Copied mostly by Giovanni Spataro (TirroRM); a second scribe (f. 28') also wrote portions of BolSP 29 (text), BolSP 45, and BolSP 46; a third scribe (ff. 130'-131 and ff. 138'-139) also wrote ff. ll'-14 of BolSP 46; a fourth scribe wrote ff. 127'-130. Copied in Bologna, for use at Church of San Petronio.
I-Bsp MS A.XXXI (A31)
Archivio Musicale di S Petronio, Bologna, Italy
manuscript of polyphony: 16th century: 1527
| Archive | Archivio Musicale di S Petronio, Bologna, Italy (I-Bsp) |
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| Shelfmark | MS A.XXXI (A31) |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 550 x 380 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 40 compositions, 27 from 7 composers, 13 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
Folios later trimmed, probably obliterating some attributions.
Binding
Restored and rebound in modern covers
Watermark
Several, all indistinct and unidentified (see TirroRM for drawings).
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
13 staves per page
Foliation
71 ff
Foliation
Original ink foliation, 1-28; 108-150, on upper right rectos (ff. 29-107 now missing).
Decoration
Small inked initials.
Surface
Paper
RISM Description
RISM B/IV 5: XVIe s. 71ff. Papier, 550 x 380 mm. Foliotation ancienne. Les ff. 29 à 107 mq. Les ff. 1, 112v, 113, 118v, 119, 121v, 122, 150v sont blancs. Notation mesurée blanche. 13 portées par p.
Ce ms., en grande partie écrit par Spataro, semble lui aussi correspondre à l'un des 5 légués par lui en 1527 à S. Petronio. 71 ff. subsistent sur les 150 du ms. original.
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7 Masses, 1 Credo-Sanctus-Agnus cycle, 1 Sanctus-Agnus pair, 3 Credos, 1 Magnificat, 1 psalm, 1 motet = 15
(G. Albertis)-1, (Brumel)-1, Josquin-5, (Lafage)-1, (Moulu)-1, (Roselli)-1, (Verdelot)-1, anon-4
71 paper folios of an original 150, 550 x 380. The folios have been trimmed, with possible loss of some composers' names. Original foliation; ff. 29-107 are missing. Restored and rebound in new covers. No index. The main scribe was Giovanni Spataro. The missing folios probably contained additional Masses.
1512-27 (TirroRM). Copied and used at San Petronio in Bologna.
Vol 4
7 Masses (1 incomplete), 3 Credos, 2 Sanctus-Agnus pairs (1 incomplete), 1 Magnificat, 2 motets = 15
(Brumel)-1, (Jaquet of Mantua)-1, Josquin-4, (Josquin/La Rue) -1, (Lafage)-1, (Moulu)-1, (Roselli)-1, ( Verdelot)-1, anon-4
71 paper folios of an original 150, 550 x 380. Folios later trimmed, probably obliterating some attributions. Original ink foliation, 1-28; 108-150, on upper right rectos (ff. 29-107 now missing). Restored and rebound in modern covers. No index. Copied mostly by Giovanni Spataro (TirroRM); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Second scribe (f. 28') also wrote portions of BolSP 29 (text), BolSP 45, and BolSP 46; third scribe (ff. 130'-131 and ff. 138'-139) also wrote ff. ll'-14 of BolSP 46; fourth scribe wrote ff. 127'-130. Staff height 18. Small inked initials. Several watermarks, all indistinct and unidentified (see TirroRM for drawings).
Ca. 1527 (TirroRM). Copied in Bologna, for use at Church of San Petronio.
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Tirro, Frank P. 1980. La Stesura del Testo nei Manoscritti di Giovanni Spataro. Revista Italiana di Musicologia, 15: 31-70.
Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies, vol. 1-5. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag. Pages: I, 84.
Holoman, D Kern. 1976. The Performance and Interpretation of Josquin's Masses [Workshop]. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25 June 1971, 696-719. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 712ff.
Tirro, Frank P. 1974. Giovanni Spataro's Choirbooks in the Archive of San Petronio in Bologna. University of Chicago, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 13-4,77-84,825-39, passim. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; incipits; transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Hamm, Charles E. 1968. Musiche del Quattrocento in S. Petronio. Revista Italiana di Musicologia, 3: 215-32. Pages: 216-8.
Frati, Lodovico. 1917. Per la storia della musica in Bologna dal secolo XV al XVI. Rivista Musicale Italiana, 24: 449-78. Pages: 464-6.
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