PL-Kj Berlin MS Mus. 40580

Biblioteka Jagiellonska, Kraków, Poland

chant book with added polyphony: 14th - 15th century

Archive Biblioteka Jagiellonska, Kraków, Poland (PL-Kj)
Shelfmark Berlin MS Mus. 40580
Image Availability DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface Parchment
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 135 x 100 mm
Other Identifiers
  • RISM: Berl A
  • RISM: D-Bds40580
  • olim (Former shelfmark): Preussische Staatsbibliothek (until 1945)
Notations
  • mensural elements
  • square
Provenance
  • Austria
Contents Contains 15 compositions, 15 are anonymous.
General Description

This manuscript, with mass and office music, was written by at least 6 hands of the 14th and partly also of the 15th Century. It once belonged to a monastery in Vienna. Contents: f. 1-16 Lamentation and Oratio Jeremiae f. 16v-22 Liber generationis Gospel lessons among other things, f. 22-70v polyphonic music (see incipits) interspersed with monophonic hymns, Alleluia, antiphons, responsories f. 71-76 sequences; f. 76v-82 Kyriale f. 82v hymn; on the cover of the manuscript are two German lieder.

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Binding

parchment covers with leather straps,15th Century

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Notation

square, with elements of mensural

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Ruling

up to eight 4 or 5-line staves per page

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Foliation

22v-27v, 38-45, 57v-70v

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Foliation

1-82

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Surface

parchment

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DIAMM Note

Only a microfilm of this manuscript survives

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RISM Description

Lost since 1945. Film in Musikwiss. Seminar der Universität Erlangen.

RISM B/IV 3: Seit 1945 verschollen; Film im Musikwissenschaftlichen Seminar der Universität Erlangen.

14/15. Jh.; 82 Blätter Pergament 135 x 100 mm. Foliierung von f. 1-82. Je Seite bis zu 8 Vier- oder Fünfliniensystemen mit Quadratnotation (zum Teil mit mensuralen Elementen). -Einband: 15. Jh.; Pergament-Blatt mit Klappe, Lederbänder.

Diese Handschrift, die sowohl Messe- wie auch Offiziumsgesänge enthält, zeigt Einträge von mindestens 6 Händen des 14. und teilweise auch des 15. Jahrhunderts. Sie gehörte einst dem Minoritenkloster in Wien.

Inhalt: f. 1-16 Lamentationen und Oratio Jeremiae; f. 16v-22 Liber generationis unter anderem Evangelienlektionen; f. 22-70v siehe Incipitverzeichnis; dazwischen einstimmige Hymnen, Alleluia, Antiphonen, Responsorien; f. 71-76 Sequenzen; f. 76v-82 Kyriale; f. 82v Hymnus; auf dem Dekkel der Handschrift zwei deutsche Lieder.

[Translation:] Parchment 82 sheets 135 x 100 mm. Foliated 1-82. Pages have up to 8 four-or five-line systems with square notation (partly with mensural elements). Binding: 15 Century; parchment covers with leather straps.

This manuscript, with mass and office music, was written by at least 6 hands of the 14th and partly also of the 15th Century. It once belonged to a monastery in Vienna.

Contents: f. 1-16 Lamentation and Oratio Jeremiae f. 16v-22 Liber generationis Gospel lessons among other things, f. 22-70v polyphonic music (see incipits) interspersed with monophonic hymns, Alleluia, antiphons, responsories f. 71-76 sequences; f. 76v-82 Kyriale f. 82v hymn; on the cover of the manuscript are two German lieder.

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
22v–23 Verum sine spina... Benedicamus Domino - Anonymous

Verum sine spina... Benedicamus Domino

Anonymous
Appears on: 22v–23
Genres: Benedicamus Domino, Motet
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: c3
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: f3
Voice Text: Verum sine spina ... Benedicamus domino.
Layout

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23–23v Ad laudes Domini ... Benedicamus Domino - Anonymous

Ad laudes Domini ... Benedicamus Domino

Anonymous
Appears on: 23–23v
Genres: Benedicamus Domino, Motet
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Ad laudes domini ... Benedicamus domino.
24–25v Kyrie [Tro] Fons Bonitatis pater ingenite - Anonymous

