Office for Easter week, with chant surrounding the polyphonic pieces (polyphony only is inventoried here). Copied by Georg Moser (MantTC), scribe at court chapel of Emperor Ferdinand III. Repertorial relationships with VienNB Mus. 19426, but not copied by same scribe. Copied in Vienna, for use by court chapel of Emperor Ferdinand III (1608-57).
A-Wn Mus. Hs. 15943
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria
manuscript of polyphony: Mid 17th century
| Archive | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria (A-Wn) |
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| Shelfmark | Mus. Hs. 15943 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 585 x 410 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 35 compositions, 29 from 9 composers, 6 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of brown leather over wooden boards, gold stamped with floral designs, unidentified portrait, and 'SECVNDA PARS' (ms. 15942 is the 'prima pars'; its repertory does not include the earlier composers represented here); metal clasps.
Watermark
double eagle surmounted by crown (not in Briquet)
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
black staves; staff height 30mm
Foliation
Original ink foliation, 1-270.
Decoration
Red and black initials, in calligraphic and plain block styles; some titles, directions, etc. also in red
Surface
paper
Inventory
ÖNB catalogue
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 Mass, 1 Kyrie, 1 Gloria, 1 Sanctus, 3 Magnificats, 2 canticles, 6 falsobordone psalm-tone formulas, 1 hymn, 1 Passion, 20 motets = 37*
*Contents also include monophonic liturgical pieces in chant notation, not taken into account here.
(Clemens non Papa)-1, (Cleve)-1, (Clinio)-1, (Cortini)-1, (Ingegneri)-19, (Mazzone)-1, (Morales)-1, (Palestrina)-2, (Poss)-1, anon-9
270 + i paper folios, 585 x 410. Original ink foliation, 1-270. Original covers of brown leather over wooden boards, gold stamped with floral designs, unidentified portrait, and "SECVNDA PARS"; metal clasps. No index. Copied by Georg Moser (MantTC), scribe at court chapel of Emperor Ferdinand III; Moser also wrote other manuscripts not within scope of this catalogue. Monophonic contents copied in chant notation on red staves; polyphony copied in white mensural notation on black staves (staff height 30). Red and black initials, in calligraphic and plain block styles; some titles, directions, etc. also in red. Watermark: double eagle surmounted by crown (not in Briquet). Repertorial relationships with VienNB Mus. 19426, but not copied by same scribe.
Mid 17th century. Copied in Vienna, for use by court chapel of Emperor Ferdinand III (1608-57).
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‡ denotes primary source study
Comberiati, Carmelo Peter. 1983. Polyphonic Settings of the Mass Ordinary at the Court of Rudolf II (1576-1612). University of Michigan, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 173. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing. Pages: 173 [Morales Magnificat in VienNB Mus. 15943 is actually KirschQM #914, not #919]. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Kempers, Karel Philippus Bernet, and Chris J. Maas (editors). 1951-76. Jacobus Clemens non Papa: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 4. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: VIII, i. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Mantuani, Joseph. 1864-99 R 1965. Tabulae Codicum Manu Scriptorum in Bibliotheca Palatina Vindobonensi Asservatorum. 10 vols. Vienna: (1864-99) Graz: (1965 reprint). Pages: IX, 76-8. Notes: physical description; 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