Copied by a single scribe, probably 'P SL Gwalth(er),' who also wrote MunBS 510 and part of MunBS 65; Gwalther named only in MunBS 65 and MunBS 510, but WolfA identified as his work through scribal concordance (RifRM). Copied in Munich, for use at court of Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550). Removed from Munich by Swedish armies in 1631. Acquired in 1653 by August the Younger, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel (1579-1666), from Georg Forstenheuser, of Nuremberg.
D-W Cod. Guelf. A Aug. 2°
Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel, Germany
manuscript of polyphony: 1519-20
| Archive | Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel, Germany (D-W) |
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| Shelfmark | Cod. Guelf. A Aug. 2° |
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| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 605 x 420 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 7 compositions from 6 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of gold-tooled leather over boards; metal clasps.
Notation
black void mensural
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation on lower right rectos
Decoration
Elaborate illuminated miniatures, initials, and borders include coats of arms of Bavaria and Austria; coats of arms of various Bavarian cities; and portraits of Albrecht IV and Wilhelm IV, Dukes of Bavaria, and Emperors Maximilian I and Charles V
Surface
parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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6 Masses, 1 Requiem Mass = 7
Bauldeweyn [Noe Balbun]-2, C. Festa-1, Josquin/(La Rue)-1, La Rue-2, Pipelare-1
192 parchment folios, 605 x 420. Modern pencil foliation on lower right rectos. Original covers of gold-tooled leather over boards; metal clasps. No index. Copied by a single scribe, probably "P SL Gwalth(er)," who also wrote MunBS 510 and part of MunBS 65; Gwalther named only in MunBS 65 and MunBS 510, but WolfA identified as his work through scribal concordance (RifRM). Elaborate illuminated miniatures, initials, and borders include coats of arms of Bavaria and Austria; coats of arms of various Bavarian cities; and portraits of Albrecht IV and Wilhelm IV, Dukes of Bavaria, and Emperors Maximilian I and Charles V.
1519-20 (dates in manuscript). Copied in Munich, for use at court of Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550). Removed from Munich by Swedish armies in 1631. Acquired in 1653 by August the Younger, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel (1579-1666), from Georg Forstenheuser, of Nuremberg.
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Fuhrmann, Wolfgang. 2018. Brumel’s Masses: Lost and Found. Journal of the Alamire Foundation, 8 issue 1: 11. http://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/abs/10.1484/J.JAF.5.110668.
Staehelin, Martin. 1985. Musikalischer Lustgarten: Kostbare Zeugnisse der Musikgeschichte. Pages: 62-4, front cover. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion; additional bibliography.
Rifkin, Joshua. 1976. Ein römisches Messenrepertoire am bayerischen Hof-Bemerkungen zum Wolfenbütteler Chorbuch A Aug. 2° und zu seinem Umkreis. Paper read at colloquium "Formen und Probleme der Überlieferung mehrstimmiger Musik im Zeitalter Josquins Desprez," held at Wolfenbüttel, September 14-17, 1976, . Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Hall, Thomas. 1975. Some Computer Aids for the Preparation of Critical Editions of Renaissance Music. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 25/1: 38-53. Pages: 40,47-53. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Kreider, John Evan. 1974. The Masses for Five and Six Voices by Pierre de la Rue. Indiana University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I,17-8,21 II,308-97. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Göthel, Folker (editor). 1972. Musik in Bayern: II. Ausstellungskatalog. Tutzing. Pages: 322-3, front cover. Notes: physical description; contents list; facsimile (partial).
Milde, Wolfgang. 1972. Mittelalterliche Handschriften der Herzog August Bibliothek. Kataloge der Herzog August Bibliothek, vol. 1. Wolfenbüttel. Frankfurt am Main. Pages: 240-5. Notes: physical description; contents list; facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Sparks, Edgar H. 1972. The music of Noel Bauldeweyn. American Musicological Society. Pages: 5,132-3. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Heinemann, Otto von. 1963-. Kataloge der Herzog-August-Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel. 15 (to date) vols. Frankfurt am Main. Pages: IV,l-4. Notes: physical description; contents list.
Main, Alexander, and Albert Seay (editors). 1962-. Costanza Festa: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 25. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I,iv,ix-x,61-93. Notes: contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: I, Tafel LII X, Tafel 79 XIV,811-2. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); facsimile (partial).
Smijers, Albert (editor). 1927-56. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Missen. Amsterdam. Pages: XVI.xlv-lx. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).
Wolf, Johannes. 1913-9; Reprinted: Hildesheim, 1963. Handbuch der Notationskunde. Leipzig. Pages: I,387 and preceding plate. Notes: mention of MS; facsimile (partial).
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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