US-NH Miscellaneous MS 239 [Altus]

Yale University, School of Music Library, New Haven, United States

partbook: c. 1550-60

Archive Yale University, School of Music Library, New Haven, United States (US-NH)
Shelfmark Miscellaneous MS 239 [Altus]
Image Availability DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface Paper
Numbering System None / Unknown
Measurements 145 x 155-8 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: NHavY 239
  • olim (Former shelfmark): 5872/1-a "Rinck Partbooks"
Notations
  • black void mensural
Relationships
Provenance
  • Frankfurt am Main? Bavaria, Germany
Contents 43 pieces from 2 composers
General Description

An Altus partbook from a set originally of four volumes. Copied by a single scribe. Probably copied in Frankfurt am Main (HewR). Later owned by Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck (1770-1846), a Darmstadt organist. Purchased in 1852 by Lowell Mason (1792-1872); presented by Mason's heirs to theological department of Yale College in 1872. Transferred to Yale University Music Library in 1917.

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Extent

22 ff.

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Binding

Original parchment covers cut from 15th-century(?) missal containing music in Hufnagel notation; manuscript now kept in modern green cardboard folder

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Watermark

resembles Briquet #146.

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Liminary Note

Bookplate inside each partbook: RINCK'S LIBRARY. | PURCHASED BY LOWELL MASON, | IN DARMSTADT, JUNE 1852.

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Notation

black void mensural

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Ruling

Staff height 9mm

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Foliation

No foliation or pagination

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Foliation

Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces, 1-43.

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Decoration

Red inked calligraphic initials for # 27-28; other pieces have black inked calligraphic initials.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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17 German sacred pieces, 26 German secular pieces = 43

(Presten)-1, anon-42

2 paper partbooks of an original 4 (A-22 folios, B 1 + 24), 145 x 155-8. First folio in B book is only surviving leaf from D book. No foliation or pagination; original numbering of pieces, 1-43. Original parchment covers cut from 15th-century(?) missal containing music in Hufnagel notation; manuscript now kept in modern green cardboard folder. No index. Copied by a single scribe. Staff height 9. Red inked calligraphic initials for # 27-28; other pieces have black inked calligraphic initials. Watermark resembles Briquet #146.

Ca. 1550-60. Probably copied in Frankfurt am Main (HewR). Later owned by Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck (1770-1846), a Darmstadt organist. Purchased in 1852 by Lowell Mason (1792-1872); presented by Mason's heirs to theological department of Yale College in 1872. Transferred to Yale University Music Library in 1917.

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
1 Wer sich nimpt an ders redlin kan - Anonymous
Appears on: 1
Genres: Lied
1v Clar ist dein Wort ietzund am Tag - Anonymous
Appears on: 1v
Genres: Sacred Song
2–2v Ach Herr sieh uns gnädig an - Anonymous
Appears on: 2–2v
Genres: Sacred Song
2v–3 Ach Gott sieh uns gnädig an - Anonymous
Appears on: 2v–3
Genres: Sacred Song
3 Ach Herr sieh uns gnädig an - Anonymous
Appears on: 3
Genres: Sacred Song
3v Noch schweig ich still ob gleich mein will - Anonymous
Appears on: 3v
Genres: Lied
4 Fruntliches Bild mit Ern so mildt - Anonymous
Appears on: 4
Genres: Lied
4v Wer gnad durch klaff erlangen will - Anonymous
Appears on: 4v
Genres: Lied
5 Halt mass und zeil trink nicht zu viel - Anonymous
Appears on: 5
Genres: Lied
5v Ob gluck hat neyd und unfal freud - Anonymous
Appears on: 5v
Genres: Lied
6 Gott nimbt und geit zu jeder Zeit - Anonymous
Appears on: 6
Genres: Sacred Song
6v Gott schickt zum Besten - Anonymous
Appears on: 6v
Genres: Sacred Song
7 Gotts gnadiger Will geschehen ist - Anonymous
Appears on: 7
Genres: Sacred Song
7v Marter und Weh im Gemiet - Anonymous
Appears on: 7v
Genres: Song
8 So wann ich denck was jetzt vor schwenck - Anonymous
Appears on: 8
Genres: Sacred Song
8v Von Gottes Gnaden ist mir wohl - Anonymous
Appears on: 8v
Genres: Sacred Song
9 O liebster Gott im Himmel hoch - Anonymous
Appears on: 9
Genres: Sacred Song
9v Freundlich und ehrlich lass mich sein - Anonymous
Appears on: 9v
Genres: Sacred Song
10 All Ding ein Weil nicht ewig werdt - Anonymous
Appears on: 10
Genres: Lied
10v Der Teufel hat ein gwaltigs gleich - Anonymous
Appears on: 10v
Genres: Lied
11 Kein Lieb' ohn' Leid mag mir nicht widerfahren -
Appears on: 11
Genres: Lied
11v Kein Lieb' ohn' Leid mag mir nicht widerfahren - Anonymous
Appears on: 11v
Genres: Lied
12 O Herr schaff den alten Adam ab - Anonymous
Appears on: 12
Genres: Sacred Song
12v Gluckselig ist der Mann welchem ist glegen an - Anonymous
Appears on: 12v
Genres: Sacred Song
13 Ein jeder Esel singen will - Anonymous
Appears on: 13
Genres: Lied
13v Ich hett gern lang ein neues Gedicht - Anonymous
Appears on: 13v
Genres: Lied
14 Was Gott beschehrt bleibt verwerth - Anonymous
Appears on: 14
Genres: Sacred Song
14v Gotts gnedger will geschehen ist - Anonymous
Appears on: 14v
Genres: Sacred Song
15 Moecht' ich unfall von dir ein mal - Anonymous
Appears on: 15
Genres: Lied
15v–16 Wer sich nimbt an ders Redlin kan (6vv? 8vv?) - Anonymous
Appears on: 15v–16
Genres: Lied
General Note

