US-BEm MS 121

Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library, Berkeley, United States

partbook: c. 1530-1540

Archive Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library, Berkeley, United States (US-BEm)
Shelfmark MS 121
Image Availability DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 156 x 218 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: BerkU 121
Notations
  • black void mensural
External Authorities
Provenance
  • Italy
Contents 19 pieces from 2 composers
General Description

A Bassus partbook from a former set of 4. Some 5vv pieces at the beginning (Bassus & Quintus parts in this book), then 4vv pieces. Copied by two scribes (Fenlon/Haar say a single scribe copied the music), in Italy. Flyleaves blank; f. 1 and ff. 14-39' have blank staves only.

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Binding

Original covers of dark brown leather, tooled in gold with decorative designs and voice designation 'BASSO.'

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Watermark

anchor in circle surmounted by five-pointed star (not in Briquet)

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Notation

black void mensural

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Ruling

Staff height 12

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Foliation

Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces in red ink, 1-7 + 1-12

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Foliation

New pencil foliation, 1-40, omits flyleaf at beginning but includes flyleaf at end.

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Decoration

Ff. 1'-2 have large blue inked initials on gold backgrounds; initials enclosed in red borders decorated with green vine motifs. Voice designations in red ink.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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18 Italian secular pieces + 1 duplicate = 19

(Verdelot)-1, anon-17

1 paper partbook (B-i + 39 + i folios), 156 x 218. New pencil foliation, 1-40, omits flyleaf at beginning but includes flyleaf at end. Original numbering of pieces in red ink, 1-7 + 1-12. Flyleaves blank; f. 1 and ff. 14-39' have blank staves only. Original covers of dark brown leather, tooled in gold with decorative designs and voice designation "BASSO." No index. Copied by two scribes. Staff height 12. Ff. 1'-2 have large blue inked initials on gold backgrounds; initials enclosed in red borders decorated with green vine motifs. Voice designations in red ink. Watermark: anchor in circle surmounted by five-pointed star (not in Briquet).

Ca. 1530 (FenS). Copied in Italy.

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

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
1v–2 Amor mi sprona - Anonymous

Amor mi sprona

Anonymous
Appears on: 1v–2
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
Layout

Bassus & Quintus voice-parts, 5vv setting
2v–3 Arsi madonna - Anonymous

Arsi madonna

Anonymous
Appears on: 2v–3
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
Layout

Bassus & Quintus voice-parts, 5vv setting
3v–4 Amor io non potrei - Anonymous

Amor io non potrei

Anonymous
Appears on: 3v–4
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
Layout

Bassus & Quintus voice-parts, 5vv setting
4v–5 Io son gia stanca - Anonymous

Io son gia stanca

Anonymous
Appears on: 4v–5
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
Layout

Bassus & Quintus voice-parts, 5vv setting
5v–6 Amor da che pur vuoi - Anonymous

Amor da che pur vuoi

Anonymous
Appears on: 5v–6
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
Layout

Bassus & Quintus voice-parts, 5vv setting
6v–7 Ardo per voi madonna -
Verdelot, Philippe (ca. 1480–ca. 1532)

Ardo per voi madonna

Verdelot, Philippe (ca. 1480–ca. 1532)
Appears on: 6v–7
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
Layout

Bassus & Quintus voice-parts, 5vv setting
7v Solea la man gentil di candor - Anonymous

Solea la man gentil di candor

Anonymous
Appears on: 7v
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
8 Far potessi io - Anonymous

Far potessi io

Anonymous
Appears on: 8
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
8v Quando amirar gli anni - Anonymous

Quando amirar gli anni

Anonymous
Appears on: 8v
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
9 Quanta dolcezza - Anonymous

Quanta dolcezza

Anonymous
Appears on: 9
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
9v Chi sera quel che mia difesa - Anonymous

Chi sera quel che mia difesa

Anonymous
Appears on: 9v
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
10 L' amoroso pensiero - Anonymous

L' amoroso pensiero

Anonymous
Appears on: 10
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
10v Quando vostri begli occhi - Anonymous

Quando vostri begli occhi

Anonymous
Appears on: 10v
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
11 Dietro noi venga cinque aspetta - Anonymous

Dietro noi venga cinque aspetta

Anonymous
Appears on: 11
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
11v Ch' il credera s' il dico - Anonymous

Ch' il credera s' il dico

Anonymous
Appears on: 11v
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
12 Perche la vita e breve - Anonymous

Perche la vita e breve

Anonymous
Appears on: 12
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
12v Quando vostri begli occhi - Anonymous

Quando vostri begli occhi

Anonymous
Appears on: 12v
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
13 Quanto piu ma vicino - Anonymous

Quanto piu ma vicino

Anonymous
Appears on: 13
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
13v Qual soave concento - Anonymous

Qual soave concento

Anonymous
Appears on: 13v
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Verdelot, Philippe (ca. 1480–ca. 1532)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Amor da che pur vuoi Anonymous 5v–6
Amor io non potrei Anonymous 3v–4
Amor mi sprona Anonymous 1v–2
Ardo per voi madonna
Verdelot, Philippe (ca. 1480–ca. 1532)
6v–7
Arsi madonna Anonymous 2v–3
Ch' il credera s' il dico Anonymous 11v
Chi sera quel che mia difesa Anonymous 9v
Dietro noi venga cinque aspetta Anonymous 11
Far potessi io Anonymous 8
Io son gia stanca Anonymous 4v–5
L' amoroso pensiero Anonymous 10
Perche la vita e breve Anonymous 12
Qual soave concento Anonymous 13v
Quando amirar gli anni Anonymous 8v
Quando vostri begli occhi Anonymous 10v
Quando vostri begli occhi Anonymous 12v
Quanta dolcezza Anonymous 9
Quanto piu ma vicino Anonymous 13
Solea la man gentil di candor Anonymous 7v

‡ denotes primary source study

Haar, James. 1981. The Early Madrigal: A Re-Appraisal of Its Sources and Its Character. Music in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: Patronage, Sources and Texts, 163-92. Cambridge. Pages: 170. Notes: mention of MS.

Fenlon, Iain, and James Haar. 1980. A New Source for the Early Madrigal. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 164-80. Pages: 174. Notes: mention of MS.

Fenlon, Iain, and James Haar. 1978. Fonti e Cronologia dei Madrigali di Costanzo Festa. Revista Italiana di Musicologia, 212-42. Pages: 224. Notes: mention of MS.

Slim, H Colin. 1972. A Gift of Madrigals and Motets.  Chicago and London. Pages: I,207-8. Notes: contents list (partial); 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