PL-WRu MS Brieg.Musik. K.53 [Discantus]

Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, Wrocław, Poland

partbook: Late 16th century

Archive Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, Wrocław, Poland (PL-WRu)
Shelfmark MS Brieg.Musik. K.53 [Discantus]
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 149 x 195 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: WrocU 53
Notations
  • black void mensural
Relationships
Provenance
Contents Contains 21 compositions, 17 from 12 composers, 4 are anonymous.
General Description

A Discantus partbook from a set of three volumes. Consists of the prints RISM 1568/11, L1301, and O142, with manuscript additions. 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.

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Binding

Rebound in modern covers of black cardboard; each book has modern paper flyleaf at front and back. Original parchment covers cut from non-musical manuscript now bound in as second flyleaf at front and penultimate flyleaf at back of each book.

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Watermark

Briquet #962; same mark also appears in WrocU 28 and WrocU 52

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Notation

black void mensural

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Foliation

New pencil foliation in Discantus book, 1-99, includes printed and manuscript addition folios in single system; only a few folio numbers in other books

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Decoration

Small inked initials, most in calligraphic style

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Surface

paper

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DIAMM Note

Kuhn's catalogue numbers the prints 2-4. Manuscript additions are all at the end of the books after the prints, except for the first piece which appears only in Altus, Tenor books.

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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14 motets, 3 German secular pieces = 17

(Clavius)-1, Clemens non Papa-1, Giovanelli-1, Händl-2, Leuschner-1, Luython-1, (Palestrina)-1, (C. Porta)-1, Regnart-1, Stabile-1, Varotto-1, Victoria-1, anon-4

3 paper partbooks, consisting of the prints RISM 1568/11, L1301, and O142, with manuscript additions (D-31 folios, A-30, T-33), 149 x 195. (Preceding count of folios includes only manuscript additions). New pencil foliation in D book, 1-99, includes printed and manuscript addition folios in single system; only a few folio numbers in other books. Rebound in modern covers of black cardboard; each book has modern paper flyleaf at front and back. Original parchment covers cut from non-musical manuscript now bound in as second flyleaf at front and penultimate flyleaf at back of each book. No index. Copied by several scribes; scribal concordances with some other WrocU manuscripts described in this catalogue. Small inked initials, most in calligraphic style. Watermark is Briquet #962; same mark also appears in WrocU 28 and WrocU 52.

Late 16th century. Copied in Brieg (= Brzeg). Formerly owned by Brieg Gymnasial-Bibliothek; transferred to present location in 1890.

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

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Number of voices Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
(1) Ein Weib mit furcht sei unterthan 4 - Anonymous
Appears on: (1)
Genres: Lied
Number of voices: 4
(5) So wunsch ich ir ein gute Nacht zu hundert tausent Stunden 5 Georgius Leuschnerus
Appears on: (5)
Genres: Lied
Source Attribution: Georgius Leuschnerus
Number of voices: 5
(6) Benedictus Deus et pater Domini nostri (8vv) 8 -
Appears on: (6)
Genres: Motet
Number of voices: 8
Layout

The parts are marked: D1 'Cornet, o vero voce'; D2 'Voc'; A1 'Voc; A2 'Tronb'; T1 'Voc'; T2 'Tronbon'

(7) Beati omnes qui timent Dominum (8vv) 8 - Anonymous
Appears on: (7)
Genres: Motet
Number of voices: 8
Layout

The parts are marked: D1 'Violino'; D2 'Voce'; A1 'Cornet; T1 'Corneto muto'; T2 'Tronbon'; B1 'Voc'

