D-Mbs Mus. MS C

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München (Munich), Germany

manuscript of polyphony: First half of 16th century

Archive	Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München (Munich), Germany (D-Mbs)
Shelfmark	Mus. MS C
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source. Please refer to the external links for image availability.
Surface	Parchment
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	540 x 380 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: MunBS C olim (Former shelfmark): Cim. 210; - MaiM 6
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	? Wagenrieder, Lucas Music
Relationships	Schatzkammer - ducal court library (owner) Ottheinrich (1502–1559) (patron) ? Wilhelm IV (1493–1550) (commissioned by)
External Links	images
External Authorities	RISM Online (sources/456050084)
Provenance	München (Munich), Bavaria, Germany
Contents	9 pieces from 8 composers

General Description

The main scribe was probably Lucas Wagenrieder; Lassus and Knöfel pieces are later additions in a different hand. Copied in Munich. Probably commissioned by the Palatine count Ottheinrich (or by Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria), in memory of Ottheinrich's wife Susanna (a sister to Wilhelm), who died in 1543. Manuscript included in 1544 inventory of music used by Ottheinrich's chapel at Neuburg (see HeidU 318). Later taken back to Munich; placed in Schatzkammer of ducal court library, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.

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Binding

Original covers of red velvet discarded after 1572; replaced by present covers of dark brown gold-tooled leather on boards, with Bavarian coat of arms stamped on spine.

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Notation

black void mensural

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Foliation

Modern pencil foliation, 1-208, by J. J. Maier

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Decoration

Miniatures and illuminated borders; painted initials and inked calligraphic initials. Coat of arms of Count Ottheinrich on f. 1, with date 1538 (probably not date of copying—BenteNW). Portrait of Ottheinrich and his wife Susanna on f. 2'. 1543-4, with additions in 1570's (BenteNW).

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Surface

Parchment

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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6 Masses, 1 Requiem Mass, 1 motet (later addition), 1 German sacred piece (later addition) = 9

(Bauldeweyn)-1, Isaac-1, Josquin/(La Rue)-1, Knöfel-1, La Rue-2, Lassus [Orlandus]-1, Pipelare-1, (Vinders)-1

208 parchment folios, 540 x 380. Modern pencil foliation, 1-208, by J. J. Maier. Original covers of red velvet discarded after 1572; replaced by present covers of dark brown gold-tooled leather on boards, with Bavarian coat of arms stamped on spine. No index. The main scribe was probably Lucas Wagenrieder (see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe); Lassus and Knöfel pieces are later additions in a different hand. Miniatures and illuminated borders; painted initials and inked calligraphic initials. Coat of arms of Count Ottheinrich on f. 1, with date 1538 (probably not date of copying—BenteNW). Portrait of Ottheinrich and his wife Susanna on f. 2'. 1543-4, with additions in 1570's (BenteNW). Copied in Munich. Probably commissioned by the Palatine count Ottheinrich (or by Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria), in memory of Ottheinrich's wife Susanna (a sister to Wilhelm), who died in 1543. Manuscript included in 1544 inventory of music used by Ottheinrich's chapel at Neuburg (see HeidU 318). Later taken back to Munich; placed in Schatzkammer of 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–41	Missa Virgo prudentissima (6vv): KGCS	Heinricus Yzac	Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517)
Missa Virgo prudentissima (6vv): KGCS Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517) Appears on: 2v–41 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Gloria (et in terra pax), Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Source Attribution: Heinricus Yzac Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa] Virgo prudentissima
41v–71	Missa Beata Virgine = Missa Coronata 3.3	Josquin de Press/[La Rue]	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Missa Beata Virgine = Missa Coronata 3.3 Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) Appears on: 41v–71 Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Josquin de Press/[La Rue] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa De beata Virgine 3.3
71v–99	Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur a 5	Petrus de La Rue	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)
Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur a 5 Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518) Appears on: 71v–99 Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Petrus de La Rue Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Voice Text: Missa Incessament [mon povre cueur]
100v–122	Missa Fors seulement a 5	Pipelare	Pipelare, Mattheus (ca. 1450–ca. 1515)
Missa Fors seulement a 5 Pipelare, Mattheus (ca. 1450–ca. 1515) Appears on: 100v–122 Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Pipelare Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Voice Text: Missa Forseulement
123v–143	Missa En douleur en tristesse a 5 = Missa in diapason	[Bauldeweyn]	Bauldeweyn, Noel (ca. 1480–1529)
Missa En douleur en tristesse a 5 = Missa in diapason Bauldeweyn, Noel (ca. 1480–1529) Appears on: 123v–143 Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: [Bauldeweyn] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa En douleur en tristesse]
144v–187	Missa Stabat mater (5vv)	[Vinders]	Vinders, Jheronimus (fl. c1525-1526)
Missa Stabat mater (5vv) Vinders, Jheronimus (fl. c1525-1526) Appears on: 144v–187 Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: [Vinders] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa Stabat mater]
187v–188	Erstanden ist der Herre Christ	Johann: Knöfel	Knöfel, Johannes (ca. 1525–1617)
Erstanden ist der Herre Christ Knöfel, Johannes (ca. 1525–1617) Appears on: 187v–188 Genres: Chorale, Motet, Sacred Song Source Attribution: Johann: Knöfel Voice: [no designation] Languages: German Voice Text: Erstanden ist der Herre Christ
188v–206	Missa pro defunctis (Requiem)	Petrus de La Rue	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)
Missa pro defunctis (Requiem) Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518) Appears on: 188v–206 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Requiem Source Attribution: Petrus de La Rue Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa pro Defunctis
206v–208	Da pacem Domine (6vv, LV 63)	Orlandus [de Lassus]	Lassus, Orlande de (ca. 1532–1594)
Da pacem Domine (6vv, LV 63) Lassus, Orlande de (ca. 1532–1594) Appears on: 206v–208 Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Orlandus [de Lassus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Da pacem domine in diebus nostris

