F-Pn Rés. F. 967

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département de la Musique, Paris, France

manuscript of polyphony: Late 15th-early 16th century

Archive Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département de la Musique, Paris, France (F-Pn)
Shelfmark Rés. F. 967
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Surface Parchment
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 370 x 275 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: ParisBNC 967
  • olim (Former shelfmark): F-Pc Rés. F. 967
Notations
  • black void mensural
Copyists
Provenance
  • Spain
Contents Contains 5 compositions, 5 are anonymous.
General Description

Copied by a single scribe, possibly 'Garssias Ximenez de Alfaro,' whose name appears in banner on f. 1. Copied in Spain; probably of monastic origin (GasBC).

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Notation

black void mensural; tenor of one piece in square chant notation. Monophonic contents in square chant notation

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Ruling

red 5-line staves

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Foliation

Modern pencil foliation, 1-33

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Decoration

Inked Gothic coloured initials, some decorated with vine/floral motifs. Last section of litany ('Mortem autem crucis') copied in red ink.

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Surface

Parchment

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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Liturgical book, with polyphony:

2 settings of Lamentations or other Lesson texts for Holy Week, 1 troped litany = 3

Anonymous

33 parchment folios, 370 x 275. Modern pencil foliation, 1-33. Monophonic contents in square chant notation on red 5-line staves; polyphony (ff. 23'-30) in white mensural notation (tenor of one piece in square chant notation). Copied by a single scribe, possibly "Garssias Ximenez de Alfaro," whose name appears in banner on f. 1. Inked Gothic colored initials, some decorated with vine/floral motifs. Last section of litany ("Mortem autem crucis") copied in red ink.

Late 15th-early 16th century. Copied in Spain; probably of monastic origin (GasBC).

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

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Number of voices Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
23v–26 Christus assistens 3 - Anonymous

Christus assistens

Anonymous
Appears on: 23v–26
Genres: Lamentations
Number of voices: 3
26v–28 Quomodo obtexit 2 - Anonymous

Quomodo obtexit

Anonymous
Appears on: 26v–28
Genres: Lamentations
Number of voices: 2
28v Kyrie eleison 4 - Anonymous

Kyrie eleison

Anonymous
Appears on: 28v
Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
Number of voices: 4
29–29v Qui passurus 3 - Anonymous

Qui passurus

Anonymous
Appears on: 29–29v
Genres: Litany
Number of voices: 3
29v Mortem autem cruci 4 - Anonymous

Mortem autem cruci

Anonymous
Appears on: 29v
Genres: Lamentations
Number of voices: 4
Copying Style

in red proportional notation
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Christus assistens Anonymous 23v–26
Kyrie eleison Anonymous 28v
Mortem autem cruci Anonymous 29v
Qui passurus Anonymous 29–29v
Quomodo obtexit Anonymous 26v–28

‡ denotes primary source study

Corbin, Solange, and Madeleine Bernard. 1965-. Repertoire de Manuscrits Médiévaux Contenant des Notations Musicales.  Paris. Pages: III, 114, Plate LI. Notes: physical description; contents list; facsimile (partial).

Massenkeil, Günther. 1961. Zur Lamentationskomposition des 15. Jahrhunderts. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 18: 103-14. Pages: 106-14. Notes: contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Schmitz, Arnold (editor). 1955-. Musikalische Denkmäler.  Mainz. Pages: VI, 6*, 140-1. Notes: contents list (partial); transcription (partial).

Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik.  Kassel. Pages: X, 801. Notes: physical description (partial).

Anglès, Higinio (editor). 1941-1971. Monumentos de la Mùsica Espanola.  Madrid (later Barcelona, later Rome). Pages: I, 117. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.

Gastoué, Amédée. 1932. Manuscrits et Fragments de Musique Liturgique, à la Bibliothèque du Conservatoire, à Paris. Revue de Musicologie, 16: 1-9. Pages: 4-7. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; transcription (partial).

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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