Copied by Johannes Pollet, who also wrote part of MunBS 46 and several other manuscripts. Latin secular piece 'Mirabar solito' (text by Nicolaus de Stoop) pays homage to Albrecht; 'Labore primus Hercules' honors Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1508-59); 'O qui populus suscipis' addressed to Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este (1509-72). Copied in Munich. Commissioned by Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria (1528-79) (inscription on p. 6). Ducal court library formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
| Archive | Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany (D-Mbs) |
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| Shelfmark | Mus. MS B |
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| Surface | Mixed Paper and Parchment |
| Numbering System | Mixed Foliation and Pagination |
| Measurements | 610 x 435 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 38 compositions from 1 composer. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of red gold-stamped leather over wooden boards, with corners, clasps, coat of arms of Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria, and initials 'A H' [= Albrecht Herzog] in gilded brass. Binding by Kaspar Ritter; metal ornaments by Ulrich Schniep. Restored in 1963.
Notation
black void mensural
Foliation
Original foliation in gold, 1-149, begins on recto of fifth original folio ('105' applied to two consecutive folios); original ink pagination, 1-304, begins on verso of first original folio, omits verso of last original folio and opening comprising ff. 54'-55 (latter two pages now glued together). Some original page numbers partially obliterated by trimming, restored in pencil by modern hand.
Decoration
Initials and borders elaborately decorated with miniatures by Hans Mielich (1516-73), court painter for Duke Albrecht V. Bavarian coat of arms on p. 2; full-page portraits of Albrecht and his wife, Anna of Austria, on pp. 3-4; Austrian coat of arms on p. 5; self-portrait of Mielich on f. 148'; full-page portrait of Cipriano de Rore on f. 149.
Index
Original index on verso of first original folio (= p. 1) groups pieces by number of voices (with several errors), with subgrouping by order of appearance.
Surface
ii paper + iv parchment + 150 parchment + ii paper
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20 motets, 6 Latin secular pieces = 26
Rore-25, Rore/(P. Animuccia)-1
ii paper + iv parchment + 150 parchment + ii paper folios, 610 x 435. Original foliation in gold, 1-149, begins on recto of fifth original folio ("105" applied to two consecutive folios); original ink pagination, 1-304, begins on verso of first original folio, omits verso of last original folio and opening comprising ff. 54'-55 (latter two pages now glued together). Some original page numbers partially obliterated by trimming, restored in pencil by modern hand. Original covers (restored in 1963) of red gold-stamped leather over wooden boards, with corners, clasps, coat of arms of Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria, and initials "A H" [= Albrecht Herzog] in gilded brass. Binding by Kaspar Ritter; metal ornaments by Ulrich Schniep. Original index on verso of first original folio (= p. 1) groups pieces by number of voices (with several errors), with subgrouping by order of appearance. Copied by Johannes Pollet, who also wrote part of MunBS 46 and several other manuscripts not within scope of this catalogue. Initials and borders elaborately decorated with miniatures by Hans Mielich (1516-73), court painter for Duke Albrecht V. Bavarian coat of arms on p. 2; full-page portraits of Albrecht and his wife, Anna of Austria, on pp. 3-4; Austrian coat of arms on p. 5; self-portrait of Mielich on f. 148'; full-page portrait of Cipriano de Rore on f. 149. Latin secular piece "Mirabar solito" (text by Nicolaus de Stoop) pays homage to Albrecht; "Labore primus Hercules" honors Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1508-59); "O qui populus suscipis" addressed to Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este (1509-72).
Musica MS B consists of two separate manuscripts, formerly designated as "Cim. 52" and "Cim. 209." Only Cim. 52, described here, contains music. Cim. 209 is a description of Cim. 52, with index and commentary, prepared in 1564 by the humanist Samuel Quickelberg (1529-67).
1557-9. Copied in Munich. Commissioned by Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria (1528-79) (inscription on p. 6). Ducal court library formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
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Lewis, Mary Stuart. 1979. Antonio Gardane and His Publications of Sacred Music, 1538-55. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 476-7, 803. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Owens, Jessie Ann. 1979. An Illuminated Manuscript of Motets by Cipriano de Rore (München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Mus. Ms. B). Princeton University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I-II. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; transcription (partial); facsimile (partial); texts (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Mischiati, Oscar. 1975. Un' Antologia Manoscritta in Partitura del Secolo XVI: II Ms. Bourdeney della Bibliothèque Nationale di Parigi. Revista Italiana di Musicologia, 10: 265-328. Pages: 321. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Nugent, George Edward. 1973. The Jacquet Motets and Their Authors. Princeton University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 135, 146, 382. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Vander Straeten, Edmond. 1969. La Musique aux Pays-Bas Avant le XIX' Siècle. Brussels, 1867-88. Reprinted New York. Pages: VI, 172-3. Notes: mention of MS; facsimile (partial).
Wangermée, Robert. 1968. Flemish Music and Society in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries. New York. Pages: 241, 319. Notes: physical description (partial); facsimile (partial).
Gottwald, Clytus. 1964. Codices Musici (Cod. Mus. Fol. I 1-71). . Die Handschriften der Württembergischen Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, vol. Reihe I, Band 1. Wiesbaden. Pages: 27. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Meier, Bernhard (editor). 1959-. Cipriani Rore: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 14. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: VI, ix-ff, 1-105. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial); transcription (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Reese, Gustave. 1959. Music in the Renaissance. New York. Pages: 376. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial).
Westrup, Jack A (editor). 1954-. New Oxford History of Music. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: IV, 287, 291-2. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial).
Johnson, Alvin Harold. 1954. The Liturgical Music of Cipriano de Rore. Yale University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 249, 284-300, 332ff. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); discussion.
Osthoff, Helmuth. 1954. Vergils Aeneis in der Musik von Josquin des Prez bis Orlando di Lasso. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 11: 85-102. Pages: 97-8. Notes: contents list (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: XI, Tafel 47-8. Notes: facsimile (partial).
Einstein, Alfred. 1949. The Italian Madrigal. 3 vols. Princeton. Pages: I, opp. 383 385-6; II, opp. 500. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); facsimile (partial).
Smijers, Albert. 1947. Algemeene Muziekgeschiedenis: Geïllustreerd Overzicht der Europeesche Muziek van de Oudheid tot Heden. Utrecht. Pages: Afb. 40, opp. 160. Notes: facsimile (partial).
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1929-. Das Chorwerk. Berlin/Wolfenbüttel. Pages: LIV, iv-v, 17-31. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Wolf, Johannes. 1913-9; Reprinted: Hildesheim, 1963. Handbuch der Notationskunde. Leipzig. Pages: I, 456. Notes: mention of MS.
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