Both Altus and Bassus books contain 2 voice parts (A1/2, B1/2)

16v Zu Gott meine Hoffnung ist bereit - Anonymous
Appears on: 16v
Genres: Sacred Song
17 Martine lieber here myn schenck - Anonymous
Appears on: 17
Genres: Motet
17v Was kannst sie macht ein ganz - Anonymous
Appears on: 17v
Genres: Lied
18 Mein alter Mann der nimmt sich an - Anonymous
Appears on: 18
Genres: Sacred Song
18v Lieblicher Schatz wie grossen tratz - Anonymous
Appears on: 18v
Genres: Lied
19 Ich hoff' zu Gott in dehn ich richt - Anonymous
Appears on: 19
Genres: Sacred Song
19v Petre liebster Stalbruder mein - Anonymous
Appears on: 19v
Genres: Sacred Song
General Note

The Superius part of this piece is preserved on the verso of the sole leaf of that book surviving (at front of Bassus book)

20 Er nahm das glesslin in seinem Hand - Anonymous
Appears on: 20
Genres: Sacred Song
20v Frisch auf gut Gsell lass rummer gan - Anonymous
Appears on: 20v
Genres: Lied
21 Meiner Augentrost sei wolgemuth - Anonymous
Appears on: 21
Genres: Lied
21v Ein Buhler muss sich leiden viel - Anonymous
Appears on: 21v
Genres: Lied
22 Liebster meine Seele saget - Anonymous
Appears on: 22
Genres: Lied
22v Wie hoch freue mich - Anonymous
Appears on: 22v
Genres: Lied
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Scandello, Antonio
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Ach Gott sieh uns gnädig an Anonymous 2v–3
Ach Herr sieh uns gnädig an Anonymous 2–2v
Ach Herr sieh uns gnädig an Anonymous 3
All Ding ein Weil nicht ewig werdt Anonymous 10
Clar ist dein Wort ietzund am Tag Anonymous 1v
Der Teufel hat ein gwaltigs gleich Anonymous 10v
Ein Buhler muss sich leiden viel Anonymous 21v
Ein jeder Esel singen will Anonymous 13
Er nahm das glesslin in seinem Hand Anonymous 20
Freundlich und ehrlich lass mich sein Anonymous 9v
Frisch auf gut Gsell lass rummer gan Anonymous 20v
Fruntliches Bild mit Ern so mildt Anonymous 4
Gluckselig ist der Mann welchem ist glegen an Anonymous 12v
Gott nimbt und geit zu jeder Zeit Anonymous 6
Gott schickt zum Besten Anonymous 6v
Gotts gnadiger Will geschehen ist Anonymous 7
Gotts gnedger will geschehen ist Anonymous 14v
Halt mass und zeil trink nicht zu viel Anonymous 5
Ich hett gern lang ein neues Gedicht Anonymous 13v
Ich hoff' zu Gott in dehn ich richt Anonymous 19
Kein Lieb' ohn' Leid mag mir nicht widerfahren 11
Kein Lieb' ohn' Leid mag mir nicht widerfahren Anonymous 11v
Lieblicher Schatz wie grossen tratz Anonymous 18v
Liebster meine Seele saget Anonymous 22
Marter und Weh im Gemiet Anonymous 7v
Martine lieber here myn schenck Anonymous 17
Mein alter Mann der nimmt sich an Anonymous 18
Meiner Augentrost sei wolgemuth Anonymous 21
Moecht' ich unfall von dir ein mal Anonymous 15
Noch schweig ich still ob gleich mein will Anonymous 3v
O Herr schaff den alten Adam ab Anonymous 12
O liebster Gott im Himmel hoch Anonymous 9
Ob gluck hat neyd und unfal freud Anonymous 5v
Petre liebster Stalbruder mein Anonymous 19v
So wann ich denck was jetzt vor schwenck Anonymous 8
Von Gottes Gnaden ist mir wohl Anonymous 8v
Was Gott beschehrt bleibt verwerth Anonymous 14
Was kannst sie macht ein ganz Anonymous 17v
Wer gnad durch klaff erlangen will Anonymous 4v
Wer sich nimbt an ders Redlin kan (6vv? 8vv?) Anonymous 15v–16
Wer sich nimpt an ders redlin kan Anonymous 1
Wie hoch freue mich Anonymous 22v
Zu Gott meine Hoffnung ist bereit Anonymous 16v

Set: Mus. MS 1503b

Type: Partbooks

denotes primary source study

Hewitt, Helen Margaret. 1946. The Rinck Part-Books. The Germanic Review, 9-47. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; texts; facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

de Ricci, Seymour, and W. J. Wilson. 1935-40. Supplement, 1962. Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada.  New York. Pages: Supplement, 63. Notes: physical description.

Jeppesen, Knud (editor). 1933-. Dania Sonans.  Copenhagen, Leipzig, and Egtved. Pages: IV, 78-9. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

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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