Monophonic contents on ff. 2-29, 31'-44', and 47'-48; polyphony on ff. 48'-98, in score format (only bassus present for Longueval/Obrecht/Venture Passion). Main corpus probably copied by Tobias Volrad, named on f. 1 ('Sum Tobiae Volradi, Ludimoderatoris & Organ. Auenss: 1621'); some later additions possibly copied by Christian Daumius. Main corpus probably copied in Aue (inscription on f. 1); later additions probably copied in Zwickau.
| Archive | Ratsschulbibliothek, Zwickau, Germany (D-Z) |
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| Shelfmark | 69.1.24 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 189 x 157 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 42 compositions, 7 from 6 composers, 35 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of parchment over cardboard or paper.
Watermark
No watermarks visible
Notation
Square chant (monophony); black void mensural (polyphony)
Date
1621-3 (dates in manuscript), with additions extending into second half of 17th century.
Ruling
Staff height usually ca. 13
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation on lower right rectos
Foliation
Other numberings: Modern pencil numbering of pieces, 1-40.
Decoration
Plain red initials in chant section; rubrics and some other indications also in red. No initials or decoration in section with polyphony.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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Liturgical book, with polyphony:
1 Passion, 39 German sacred pieces = 40
Freundt [CF]-1, Obrecht/(Longaval/Venture)-1, Stolle [JSC]-3, Volrad [T. V. C.]-1, anon-34
Ca. 100 paper folios, 189 x 157. Modern pencil foliation on lower right rectos. Modern pencil numbering of pieces, 1-40. Original covers of parchment over cardboard or paper. No index. Monophonic contents on ff. 2-29, 31'-44', and 47'-48, copied in chant notation; polyphony on ff. 48'-98, copied in white mensural notation in score format (only bassus present for Passion).
Main corpus probably copied by Tobias Volrad, named on f. 1 ("Sum Tobiae Volradi, Ludimoderatoris & Organ. Auenss: 1621"); some later additions possibly copied by Christian Daumius. Staff height usually ca. 13. Plain red initials in chant section; rubrics and some other indications also in red. No initials or decoration in section with polyphony. No watermarks visible.
1621-3 (dates in manuscript), with additions extending into second half of 17th century. Main corpus probably copied in Aue (inscription on f. 1); later additions probably copied in Zwickau.
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Youens, Laura. 1978. Music for the Lutheran Mass in Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, MS. Thomaskirche 49/50. Indiana University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 342,668-9, 694,786 [correction for p. 342: "Gaude et laetare Jerusalem" is in ZwiR 97/2, not 100/5 "Geboren ist uns" is in ZwiR 100/5, not 97/2]). See ZwiR 75/1 [now 69.1.24] for explanation of confusion concerning call number of this manuscript. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Maas, Chris J. 1976. Towards A New Obrecht Edition. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 26: 84-108. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Noblitt, Thomas L. 1973. Manuscript Mus. l/D/505 of the Sächsische Landesbibliothek Dresden (olim Annaberg, Bibliothek der St. Annenkirche, Ms. 1248). Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 30: 275-310. Pages: 299. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Steude, Wolfram. 1972. Untersuchungen zu Herkunft, Verbreitung und spezifischem Inhalt mitteldeutscher Musikhandschriften des 16. Jahrhunderts. University of Rostock, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 29 [incorrectly referred to as MS 75/1]. Notes: mention of MS.
Musei, Albrecht. 1970. Der Mitteldeutsche Kantor und Hofkapellmeister Johann Stolle (um 1566 bis 1614): Leben und Schaffen. Mitteldeutsche Forschungen, vol. 61. Cologne. Pages: 63, 151-2. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Albrecht, Hans. 1958-61. Caspar Copus, ein Fast Unbekannter Deutscher Komponist des 16. Jahrhunderts. Miscelânea en Homenaje a Monsenor Higinio Angles 1-9, Barcelona. Pages: 5 [incorrectly referred to as MS LXXV, 1]. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Boetticher, Wolfgang. 1958. Orlando di Lasso und seine Zeit. 1532-1594. Repertoire-Untersuchungen zur Musik der Spätrenaissance, vol. I. Kassel and Basel. Pages: 838 [incorrectly referred to as MS LXXV, 1]. Notes: physical description (partial).
Hoffmann-Erbrecht, Lothar. 1955. Die Chorbücher der Stadtkirche zu Pirna. Acta Musicologica, 27: 121-137. Pages: 125. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Riedel, Johannes. 1951. Leisen Formulae: Their Polyphonic Settings in the Renaissance and Reformation. University of Southern California, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 40, 203-4,212,688,1126-30. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Wolf, Johannes (editor). 1908-21. Reprint: Farnborough, England, 1968. Werken van Jacob Obrecht. Leipzig and Amsterdam,. Pages: XXVIII, [v-viii] [erroneously referred to as MS LXXXI]. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Vollhardt, Reinhard. 1893-6. Bibliographie der Musik-Werke in der Ratsschulbibliothek zu Zwickau. Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte, 26: . Pages: 52-4. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial).
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