5	Jaquet Berchem	Berchem, Jacques (ca. 1505–1567)
Veu le grief mal que longuement jendure Berchem, Jacques (ca. 1505–1567) Appears on: 12 Genres: Chanson Source Attribution: Jaquet Berchem Number of voices: 5
12v	Ung moins aimant aura peult estre mieulx	5	Ja Berquem	Berchem, Jacques (ca. 1505–1567)
Ung moins aimant aura peult estre mieulx Berchem, Jacques (ca. 1505–1567) Appears on: 12v Genres: Chanson Source Attribution: Ja Berquem Number of voices: 5

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	Du bon du coeur ma chère dame – 3–3v Encor ung coup adieu – 4 La bragiera – 5 Reconfortes lamoureux cuer – 10
Benoist, Nicolaus (1538–40)	Je suis bien seur – 1 Je suis tant sien – 2 Loil amant nay plutz = Loyal amant naye plus de soucy – 2v
Berchem, Jacques (ca. 1505-1567)	Ung moins aimant aura peult estre mieulx – 12v Veu le grief mal que longuement jendure – 12
Garnier	Resveilles moy mon bel amy – 8
Gombert, Nicolas (ca. 1495-ca. 1560)	O malheureuse journée – 11
Larchier, Jean	D'amour me plains et non de vous m'amie – 9–9v
Lassus, Orlande de (ca. 1532-1594)	Quand mon mari vient de dehors ma rente – 7
Peletier	Alix avoit aux dens la male rage – 6–6v

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Alix avoit aux dens la male rage	Peletier	6–6v
D'amour me plains et non de vous m'amie	Larchier, Jean	9–9v
Du bon du coeur ma chère dame	Anonymous	3–3v
Encor ung coup adieu	Anonymous	4
Je suis bien seur	Benoist, Nicolaus (fl. 1538–40)	1
Je suis tant sien	Benoist, Nicolaus (fl. 1538–40)	2
La bragiera	Anonymous	5
Loil amant nay plutz = Loyal amant naye plus de soucy	Benoist, Nicolaus (fl. 1538–40)	2v
O malheureuse journée	Gombert, Nicolas (ca. 1495–ca. 1560)	11
Quand mon mari vient de dehors ma rente	Lassus, Orlande de (ca. 1532–1594)	7
Reconfortes lamoureux cuer	Anonymous	10
Resveilles moy mon bel amy	Garnier	8
Ung moins aimant aura peult estre mieulx	Berchem, Jacques (ca. 1505–1567)	12v
Veu le grief mal que longuement jendure	Berchem, Jacques (ca. 1505–1567)	12

Set: Mus. MS 1503a

Type: Partbooks

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Adams, Courtney S. 1977. Some Aspects of the Chanson for Three Voices during the Sixteenth Century. Acta Musicologica, 49: 227ff. Pages: 245.

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Dobbins, Frank. 1974. Jacques Moderne's 'Parangon des Chansons': A Bibliography of Music and Poetry at Lyon 1538-1543. Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle, 12: 1-90. Pages: 44.

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Hall, Dale Emerson. 1973. The Italian Secular Vocal Works of Jacquet Berchem. Ohio State University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 344.

Boetticher, Wolfgang. 1958. Orlando di Lasso und seine Zeit. 1532-1594. Repertoire-Untersuchungen zur Musik der Spätrenaissance, vol. I. Kassel and Basel. Pages: 831.

Schmidt-Görg, Joseph. 1938. Nicolas Gombert, Kapellmeister Kaiser Karls V.: Leben und Werk. Bonn. Pages: 369.

Wolf, Johannes. 1913-9; Reprinted: Hildesheim, 1963. Handbuch der Notationskunde. Leipzig. Pages: I,456.

Maier, Jul Jos. 1879. Die Musikalischen Handschriften der K. Hof-und Staatsbibliothek in Muenchen. Munich. Pages: 121.

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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