Kyrie [Tro] Fons Bonitatis pater ingenite

Anonymous
Appears on: 24–25v
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Troped Kyrie
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin, Greek
Voice Text: Kyrie fons bonitatis ...
27 Kyrie [Tro] magne Deus potentiae - Anonymous

Kyrie [Tro] magne Deus potentiae

Anonymous
Appears on: 27
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Troped Kyrie
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin, Greek
Voice Text: Kyrie leison ...
27v Benedicamus Domino - Anonymous

Benedicamus Domino

Anonymous
Appears on: 27v
Genres: Benedicamus Domino, Motet
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: c2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: c4
Voice Text: Benedicamus domino.
Layout

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27v Benedicamus Domino - Anonymous

Benedicamus Domino

Anonymous
Appears on: 27v
Genres: Benedicamus Domino, Motet
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Benedicamus domino
38–40v Jube Domine benedicere - Anonymous

Jube Domine benedicere

Anonymous
Appears on: 38–40v
Genres: Liturgical work
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: f2
Voice Text: Jube dompne benedicere ... [Primo tempore] ...
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: f3
Voice Text: Jube dompne benedicere ... Primo tempore ...
General Note

In nativitate Domini

Layout

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40v–43v Jube Domine benedicere - Anonymous

Jube Domine benedicere

Anonymous
Appears on: 40v–43v
Genres: Liturgical work
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: f2c4
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: f3
Voice Text: Jube dompne benedicere ... Consolamini ...
Layout

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43v–45 Jube Domine benedicere. Consurge induere fortitudine - Anonymous

Jube Domine benedicere. Consurge induere fortitudine

Anonymous
Appears on: 43v–45
Genres: Motet
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Jube dompne ... [C]onsurge ...

Item Bibliography

Geering, Arnold (editor). 1935. Das Erbe Deutscher Musik.  Leipzig, Kassel, Wolfenbüttel, and Wiesbaden. Pages: (52), [facs.] no. 65.

Arlt, Wulf, and Mathias Stauffacher (editors). 1986. Engelberg Stiftsbibliothek Codex 314, edited in facsimile with commentary. Schweizerische Musikdenkmäler, vol. II.  Winterthur/Switzerland: Amadeus Verlag. Pages: [facs.] 141-142.

57v–58v Salve Maria regina que Deum - Anonymous

Salve Maria regina que Deum

Anonymous
Appears on: 57v–58v
Genres: Motet
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: c4
Voice Text: Salve Maria regia ...

Item Bibliography

Geering, Arnold (editor). 1935. Das Erbe Deutscher Musik.  Leipzig, Kassel, Wolfenbüttel, and Wiesbaden. Pages: (52) [facs.] no. 62.

58v–60 Salve pater luminum omnium / Exaudi nos mundi dos caeli ros - Anonymous

Salve pater luminum omnium / Exaudi nos mundi dos caeli ros

Anonymous
Appears on: 58v–60
Genres: Motet
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Salve pater luminum ...
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Exaudi nos celi ros ...
60–61 Veni sancte spiritus - Veni pater divine spiritus - Anonymous

Veni sancte spiritus - Veni pater divine spiritus

Anonymous
Appears on: 60–61
Genres: Motet, Veni sancte spiritus
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Veni sancte spiritus ...
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: [V]eni pater divine ...

Item Bibliography

Geering, Arnold (editor). 1935. Das Erbe Deutscher Musik.  Leipzig, Kassel, Wolfenbüttel, and Wiesbaden. Pages: (52/53/I), [facs.] no. 59.

Gallo, Franco Alberto, and Giuseppe Vecchi (editors). 1968. I più antichi monumenti sacri italiani. I: Edizione fotografica, Monumenta Lyrica Medii Aevi Italica, 3: Mensurabilia, 1, vol. 3, Mensurabilia, 1.  Bologna: Universita degli studi di Bologna. Pages: [facs.] plates LXXIX-LXXX.

Arlt, Wulf, and Mathias Stauffacher (editors). 1986. Engelberg Stiftsbibliothek Codex 314, edited in facsimile with commentary. Schweizerische Musikdenkmäler, vol. II.  Winterthur/Switzerland: Amadeus Verlag. Pages: [facs.] 140-141.

