A Quintus partbook of a set of five volumes. Copied by a single scribe, employed by Edward Paston (1550-1630) of Norfolk, a country gentleman and collector of music. Later owned by Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp (1830-91) and by Sir Frederick Ouseley (1825-89), founder of St. Michael's College (near Tenbury, Worcester). Bequeathed to St. Michael's College by Ouseley; deposited in Bodleian Library in 1979.
| Archive | Bodleian Library, Oxford, England (GB-Ob) |
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| Shelfmark | MS. Tenbury 377 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 119 x 197 mm |
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| Contents | Contains uninventoried compositions from 18 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of beige limp vellum over cardboard, inscribed with voice designations, 'Quinque vocum' (DATB books), and 'Latine Songs of 5 voices Anima mea' (B only)
Notation
not indicated
Dedication
No initials or decoration.
Ruling
Staff height 12.
Foliation
Original ink foliation in each book, 1-53
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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39 motets + 1 duplicate = 40
(Agazzari)-2, (Bianciardi)-2, (Buissons)-1, (Byrd)-3, (Deiss)-1, (Duc)-1, (Giovanelli)-1, (G. Guami)-1, (Lange)-1, (Lassus)-2, (Maillard/Tye)-1, (Palestrina)-6, (H. Praetorius)-2, (Regnart)-1, (Orfeo Vecchi)-2, (Victoria)-4, (Zaphelius)-1, anon-7
5 paper partbooks (DA-iii + 53 + iii folios each, TQ-ii + 53 + iii folios each, B ii + 53 + v), 119 x 197. Original ink foliation in each book, 1-53. Original covers of beige parchment over cardboard, inscribed with voice designations, "Quinque vocum" (DATB books), and "Latine Songs of 5 voices Anima mea" (B only). Original index on first and second flyleaves at back of B book; pieces grouped alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance. Copied by a single scribe, employed by Edward Paston (see BrettEP for list of other books in the same hand and for discussion of related manuscripts from Paston's circle). Staff height 12. No initials or decoration.
Early 17th century. Of English provenance; originated in the household of Edward Paston (1550-1630) of Norfolk, a country gentleman and collector of music. Later owned by Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp (1830-91) and by Sir Frederick Ouseley (1825-89), founder of St. Michael's College (near Tenbury, Worcester). Bequeathed to St. Michael's College by Ouseley; deposited in Bodleian Library in 1979.
Vol 4
Composers: Add "(Mel)-1"; change "anon-7" to "anon-6."
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MSS Tenbury 374-378
Partbooks · 5 sources
Paston Manuscripts
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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 377
Current source
‡ denotes primary source study
Brett, Philip. 1964-68. Edward Paston (1550-1630): A Norfolk Gentleman and His Musical Collection. Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society, 4: 51-69. Pages: 68. Notes: mention of MS.
Brett, Philip, and Thurston Dart. 1960. Songs by William Byrd in Manuscripts at Harvard. Harvard Library Bulletin, 14: 343-65. Pages: 365. Notes: mention of MS.
Noble, Jeremy. 1955. La Répertoire Instrumental Anglais: 1550-1585. La Musique Instrumentale de la Renaissance, 91-114. Paris. Pages: 106. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Fellowes, Edmund H. 1934. The Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of St. Michael's College Tenbury. Paris. Pages: 65-6. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
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Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation Note; Dedication Note; Ruling Note; Foliation Note
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