A Discantus partbook from a set of six volumes, each of which consists of the prints RISM 1585/17, RISM L981, and RISM S2300, with manuscript additions between ther prints. Copied by several scribes; scribal concordances with some other WrocU manuscripts. Copied in Brieg (= Brzeg). Formerly owned by Brieg Gymnasial-Bibliothek; transferred to present location in 1890.
| Archive | Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, Wrocław, Poland (PL-WRu) |
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| Shelfmark | MS Brieg.Musik. K.36 [Discantus] |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 152 x 201 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 41 compositions, 24 from 16 composers, 17 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of white/tan leather, tooled with ornamental border designs, voice designations, date 1592, and initials 'GLB'; metal clasps
Notation
black void mensural
Foliation
Sporadic new pencil foliation.
Decoration
Inked calligraphic initials; edges of folios tinted red.
Surface
paper
DIAMM Note
Nos. 1-2 are at the beginning of the book, and no.3 follows the 1st print; nos. 5-7 follow the 2nd print; nos. 9-12 follow the 3rd print; nos. 14-40 are at the end of the book. (Kuhn numbers the prints as 4, 8, 13.)
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 canticle, 18 motets, 5 German sacred pieces, 12 German secular pieces, 1 macaronic secular piece = 37
Baccusi-1, Clemens non Papa-1, (Ernestus)-1, (Jacobus Galliculus) -1, Händl-2, (Hassler)-1, Lange-5, Lassus [Orlandj]-1, Musti-1, A. Padovano-1, Palestrina [Joan: Petro Loisio.]-1, C. Porta-1, Scandello-1, (Speiser)-1, Taglia-1, Zangius-1, anon-16
6 paper partbooks, consisting of the prints RISM 1585/17, RISM L981, and RISM S2300, with manuscript additions preceding and following each print (D-150 folios, A-168, T-166, B-166, Q-77, S-220), 152 x 201. Sporadic new pencil foliation. Ca. 110-130 folios in DATBQ, and ca. 200 folios in S have blank staves only. Original covers of white/tan leather, tooled with ornamental border designs, voice designations, date 1592, and initials "GLB"; metal clasps. No index. Copied by several scribes; scribal concordances with some other WrocU manuscripts described in this catalogue. Inked calligraphic initials; edges of folios tinted red.
1592 (date on covers); some additions may extend into early 17th century. Copied in Brieg (= Brzeg). Formerly owned by Brieg Gymnasial-Bibliothek; transferred to present location in 1890.
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MS Brieg.Musik. K.36
Partbooks · 6 sources
‡ denotes primary source study
Gottwald, Clytus. 1964. Codices Musici (Cod. Mus. Fol. I 1-71). . Die Handschriften der Württembergischen Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, vol. Reihe I, Band 1. Wiesbaden. Pages: 13. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Kuhn, Friedrich. 1896. Beschreibendes Verzeichnis der Alten Musikalien -Handschriften und Druckwerke-des Königlichen Gymnasiums zu Brieg. Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte, 28: . Pages: 21-4. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial).
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description