D-Z Mu 549 [Discantus] (Octo Tonorum Melodiae of Thomas Stoltzer)

Ratsschulbibliothek, Zwickau, Germany

partbook: Mid 16th century

Archive	Ratsschulbibliothek, Zwickau, Germany (D-Z)
Shelfmark	Mu 549 [Discantus] (Octo Tonorum Melodiae of Thomas Stoltzer)
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	None / Unknown
Measurements	212-9 x 169 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: ZwiR 106/5 Other catalogues/source: VollBM [see bibliography] 730 olim (Former shelfmark): MS 106,5 olim (Former shelfmark): MS CVI,5
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	scribal concordance [96] Text and Music
Relationships	Zwickau Ratsschulbibliothek (owner) Enderlein, Lazarus (owner) Freundt, Cornelius (1535–1591) (owner)
Provenance	Wittenberg, Bavaria, Germany
Contents	8 pieces from 1 composers

General Description

A Discantus partbook from a set of 5 volumes. Copied by a single scribe, who also wrote BudOS 22, BudOS 23, DresSL 1/D/3, DresSL 1/D/4, ZwiR 81/2, and portions of ZwiR 100/4 and DresSL 1/D/506 (SteudeUM). Copied in Wittenberg (SteudeU). Presented by Lazarus Enderlein to Cornelius Freundt in 1554 (inscription at beginning of T book). Freundt (ca. 1535-91) later became cantor at Church of St. Mary, Zwickau; manuscript passed to Zwickau Ratsschulbibliothek following Freundt's death.

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Binding

Original paper covers; all five books now contained together in modern covers of blue cardboard, with black paper spine

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Watermark

wheel (not in Briquet)

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Notation

black void mensural

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Foliation

Other numberings: No numbering of pieces

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Foliation

No foliation or pagination.

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Decoration

No initials or decoration

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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8 textless pieces

Stoltzer-S

5 paper partbooks (DATBQ-i + 4 + i folios each), 212-9 x 169. No foliation, pagination, or numbering of pieces. Original paper covers; all five books now contained together in modern covers of blue cardboard, with black paper spine. No index. Copied by a single scribe, who also wrote BudOS 22, BudOS 23, DresSL 1/D/3, DresSL 1/D/4, ZwiR 81/2, and portions of ZwiR 100/4 and DresSL 1/D/506 (SteudeUM). No initials or decoration. Watermark: wheel (not in Briquet).

Mid 16th century. Copied in Wittenberg (SteudeU). Presented by Lazarus Enderlein to Cornelius Freundt in 1554 (inscription at beginning of T book). Freundt (ca. 1535-91) later became cantor at Church of St. Mary, Zwickau; manuscript passed to Zwickau Ratsschulbibliothek following Freundt's death.

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
2	'melodia' tone 1	-	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)
'melodia' tone 1 Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526) Appears on: 2 Genres: textless Number of voices: 5 Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Voice Text: textless piece
2–2v	'melodia' tone 2	-	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)
'melodia' tone 2 Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526) Appears on: 2–2v Genres: textless Number of voices: 5 Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Voice Text: textless piece
2v–3	'melodia' tone 3	-	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)
'melodia' tone 3 Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526) Appears on: 2v–3 Genres: textless Number of voices: 5 Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Voice Text: textless piece
3–3v	'melodia' tone 4	-	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)
'melodia' tone 4 Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526) Appears on: 3–3v Genres: textless Number of voices: 5 Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Voice Text: textless piece
3v–4	'melodia' tone 5	-	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)
'melodia' tone 5 Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526) Appears on: 3v–4 Genres: textless Number of voices: 5 Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Voice Text: textless piece
4–4v	'melodia' tone 6	-	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)
'melodia' tone 6 Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526) Appears on: 4–4v Genres: textless Number of voices: 5 Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Voice Text: textless piece
4v–5	'melodia' tone 7	-	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)
'melodia' tone 7 Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526) Appears on: 4v–5 Genres: textless Number of voices: 5 Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Voice Text: textless piece
5–5v	'melodia' tone 8	-	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)
'melodia' tone 8 Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526) Appears on: 5–5v Genres: textless Number of voices: 5 Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Voice Text: textless piece

Composer	Compositions
Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480-1526)	'melodia' tone 1 – 2 'melodia' tone 2 – 2–2v 'melodia' tone 3 – 2v–3 'melodia' tone 4 – 3–3v 'melodia' tone 5 – 3v–4 'melodia' tone 6 – 4–4v 'melodia' tone 7 – 4v–5 'melodia' tone 8 – 5–5v

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
'melodia' tone 1	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)	2
'melodia' tone 2	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)	2–2v
'melodia' tone 3	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)	2v–3
'melodia' tone 4	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)	3–3v
'melodia' tone 5	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)	3v–4
'melodia' tone 6	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)	4–4v
'melodia' tone 7	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)	4v–5
'melodia' tone 8	Stoltzer, Thomas (ca. 1480–1526)	5–5v

Set: MS 106,5

Type: Partbooks

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D-Z Mu 549 [Altus] (Octo Tonorum Melodiae of Thomas Stoltzer)

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D-Z Mu 549 [Bassus] (Octo Tonorum Melodiae of Thomas Stoltzer)

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D-Z Mu 549 [Discantus] (Octo Tonorum Melodiae of Thomas Stoltzer)

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D-Z Mu 549 [Quintus] (Octo Tonorum Melodiae of Thomas Stoltzer)

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D-Z Mu 549 [Tenor] (Octo Tonorum Melodiae of Thomas Stoltzer)

‡ denotes primary source study

Steude, Wolfram. 1978. Untersuchungen zur mitteldeutschen Musiküberlieferung und Musikpflege im 16. Jahrhundert. Leipzig. Pages: 12-8, passim Abb. 8-9. Notes: contents list (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Hoffmann-Erbrecht, Lothar. 1974. Stoltzeriana. Die Musikforschung, 27: 18-36. Pages: 27-8. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.

Steude, Wolfram. 1972. Untersuchungen zu Herkunft, Verbreitung und spezifischem Inhalt mitteldeutscher Musikhandschriften des 16. Jahrhunderts. University of Rostock, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 4ff, 113-4, passim. Notes: facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Hoffmann-Erbrecht, Lothar. 1964. Thomas Stoltzer: Leben und Schaffen. Die Musik in Alten und Neuen Europa, vol. 5. Kassel. Pages: 40, 141-51,170,185. Notes: physical description (partial); incipits; transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Hoffmann-Erbrecht, Lothar. 1961. Datierungsprobleme bei Kompositionen in deutschen Musikhandschriften des 16. Jahrhunderts. Festschrift Helmuth Osthoff zum 65. Geburtstage, 47-60. Tutzing. Pages: 58. Notes: mention of MS.

Hoffmann-Erbrecht, Lothar. 1957. Thomas Stoltzers Octo Tonorum Melodiae. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 14: 16-29. Notes: physical description (partial); incipits; transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Geering, Arnold (editor). 1935. Das Erbe Deutscher Musik. Leipzig, Kassel, Wolfenbüttel, and Wiesbaden. Pages: XXII,x,67-85. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; texts; facsimile (partial).

Vollhardt, Reinhard. 1893-6. Bibliographie der Musik-Werke in der Ratsschulbibliothek zu Zwickau. Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte, 26: . Pages: 256. Notes: physical description (partial).

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