Composer	Compositions
Bauldeweyn, Noel (ca. 1480–1529)	Missa En douleur en tristesse a 5 = Missa in diapason – 123v–143
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	Missa Beata Virgine = Missa Coronata 3.3 – 41v–71
Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517)	Missa Virgo prudentissima (6vv): KGCS – 2v–41
Knöfel, Johannes (ca. 1525–1617)	Erstanden ist der Herre Christ – 187v–188
Lassus, Orlande de (ca. 1532–1594)	Da pacem Domine (6vv, LV 63) – 206v–208
Pipelare, Mattheus (ca. 1450–ca. 1515)	Missa Fors seulement a 5 – 100v–122
Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)	Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur a 5 – 71v–99 Missa pro defunctis (Requiem) – 188v–206
Vinders, Jheronimus (fl. c1525-1526)	Missa Stabat mater (5vv) – 144v–187

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Da pacem Domine (6vv, LV 63)	Lassus, Orlande de (ca. 1532–1594)	206v–208
Erstanden ist der Herre Christ	Knöfel, Johannes (ca. 1525–1617)	187v–188
Missa Beata Virgine = Missa Coronata 3.3	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	41v–71
Missa En douleur en tristesse a 5 = Missa in diapason	Bauldeweyn, Noel (ca. 1480–1529)	123v–143
Missa Fors seulement a 5	Pipelare, Mattheus (ca. 1450–ca. 1515)	100v–122
Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur a 5	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)	71v–99
Missa pro defunctis (Requiem)	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)	188v–206
Missa Stabat mater (5vv)	Vinders, Jheronimus (fl. c1525-1526)	144v–187
Missa Virgo prudentissima (6vv): KGCS	Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517)	2v–41

‡ denotes primary source study

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, 4-5. Notes: physical description (partial).

Staehelin, Martin. 1977. Die Messen Heinrich Isaacs. Publikationen der Schweizerischen Musikforschenden Gesellschaft Serie II. Bern and Stuttgart. Pages: I, xxx-xxxi, 27, 76; II, 134. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Curtis, Alan (editor). 1974. Gaspar van Weerbeke, Missa Princesse d'amourettes 4 vx. Exempla Musica Neerlandica. 1964- (VvNM). Amsterdam. Pages: VII, iii-vi. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Bente, Martin. 1968. Neue Wege der Quellenkritik und die Biographie Ludwig Senfls. Wiesbaden. Pages: 198-206, 214-5, 228. Notes: physical description; contents list; facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Bente, Martin. 1966. Senfls Musik im Heidelberger Kapellkatalog. Ein Beitrag zur Repertoire-Überlieferung im 16. Jahrhundert. GMKB, 186-90. Leipzig. Pages: 187-8. Notes: physical description (partial).

Roberts, Kenneth Creighton, Jr. 1965. The Music of Ludwig Senfl: A Critical Appraisal. University of Michigan, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, facing 55. Notes: facsimile (partial).

Boetticher, Wolfgang. 1958. Orlando di Lasso und seine Zeit. 1532-1594. Repertoire-Untersuchungen zur Musik der Spätrenaissance. Kassel and Basel. Pages: 828. Notes: physical description (partial).

Schmitz, Arnold (editor). 1955-. Musikalische Denkmäler. Mainz. Pages: VIII, 144, 160ff. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Riedel, Johannes. 1951. Leisen Formulae: Their Polyphonic Settings in the Renaissance and Reformation. University of Southern California, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 29. Notes: physical description (partial).

Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: IX, Tafel 52. Notes: facsimile (partial).

Geering, Arnold (editor). 1935. Das Erbe Deutscher Musik. Leipzig, Kassel, Wolfenbüttel, and Wiesbaden. Pages: V, vi, xiii. Notes: mention of MS; facsimile (partial).

Smijers, Albert (editor). 1927-56. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Missen. Amsterdam. Pages: XVI, xliv-lx. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).

Wolf, Johannes. 1913-9; Reprinted: Hildesheim, 1963. Handbuch der Notationskunde. Leipzig. Pages: I, 455. Notes: physical description (partial).

Maier, Jul Jos. 1879. Die Musikalischen Handschriften der K. Hof-und Staatsbibliothek in Muenchen. Munich. Pages: 4-5. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances.

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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