I-Bsp MS A.LI (A51)

Archivio Musicale di S Petronio, Bologna, Italy

manuscript of polyphony: Mid 16th century

Archive Archivio Musicale di S Petronio, Bologna, Italy (I-Bsp)
Shelfmark MS A.LI (A51)
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Format portrait
Measurements 408 x 281 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: BolSP 51-2
Notations
  • black void mensural
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Contents Contains uninventoried compositions from 1 composer.
General Description

One of two choirbooks containing music for double chorus. Copied by one main scribe, who also wrote portions of BolSP 39 and BolSP 49; 'Dies irae' sequence (in MS A.LI only) copied by different scribe, who also wrote ff. 26'-30 of BolSP 49. Probably copied in Bologna, for use at Church of San Petronio.

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Physical Description

ff. 50-51, 56, 60-65 now missing

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Notation

not indicated

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Ruling

Staff height 22.5

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Foliation

Original ink foliation, 1-68, on upper right rectos (ff. 50-51, 56, 60-65 now missing); modern foliation, 1-60, on lower center rectos.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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1 Requiem Mass section, 12 psalms for double chorus (1 incomplete), 1 motet for double chorus (incomplete) = 14

(Willaert)-1, anon-13

2 choirbooks containing music for double chorus—

MS A.LI: 60 paper folios, 408 x 281. Original ink foliation, 1-68, on upper right rectos (ff. 50-51, 56, 60-65 now missing); modern foliation, 1-60, on lower center rectos. Blank staves only on original ff. 1, 49', 52-55', 57-59', 66, 68'.

MS A.LII: 40 paper folios, 408 x 281. Original and modern foliation, 1-40, on upper right rectos. Blank staves only on f. 39 and f. 40'. Folios damaged by ink corrosion; some music now illegible. Rebound in modern covers. Original index on f. 1 of MS A.LII lists psalms in order of appearance. Copied by one main scribe, who also wrote portions of BolSP 39 and BolSP 49; "Dies irae" sequence (in MS A.LI only) copied by different scribe, who also wrote ff. 26'-30 of BolSP 49. Staff height 22.5. Inked calligraphic initials.

Mid 16th century. Probably copied in Bologna, for use at Church of San Petronio.

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Known composers

Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages Item title Attribution in Source
Works by
Willaert, Adrian (ca. 1490–1562)
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Set: MSS A. LI - A. LII

Type: Partbooks

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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