A partbook containing Discantus, Altus and Tenor parts, from a set of two volumes. Copied by one main scribe and five or more additional scribes; scribal concordances with PiacD (1), (2), (4), and (5). Probably copied in Piacenza.
I-PCd s.s. (3) [Discantus/Altus/Tenor]
Archivio del Duomo, Fondo Musicale, Piacenza, Italy
partbook: Mid 16th century
| Archive | Archivio del Duomo, Fondo Musicale, Piacenza, Italy (I-PCd) |
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| Shelfmark | s.s. (3) [Discantus/Altus/Tenor] |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 190 x 270 (first four flyleaves at beginning of each book measure c. 145 x 195) mm |
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| Contents | Contains 62 compositions, 29 from 13 composers, 33 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of boards covered with thin parchment cut from chant book
Watermark
(1) ox head with five-petalled flower (not in Briquet); (2) generally resembles Briquet #6603. Both marks also found in PiacD (4) and (5).
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 11mm
Foliation
D/A/T book has original ink foliation, 1-82 + new pencil foliation, 1-22
Decoration
A few small inked calligraphic initials; no other decoration.
Index
Original alphabetical index (incomplete) on four smaller folios at beginning of each book
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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7 Masses, 21 hymns, 20 Lamentations, 12 motets, 1 Italian secular piece = 61+1 duplicate = 62
(Arcadelt)-1, (Berchem/Jaquet of Mantua)-1, (Divitis/A. Févin)-1, (A. Févin)-1, (Gombert)-1, (Josquin)-1, (Lebrun/Moulu)-1, (Verdelot)-2, Willaert-21 + 1?, anon-30
2 paper partbooks (D/A/T-iv + i + 104 + i folios, T/B-iv + 100), 190 x 270 (first four flyleaves at beginning of each book measure ca. 145 x 195). D/A/T book has original ink foliation, 1-82 + new pencil foliation, 1-22; T/B book has original ink foliation, 1-88 (numbers "32" and "33" omitted) + new pencil foliation, 1-14. Blank staves only—D/A/T: original ff. 4, 42-48, 77, new ff. 8'-22'; T/B: original ff. 35-48, new ff. 6'-14'. Original covers of boards covered with thin parchment cut from chant book. Original alphabetical index (incomplete) on four smaller folios at beginning of each book. Copied by one main scribe and five or more additional scribes; scribal concordances with PiacD (1), (2), (4), and (5). Staff height 11. A few small inked calligraphic initials; no other decoration. Watermarks: (1) ox head with five-petalled flower (not in Briquet); (2) generally resembles Briquet #6603. Both marks also found in PiacD (4) and (5).
Mid 16th century. Probably copied in Piacenza.
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Partbooks · 2 sources
‡ denotes primary source study
Weidensaul, Jane Bennett. 1978. The Polyphonic Hymns of Adrian Willaert. Rutgers University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 35-52, 64-9, 82, 86-9, 210-l, 350-62. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); texts (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Picker, Martin. 1976. Josquiniana in Some Manuscripts at Piacenza. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25June 1971, 247-60. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 247ff, Plate 35a-b. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Weidensaul, Jane Bennett. 1973. Early 16th-Century Manuscripts at Piacenza: A Progress Report. Current Musicology, 16: 41-8. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Bussi, Francesco. 1967. Piacenza Archivio del Duomo: Catalogo del Fondo Musicale. Bibliotheca Musicae, vol. V. Milan. Pages: 147-51. Notes: physical description; contents list.
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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