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.
| Archive | Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany (D-Mbs) |
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| Shelfmark | Mus. MS 1503a [Discantus] |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 147-73 x 198-240 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 14 compositions, 10 from 7 composers, 4 are anonymous. |
General Description
Extent
i + 12 + i leaves.
Binding
Modern covers of grey-blue paper.
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
Foliation
New pencil foliation in each book.
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.
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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Mus. MS 1503a
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: 58-60.
Adams, Courtney S. 1977. Some Aspects of the Chanson for Three Voices during the Sixteenth Century. Acta Musicologica, 49: 227ff. Pages: 245.
Adams, Courtney S. 1974. The Three-Part Chanson during the Sixteenth Century: Changes in Its Style and Importance. University of Pennsylvania, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 180,379,425.
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.
Whisler, Bruce Allen. 1974. Munich, Mus. Ms. 1516: A Critical Edition. University of Rochester, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I,280,323.
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