I-CNM Mus MS 2

Biblioteca Comunale Silvio Zavatti, Civitanova Marche, Italy

partbook: c. 1555-60

Archive Biblioteca Comunale Silvio Zavatti, Civitanova Marche, Italy (I-CNM)
Shelfmark Mus MS 2
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 134 x 205 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: CivitaBC (2)
  • olim (Former shelfmark): s.s. (2)
Notations
  • black void mensural
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Copyists
Provenance
  • Florence? Italy
Contents Contains 6 compositions, 4 from 3 composers, 2 are anonymous. Contains uninventoried compositions from 8 composers.
General Description

A single Tenor partbook. Contains three series of madrigals, separately numbered. Copied by a single scribe, who also wrote CivitaBC (1). Probably copied in Florence.

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Physical Description

ff. 18-19, 26, 38, 47, 50-51, and 91 now missing; only stubs remain

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Binding

Original covers of cream-coloured parchment, inscribed with voice designation 'Tenor'; parchment ties

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Watermark

(1) generally resembles Briquet #495; (2) eagle? (only lower portion visible)

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Notation

black void mensural

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Ruling

Staff height c. 13-14

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Foliation

Modern pencil foliation, 1-100, on upper right rectos

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Foliation

Other numberings: Original ink numbering of pieces, in three series (several partes numbered separately): i-xxxvi (4-voice pieces); i-vii (5-voice pieces); i-ii (6-voice pieces).

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Decoration

No initials or decoration, except for large calligraphic initial 'T' on front cover

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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41 Italian secular pieces

(Arcadelt)-6, (Arcadelt/Corteccia/G. Ponte)-1, (Barri)-2, (Bracharaio/Corteccia)-1, (Corteccia)-3, (C. Festa)-1, (Rore)-1, (Ruffo)-1, (Verdelot)-2, anon-23

1 paper partbook (T-i + 92 + ii folios), 134 x 205. Modern pencil foliation, 1-100, on upper right rectos (ff. 18-19, 26, 38, 47, 50-51, and 91 now missing; only stubs remain). Original ink numbering of pieces, in three series (several partes numbered separately): i-xxxvi (4-voice pieces); i-vii (5-voice pieces); i-ii (6-voice pieces). Ff. 1, 52-65, 72'-90', 92, and 95-100' have blank staves only. Original covers of cream-colored parchment, inscribed with voice designation "Tenor"; parchment ties. No index. Copied by a single scribe, who also wrote CivitaBC (1). Staff height ca. 13-14. No initials or decoration, except for large calligraphic initial "T" on front cover. Watermarks: (1) generally resembles Briquet #495; (2) eagle? (only lower portion visible).

Ca. 1555-60. Probably copied in Florence.

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Known compositions

Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages Source Attribution
Chi può fiso mirar Anonymous 37v -
Chiare fresch'e dolce aque - 3a pars (of 5): Tempo verr'ancor forse
Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
8v–9 -
Donna fra i più bei volti honesti e chiari
Corteccia, (Pier) Francesco
31v -
Ne piu concenti lagrime
Corteccia, (Pier) Francesco
35v -
Se come dite ogn'hor bella ui paio
Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
32 -
Se saper donna curi
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
33 -

Known composers

Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages Item title Attribution in Source
Works by
Corteccia, (Pier) Francesco (?)
Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) (?)
Du Pont, Jacques (?)
[-] - -
Works by
Barre, Leonardo (fl. 1537-after 1555)
[-] - -
Works by
Corteccia, (Pier) Francesco (?)
Bracharaio (?)
[-] - -
Works by
Rore, Cipriano de (ca. 1515–1565)
[-] - -
Works by
Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587)
[-] - -
Works by
Verdelot, Philippe (ca. 1480–ca. 1532)
[-] - -
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507-1568)
Corteccia, (Pier) Francesco
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485-1545)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Chi può fiso mirar Anonymous 37v
Chiare fresch'e dolce aque - 3a pars (of 5): Tempo verr'ancor forse
Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
8v–9
Donna fra i più bei volti honesti e chiari
Corteccia, (Pier) Francesco
31v
Ne piu concenti lagrime
Corteccia, (Pier) Francesco
35v
Se come dite ogn'hor bella ui paio
Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
32
Se saper donna curi
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
33

‡ denotes primary source study

Fenlon, Iain, and James Haar. 1978. Fonti e Cronologia dei Madrigali di Costanzo Festa. Revista Italiana di Musicologia, 13: 212-42. Pages: 228,232. Notes: physical description; 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