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 1 uninventoried works or miscellaneous sections.
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