A colllection of music for Holy Week, including Corteccia's complete responsories. Copied by a single scribe, except for falsobordone psalms, which are later additions in a different hand. Probably copied in Pistoia, for use by cathedral choir.
I-PSac Codex 215
Archivio Capitolare di Pistoia, Pistoia, Italy
manuscript of polyphony: Late 16th or early 17th century
| Archive | Archivio Capitolare di Pistoia, Pistoia, Italy (I-PSac) |
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| Shelfmark | Codex 215 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Measurements | 475 x 365 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 42 compositions from 4 composers. Contains uninventoried compositions from 5 composers. |
General Description
Physical Description
One gathering apparently lost from beginning at early date; replaced by single bifolio (= new pp. 1-4).
Binding
Rebound in covers of cream-colored parchment over cardboard; several folios in second and third gatherings now bound in incorrect sequence
Watermark
Watermarks in main body of manuscript resemble Briquet #208, #4833, and #4844 (Crawford); watermark on original flyleaf (grape cluster with initials 'O C A') not in Briquet
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 25
Foliation
Modern pencil pagination, A-B + 1-262; original ink foliation on upper right rectos, 1-11 (= new pp. 1-21); modern ink foliation on lower left versos, 1-22 (= new pp. 106-148) and 1-9 (= new pp. 174-190)
Decoration
Inked calligraphic initials
Surface
paper
DIAMM Note
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Census Catalogue of Music Description
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3 canticles, 2 psalms, 10 Lamentations, 2 Passions, 33 motets = 50 + 6 falsobordone psalms (later additions) = 56
(Carpentras)-3, (Corteccia)-31, S. Giovannini-2, A. Layolle? [dell'Aiolle musico: già]-1, (Morales)-1, Rampollini-1, Ruffo-4, anon-13
iii + i + 131 + iii paper folios, 475 x 365. One gathering apparently lost from beginning at early date; replaced by single bifolio (= new pp. 1-4). Modern pencil pagination, A-B + 1-262; original ink foliation on upper right rectos, 1-11 (= new pp. 1-21); modern ink foliation on lower left versos, 1-22 (= new pp. 106-148) and 1-9 (= new pp. 174-190). Pp. 252-261 have blank staves only. Rebound in covers of cream-colored parchment over cardboard; several folios in second and third gatherings now bound in incorrect sequence. No index. Copied by a single scribe, except for falsobordone psalms, which are later additions in a different hand. Staff height 25. Inked calligraphic initials. Watermarks in main body of manuscript resemble Briquet #208, #4833, and #4844 (Crawford); watermark on original flyleaf (grape cluster with initials "O C A") not in Briquet. All music is for Holy Week.
Late 16th or early 17th century (FabbriU). Probably copied in Pistoia, for use by cathedral choir.
Vol 4
Contents: Change "33 motets" to "32 motets"; change total number of pieces from "56" to "55 + 1 duplicate = 56."
Composers: Change "(Corteccia)-31" to "(Corteccia)-30"; change "(Morales)-1" to "(Morales)-6"; change "anon-13" to "anon-8."
Physical: Pp. 252-262 have blank staves only.
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Del Sol, Manuel. 2014. Lamentaciones de Cristobal de Morales: Historia y Autenticidad. Revista de Musicologia, vol. 37, no.1: 107-139.
D'Accone, Frank A (editor). 1985-. Collected Sacred Works. Vol. XI [several additional volumes projected] of Music of the Florentine Renaissance. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 32. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: XI,xvii,xxii-xxv. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
D'Accone, Frank A (editor). 1973. Francesco de Layolle: Collected Motets for 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Voices. Vol. V of Music of the Florentine Renaissance. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 32. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: xii, xxi-xxii, 128-36. Notes: contents list (partial); transcription (partial); texts (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Lockwood, Lewis Henry. 1970. The Counter-Reformation and the Masses of Vincenzo Ruffo. Venice. Pages: 247, 258, 260. Notes: contents list (partial).
Fabbri, Mario. 1966. Una Preziosa Raccolta di Musica Sacra Cinquecentesca: II 'Codice 215' dell'Archivio del Duomo di Pistoia. Collectanea Historiae Musicae IV, Florence: L S Olschki. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; incipits (partial).
Fabbri, Mario. 1965. La Vita e l'Ignota Opera-Prima di Francesco Corteccia Musicista Italiano del Rinascimento (Firenze: 1502-Firenze: 1571). Chigiana, 2: 185-217. Pages: 194. Notes: contents list (partial).
Fischer, Kurt von. 1958. Neues zur Passionskomposition des 16. Jahrhunderts. International Musicological Society: Report of the 7th Congress, Cologne 1958, 107-8. Notes: contents list (partial).
Laugier, Umberto de (compiler). 1936-7. Catalogo generale delle opere musicali ... Città di Pistoia, Archivio capitolare della cattedrale. Parma. Pages: 95-7. Notes: contents list.
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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