A single Bassus partbook. Copied by many scribes, most or all of whose hands also appear in WimbM P11, WimbM P17, and other manuscripts in this library not within scope of this catalogue. Copied in Wimborne, for use in Minster Church of St. Cuthburga.
GB-WBsc P15
Library of the Minster Church of St Cuthburga, Wimborne (Wimborne Minster), England
partbook: c. 1670
| Archive | Library of the Minster Church of St Cuthburga, Wimborne (Wimborne Minster), England (GB-WBsc) |
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| Shelfmark | P15 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 300 x 190 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 63 compositions, 56 from 20 composers, 7 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
Folios very worn; portions of some folios now torn or frayed away
Binding
Recently rebound, but 18th-century covers of dark brown leather over boards, blind tooled with ornamental border design, retained in new binding.
Watermark
foolscap
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 13
Foliation
Ink foliation, not original, corrected by new pencil foliation to form single composite system, 1-90
Decoration
No initials or decoration.
Index
Incomplete original index on recto of original flyleaf at front lists Services and anthems separately; under each group, pieces listed in order of appearance (a few discrepancies).
Surface
paper
DIAMM Note
Partial inventory, focusing on attributed & 16th/early 17th century works.
Inventory
adapted from EECM
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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21 Services, 23 Service sections (1 incomplete), 78 anthems (1 fragmentary), 1 set of responses, 29 psalm-tone formulas = 152 + 3 duplicates = 155
Aldrich-1, A. Batten-2, Bentham-1, Bishop-4, Blow-4, Byrd-2, (Byrd/Coste)-1, Child-11, J. Clarke-2, (Cranford/Lamb)-1, G. Day-14, R. Farrant [Farrant ye Old]-2, Gibbons-5, James Hawkins 1-1, (Heath II)-1, Humfrey-2, J. Jackson-1, (W. King)-1, Morley-2, T. Mudd II? [Mr. Mudd]-1, J. Parsons [Persons]-1, W. Parsons [Mr. Parsons]-1, Pickaver-1, Pickaver/(R. Farrant)-1, Purcell-2, Rogers-3, Silver-4, Tallis-4, (Tye)-1, Walkeley-1, Weelkes-4, Weldon-1, Wise-14, anon-55
1 paper partbook (B-i + i + 90 + i folios), 300 x 190. Folios very worn; portions of some folios now torn or frayed away. Ink foliation, not original, corrected by new pencil foliation to form single composite system, 1-90. Recently rebound, but 18th-century covers of dark brown leather over boards, blind tooled with ornamental border design, retained in new binding. Incomplete original index on recto of original flyleaf at front lists Services and anthems separately; under each group, pieces listed in order of appearance (a few discrepancies). Copied by many scribes, most or all of whose hands also appear in WimbM P11, WimbM P17, and other manuscripts in this library not within scope of this catalogue. Staff height 13. No initials or decoration. Watermark: foolscap.
Ca. 1670 (DanS), with additions extending into 18th century. Copied in Wimborne, for use in Minster Church of St. Cuthburga.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Morris, Christopher (compiler). 1978. The Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems. London. Pages: 55, 71, 97. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Daniel, Ralph T, and Peter Le Huray. 1972. The Sources of English Church Music 1549-1660. Early English Church Music, vol. Supplementary Volume 1. London. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: III, 217-8, 221 XIX, 325. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Fellowes, Edmund H. 1948. William Byrd. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 131, 142. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Fellowes, Edmund H (editor). 1923-48. Tudor Church Music. London, Oxford et al. Pages: II, xxiii-xxiv, xxxi-xxxii, xxxvi IV, xxxii, xxxvii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
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Monday, 23 January, 2017
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; Contents 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