A 'Primo Coro' choirbook from a set of two volumes. Copied by a single scribe. Copied in Treviso, for use by cathedral choir.
I-TVd 24a
Biblioteca Capitolare del Duomo di Treviso, Treviso, Italy
choirbook: c. 1520-8, or perhaps later, c. 1535-50
| Archive | Biblioteca Capitolare del Duomo di Treviso, Treviso, Italy (I-TVd) |
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| Shelfmark | 24a |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Format | portrait |
| Measurements | 425 x 293 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 36 compositions, 18 from 4 composers, 18 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
Some folios damaged by ink corrosion.
Binding
Original covers of parchment over cardboard
Watermark
(1) vase with flowers; (2) anchor in circle surmounted by six-pointed star, with 'A'/'9'/cross countermark; (3) anchor in circle with crown; (4) crossed arrows surmounted by six-pointed star (none in Briquet)
Notation
not indicated
Ruling
Staff height 23
Foliation
Other numberings: Original ink numbering of pieces, I-XXVIII (last 10 pieces not numbered).
Foliation
Modern ink foliation, 1-78, with numerous errors and inconsistencies.
Decoration
Inked calligraphic initials decorated with drawings of flowers, insects, birds, and human faces; initials on f. 72' and f. 75 painted in brown, orange, red, and blue.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 canticle, 37 psalms = 38
(Bartolucci d'Assisi)-2, (Jaquet of Mantua)-1, (Jaquet of Mantua-anon)-10, Santacroce [Fran. Pat.]-10, (Willaert)-4, anon-11
2 choirbooks containing music for double chorus—
MS 24a ("Primo Coro"): i + 75 + i paper folios, 425 x 293. Some folios damaged by ink corrosion. Modern ink foliation, 1-78, with numerous errors and inconsistencies.
MS 24b ("Secondo Coro"): i + 70 paper folios, 425 x 291-5. Some folios damaged by ink corrosion. Modern ink foliation, 1-69 ("54" omitted) + new pencil foliation, 70-71.
Original ink numbering of pieces, I-XXVIII (last 10 pieces not numbered). Both books have original covers of parchment over cardboard. No index. Copied by a single scribe. Staff height 23. Inked calligraphic initials decorated with drawings of flowers, insects, birds, and human faces; initials on f. 72' and f. 75 of MS 24a painted in brown, orange, red, and blue. Watermarks (none in Briquet): (1) vase with flowers; (2) anchor in circle surmounted by six-pointed star, with "A"/"9"/cross countermark; (3) anchor in circle with crown; (4) crossed arrows surmounted by six-pointed star.
Ca. 1520-8 (AlesP), or perhaps later, ca. 1535-50 (Perkins). Copied in Treviso, for use by cathedral choir.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Carver, Anthony F. 1975. The Psalms of Willaert and His North Italian Contemporaries. Acta Musicologica, 47: 270-83. Pages: 272-3, 276-8, 282. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Ravizza, Victor. 1972. Frühe Doppelchörigkeit in Bergamo. Die Musikforschung, 25: 127-42. Pages: 139. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Böker-Heil, Norbert. 1969. Zu einem Frühvenezianischen Motettenrepertoire. Helmuth Osthoff zu Seinem Siebzigsten Geburtstag, Tutzing. Pages: 88. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
d'Alessi, Giovanni. 1954. La Cappella musicale del Duomo di Treviso. Vedelago (Treviso). Pages: 185, 209, 212, 216, 218. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial).
d'Alessi, Giovanni. 1952. Precursors of Adriano Willaert in the practice of "coro spezzato". Journal of the American Musicological Society, 5: 187ff. Pages: 191-7, 204-9. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
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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