61v–62v Iste confessor Domini sacratus - Orbis exultans - Ut queant laxis - Anonymous

Iste confessor Domini sacratus - Orbis exultans - Ut queant laxis

Anonymous
Appears on: 61v–62v
Genres: Motet
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: c4
Voice Text: [L]etare plebs fidelis et exultans ...
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: c4
Voice Text: Letare plebs fidelis Syon ...
Layout

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63–68 Uterus virgineus thronus est - Anonymous

Uterus virgineus thronus est

Anonymous
Appears on: 63–68
Genres: Benedicamus Domino
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: c4
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: f3
Voice Text: [U]terus virgineus thronis ...
Layout

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68–70 O clemens archa nove legis - Anonymous

O clemens archa nove legis

Anonymous
Appears on: 68–70
Genres: Motet
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Clef: f3
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: f3
Voice Text: O clemens archa nove legis ...
Layout

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70v Benedicamus Domino - Anonymous

Benedicamus Domino

Anonymous
Appears on: 70v
Genres: Benedicamus Domino, Motet
Number of voices: 2
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Benedicamus domino.

Item Bibliography

Geering, Arnold (editor). 1935. Das Erbe Deutscher Musik.  Leipzig, Kassel, Wolfenbüttel, and Wiesbaden. Pages: (52), [facs.] no. 21.

Arlt, Wulf, and Mathias Stauffacher (editors). 1986. Engelberg Stiftsbibliothek Codex 314, edited in facsimile with commentary. Schweizerische Musikdenkmäler, vol. II.  Winterthur/Switzerland: Amadeus Verlag. Pages: [facs.] 135'.

Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Ad laudes Domini ... Benedicamus Domino Anonymous 23–23v
Benedicamus Domino Anonymous 27v
Benedicamus Domino Anonymous 27v
Benedicamus Domino Anonymous 70v
Iste confessor Domini sacratus - Orbis exultans - Ut queant laxis Anonymous 61v–62v
Jube Domine benedicere Anonymous 38–40v
Jube Domine benedicere Anonymous 40v–43v
Jube Domine benedicere. Consurge induere fortitudine Anonymous 43v–45
Kyrie [Tro] Fons Bonitatis pater ingenite Anonymous 24–25v
Kyrie [Tro] magne Deus potentiae Anonymous 27
O clemens archa nove legis Anonymous 68–70
Salve Maria regina que Deum Anonymous 57v–58v
Salve pater luminum omnium / Exaudi nos mundi dos caeli ros Anonymous 58v–60
Uterus virgineus thronus est Anonymous 63–68
Veni sancte spiritus - Veni pater divine spiritus Anonymous 60–61
Verum sine spina... Benedicamus Domino Anonymous 22v–23

‡ denotes primary source study

Göllner, Theodor. 1969. Die mehrstimmigen liturgischen Lesungen. Münchner Veröffentlichungen zur Musikgeschichte, vol. 15.  Tutzing. Pages: GöllnerL.

Geering, Arnold. 1952. Die Organa und mehrstimmigen Conductus in den Handschriften des deutschen Sprachgebietes vom 13. bis 16. Jahrhundert.  Bern. Pages: 12, Nr. 36.

Wolf, Johannes. 1926. Eine neue Quelle zur mehrstimmigen kirchlichen Praxis des 14. bis 15. Jahrhunderts. Festschrift Peter Wagner zum 60. Geburtstag, 222-37. Leipzig. Pages: 223 ff. (Ue. von Nr. 2-4, 7, 8, 14-16).

Ludwig, Friedrich. 1925. Die mehrstimmige Messe des 14. Jahrhunderts. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 7: 417ff. Pages: II, 35* (Anm. 3).

Handschin, Jacques. 1923. Die ältesten Denkmäler mensural notierter Musik in der Schweiz. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 5: 1-10. Pages: 71 u. ö.

Gennrich, Friedrich. 1921, 1927. Rondeaux, Virelais und Balladen aus dem Ende des 12., dem 13. und dem ersten Drittel des 14. Jahrhunderts. 2 vols. Pages: XLIV.

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