(8) Kyrie eleison, Christe exaudi nos (8vv) 8 Hannibal Stabilis
Appears on: (8)
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Hannibal Stabilis
Number of voices: 8
(9) Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius (8vv) 8 Ruggierus Giovallus [sic]
Appears on: (9)
Genres: Psalm
Source Attribution: Ruggierus Giovallus [sic]
Number of voices: 8
(10) Alleluia in resurrectione tua Christe (8vv) 8 Jacobus Handl
Appears on: (10)
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Jacobus Handl
Number of voices: 8
(11) Maria Magdalena - 1a pars (of 2): Maria Magdalena et altera Maria ibant 8 -
Appears on: (11)
Genres: Motet
Number of voices: 8
(11) Maria Magdalena - 2a pars (of 2): Cito euntes dicite discipulis eius 8 -
Appears on: (11)
Genres: Motet
Number of voices: 8
(12) Congratulamini mihi - 1a pars (of 2): Congratulamini mihi omnes qui diligitis 8 Michael Varoti Novarensis
Appears on: (12)
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Michael Varoti Novarensis
Number of voices: 8
(12) Congratulamini mihi - 2a pars (of 2): Recedentibus discipulis eius non recedebam - -
Appears on: (12)
Genres: Motet
(13) Quis revolvet nobis lapidem ab ostio monumenti 7 Carolus Luython
Appears on: (13)
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Carolus Luython
Number of voices: 7
(14) Ardens est cor meum desidero videre 6 Thomas Ludovicus a Victoria
Appears on: (14)
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Thomas Ludovicus a Victoria
Number of voices: 6
(15) Intuemini quantus - 1a pars (of 2): Intuemini quantus sit iste 6 Jacobus Regnart
Appears on: (15)
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Jacobus Regnart
Number of voices: 6
(15) Intuemini quantus - 2a pars (of 2): Occurrite illi dicentes - -
Appears on: (15)
Genres: Motet
(16) Deus in adjutorium - 1a pars (of 2): Deus in adjutorium meum intende Domine 6 Clemens non Papa
Appears on: (16)
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Clemens non Papa
Number of voices: 6
(16) Deus in adjutorium - 2a pars (of 2): Ecce in tenebris sedeo et lumen - -
Appears on: (16)
Genres: Motet
(17) Hodie Christus natus est noe noe noe 8 -
Appears on: (17)
Genres: Motet
Number of voices: 8
(18) Hodie natus est salvator mundi ex Maria 8 -
Appears on: (18)
Genres: Motet
Number of voices: 8
(19) In principio erat verbum (8vv) 8 - Anonymous
Appears on: (19)
Genres: Motet
Number of voices: 8
General Note

a double-choir setting

(20) Nun gruss dich Gott im Hertzen - - Anonymous
Appears on: (20)
Genres: Hymn
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Clavius, Christophorus
Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510-ca. 1556)
Giovannelli, Ruggiero (ca. 1560-1625)
Handl (Gallus), Jacobus (1550-1591)
Leuschner, Georg
Luython, Carl (ca. 1557-1620)
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525-1594)
Porta, Costanzo
Regnart, Jacob (ca. 1540-1599)
Stabile, Annibale (ca. 1535-1595)
Varotto, Michele
Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548-1611)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Alleluia in resurrectione tua Christe (8vv) (10)
Ardens est cor meum desidero videre (14)
Beati omnes qui timent Dominum (8vv) Anonymous (7)
Benedictus Deus et pater Domini nostri (8vv) (6)
Congratulamini mihi - 1a pars (of 2): Congratulamini mihi omnes qui diligitis (12)
Congratulamini mihi - 2a pars (of 2): Recedentibus discipulis eius non recedebam (12)
Deus in adjutorium - 1a pars (of 2): Deus in adjutorium meum intende Domine (16)
Deus in adjutorium - 2a pars (of 2): Ecce in tenebris sedeo et lumen (16)
Ein Weib mit furcht sei unterthan Anonymous (1)
Hodie Christus natus est noe noe noe (17)
Hodie natus est salvator mundi ex Maria (18)
In principio erat verbum (8vv) Anonymous (19)
Intuemini quantus - 1a pars (of 2): Intuemini quantus sit iste (15)
Intuemini quantus - 2a pars (of 2): Occurrite illi dicentes (15)
Kyrie eleison, Christe exaudi nos (8vv) (8)
Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius (8vv) (9)
Maria Magdalena - 1a pars (of 2): Maria Magdalena et altera Maria ibant (11)
Maria Magdalena - 2a pars (of 2): Cito euntes dicite discipulis eius (11)
Nun gruss dich Gott im Hertzen Anonymous (20)
Quis revolvet nobis lapidem ab ostio monumenti (13)
So wunsch ich ir ein gute Nacht zu hundert tausent Stunden (5)

Set: MS Brieg.Musik. K.53

Type: Partbooks

denotes primary source study

Kuhn, Friedrich. 1896. Beschreibendes Verzeichnis der Alten Musikalien -Handschriften und Druckwerke-des Königlichen Gymnasiums zu Brieg. Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte, 28: . Pages: 35-6. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial).

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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