A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15950

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien (Vienna), Austria

manuscript of polyphony: Second half of 16th century

Archive Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien (Vienna), Austria (A-Wn)
Shelfmark Mus.Hs. 15950
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 563 x 412 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: VienNB Mus. 15950
  • olim (Former shelfmark): A.N. 44.D. 11
Notations
  • black void mensural
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Contents Contains 7 uninventoried works or miscellaneous sections.
General Description

Copied by several scribes. Probably copied in Vienna, for use by court chapel of Emperor Maximilian II (1527-76).

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Physical Description

Several original folios now missing, with loss of some music

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Binding

Rebound in modern covers of mottled orange-brown paper over heavy pasteboard; white leather spine and corners, blind tooled with floral motifs

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Watermark

(1) generally resembles Briquet #1012; (2) crossbow in circle (not in Briquet).

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Notation

black void mensural

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Ruling

Staff height 23-24

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Foliation

Modern pencil foliation, 1-275, on upper right rectos.

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Decoration

Black inked calligraphic initials, some with red decoration; voice designations, text incipits, and some titles in red

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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12 Masses (5 incomplete), 1 Kyrie, 1 motet = 14

Clemens non Papa-2, Crecquillon-3, A. Galli-2, (Hesdin/Willaert)-1, Janequin-1, Manchicourt-1, Vaet-4

i + 275 + i paper folios, 563 x 412. Several original folios now missing, with loss of some music. Modern pencil foliation, 1-275, on upper right rectos. Rebound in modern covers of mottled orange-brown paper over heavy pasteboard; white leather spine and corners, blind tooled with floral motifs. No index. Copied by several scribes. Staff height 23-24. Black inked calligraphic initials, some with red decoration; voice designations, text incipits, and some titles in red. Watermarks: (1) generally resembles Briquet #1012; (2) crossbow in circle (not in Briquet).

Second half of 16th century. Probably copied in Vienna, for use by court chapel of Emperor Maximilian II (1527-76).

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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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).

Crawford, David Eugene. 1975. Sixteenth Century Choirbooks in the Archivio Capitolare at Casale Monferrato. RMS.  American Institute of Musicology. Pages: 120-l. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Hudson, Barton (editor). 1974. Thomas Crecquillon: Collected Works. Corpus mensurabilis musicae.  Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, xiii, xv-xvi. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Wicks, John D (editor). 1971-. Pierre de Manchicourt: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae.  Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: II, xi. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Beck, Hermann. 1960. Adrian Willaerts Messen. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 215-42. Pages: 222. 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.  Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: VIII, i. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Adler, Guido (editor). 1894-1970. Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich.  Graz and Vienna. Pages: CVIII/CIX, 83-147,176-7 CXIII/CXIV, [iii-iv], 3-43, 73-106, 161-6. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); facsimile (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, 81-2. Notes: physical description; contents list.

Schmid, Anton. 1844-45. Beiträge zur Literatur und Geschichte der Tonkunst: 19. Die wichtigsten Handschriften der K. K. Hofbibliothek, welche Figural-Musik enthalten. Cäcilia, eine Zeitschrift für die musikalische Welt, 51-64,119-24. Pages: 62. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Physical Description Note; Binding Note; Watermark Note; Notation Note; Ruling Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Surface Note

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