A Tenor II from a set originally of eight volumes (Discantus II and Bassus I partbooks from same set now StockKB 229; other books apparently lost). Copied by several scribes. Some pieces have text incipits or titles only. Copied in Stockholm, for use at court of Erik XIV, King of Sweden. Compilation possibly associated with Jørgen Heyde and Johann Paston, who came to Stockholm in 1556 and 1559 respectively, following service at Danish royal court in Copenhagen. Manuscript acquired at unknown date by German Church in Stockholm, whose collection (= Tyska Kyrkans Samling) was donated to present library in 1874.
S-Skma Tyska Kyrkans Samling 45
Musik- och teaterbiblioteket, Stockholm, Sweden
partbook: c. 1560-70
| Archive | Musik- och teaterbiblioteket, Stockholm, Sweden (S-Skma) |
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| Shelfmark | Tyska Kyrkans Samling 45 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Measurements | ff. [1-29] and f. [38]: 199 x 210; ff. [30-31] and ff. [36-37]: 155 x 205; ff. [32-35]: 172 x 202; ff. [39-52]: 109 x 153 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 90 compositions, 30 from 22 composers, 60 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of brown leather, blind tooled with voice designations, ornamental designs, representations of Christ, the four Evangelists, St. John the Baptist, St. Peter, and St. Paul, each with appropriate motto inscriptions, and several female figures personifying 'Spes,' 'Fides,' 'Iusticia,' and 'Charitas.' Binding and covers probably from workshop of Hans Düsterbach (d. 1591), of Stockholm (HedbergSB). Last gathering (= ff. [39-52]) not bound together with other gatherings.
Watermark
(1) resembles Briquet #13996; (2) generally resembles Briquet #3009; (3) Briquet #1258; (4) generally resembles Briquet #9652; (5) unidentified.
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Some staves printed, others drawn by hand.
Foliation
No foliation or pagination.
Foliation
No foliation or pagination. Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces, in four series: 1-129 (6-voice works); 1-67 (dances, probably for 6 voices); 1-37 (7-voice works); 1-48 (mostly 8-voice works). Piece numbering counts motet partes as separate items; several pieces not numbered.
Decoration
No initials or decoration
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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19 motets (2 textless), 4 German sacred pieces, 12 Italian secular pieces, 10 French secular pieces, 1 German secular piece, 44 textless pieces (mostly dances and other instrumental works) = 90
(Arcadelt)-1, (Buissons)-1, (Clemens non Papa)-1, (Clemens non Papa/Crecquillon)-1, (Crecquillon)-1, (Gombert/Josquin)-1, (Guyot)-1, (Heugel)-1, (Jacotin/Jaquet of Mantua)-1, (L'Archier)-1, (Mahu)-1, (Pathie)-1, (Phinot)-7, (Presten)-3, (Richafort)-1, (Rivulo)-2, (Vaet)-1, (Veggio)-2, anon-62
1 paper partbook of an original 8 (T2-52 folios). Several gatherings, of various sizes—ff. [1-29] and f. [38]: 199 x 210; ff. [30-31] and ff. [36-37]: 155 x 205; ff. [32-35]: 172 x 202; ff. [39-52]: 109 x 153. D2 and Bl partbooks from same set now StockKB 229; other books apparently lost. No foliation or pagination. Original numbering of pieces, in several series. Blank folios or blank staves only: [1-1', 23-29', 30'-31', 36-38', 48'-51, 52]. Original covers of brown leather, blind tooled with voice designations, ornamental designs, representations of Christ, the four Evangelists, St. John the Baptist, St. Peter, and St. Paul, each with appropriate motto inscriptions, and several female figures personifying "Spes," "Fides," "Iusticia," and "Charitas." Binding and covers probably from workshop of Hans Düsterbach (d. 1591), of Stockholm (HedbergSB). Last gathering (= ff. [39-52]) not bound together with other gatherings. No index.
Copied by several scribes. Some staves printed, others drawn by hand. No initials or decoration. Watermarks: (1) resembles Briquet #13996; (2) generally resembles Briquet #3009; (3) Briquet #1258; (4) generally resembles Briquet #9652; (5) unidentified. Some pieces have text incipits or titles only.
Ca. 1560-70 (last gathering dated 1569). Copied in Stockholm, for use at court of Erik XIV, King of Sweden. Compilation possibly associated with Jørgen Heyde and Johann Paston, who came to Stockholm in 1556 and 1559 respectively, following service at Danish royal court in Copenhagen. Manuscript acquired at unknown date by German Church in Stockholm, whose collection [= Tyska Kyrkans Samling] was donated to present library in 1874.
Vol 4
Composers: Add "(Portinaro)-l"; change "(Richafort)-1" to "(Phinot/Richafort/ Verdelot)-1"; change "anon-62" to "anon-61."
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Holm. S 229:1-2
Partbooks · 3 sources
‡ denotes primary source study
Hedberg, Arvid. 1949. Stockholms Bokbindare 1460-1880. Band I: tiden från 1460 till omkring 1700. Nordiska Museets Handlingar, vol. 36. Stockholm. Pages: 36. Notes: mention of MS; facsimile (partial).
Jeppesen, Knud (editor). 1933-. Dania Sonans. Copenhagen, Leipzig, and Egtved. Pages: IV, 29, 31-3, passim. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
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