An Altus partbook from a set originally of seven volumes. Music copied by a single scribe, employed by Edward Paston (1550-1630) of Norfolk, a country gentleman and collector of music. Presented to Madrigal Society in 1832 by the collector Stephen Groombridge; placed on permanent deposit at British Museum in 1953.
| Archive | British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl) |
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| Shelfmark | Madrigal Society G. 22 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 131 x 210 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 60 compositions, 49 from 24 composers, 11 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
The copying of parts in the Altus, Quintus and Sextus books is inconsistent: the Altus contains the Altus from f. 1-8v, the Quintus from f. 9-16v, and the Sextus from f. 17 to the end; the Quintus contains the Quintus from f. 1-8v, and the Altus from f. 9 to the end; and the Sextus contains parts labelled Sextus, Cantus secundus and Quintus (f. 18v-20, 21v-24v).
Binding
Original covers of dark brown leather, blind-tooled with fleur-de-lis design enclosed by rectangular border with thistle motifs at each corner; new leather spine, with flower motifs tooled in gold.
Notation
black void mensural
Foliation
Original ink foliation in each book, 1-64. The foliation is identical in all the books, and folio(s) are left blank when the voice part is silent in a piece.
Decoration
No initials or decoration.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 Mass, 46 motets, 1 Latin secular piece = 48
(Baccusi)-1, (Bertolusi)-1, (Bianciardi)-1, (Buel)-1, (Byrd)-1, (Clemens non Papa)-1, (A. Ferrabosco I)-3, (Lassus)-4, (Luython)-1, (Massaini)-1, (Philippe de Monte)-2, (Osculati)-1, (Tallis)-2, (Vaet)-2, (Vincentius)-2, (Walliser)-1, (Wert)-1, anon-22
6 paper partbooks of an original 7 (DAT-iv + 64 + i + i folios each, BQ-i + iv + 64 + ii + i folios each, S-i + iii + 64 + ii + i), 131 x 210. Original ink foliation in each book, 1-64. Original covers of dark brown leather, blind-tooled with fleur-de-lis design enclosed by rectangular border with thistle motifs at each corner; new leather spine, with flower motifs tooled in gold. No index. Music copied by a single scribe, employed by Edward Paston (see BrettEP for list of other books in the same hand and for discussion of related manuscripts from Paston's circle). No initials or decoration.
Early 17th century. Of English provenance; originated in the household of Edward Paston (1550-1630) of Norfolk, a country gentleman and collector of music. Presented to Madrigal Society in 1832 by the collector Stephen Groombridge; placed on permanent deposit at British Museum in 1953.
Vol 4
Composers: (Baccusi)-1, (Bertolusi)-1, (Bianciardi)-1, (Buel)-1, (Byrd)-1, (Clemens non Papa)-1, (A. Ferrabosco I)-3, (A. Gabrieli)-3, (G. Gabrieli)-1, (Lassus)-4, (Luython)-1, (Massaini)-3, (Philippe de Monte)-2, (Osculati)-1, (Tallis)-2, (Vaet)-2, (Orfeo Vecchi)-1, (Vincentius)-2, (Walliser)-1, (Wert)-1, (Zangius)-1, anon-14
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MSS Madrigal Society G. 21-26
Partbooks · 6 sources
Paston Manuscripts
Linked by Origin or Contents · 97 sources
GB-Lbl Madrigal Society G. 22
Current source
‡ denotes primary source study
Willetts, Pamela J. 1970. Handlist of Music Manuscripts aquired 1908-1967. Pages: 98. Notes: mention of MS.
Brett, Philip. 1964-68. Edward Paston (1550-1630): A Norfolk Gentleman and His Musical Collection. Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society, 4: 51-69. Pages: 59-61, 68. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Brett, Philip, and Thurston Dart. 1960. Songs by William Byrd in Manuscripts at Harvard. Harvard Library Bulletin, 14: 343-65. Pages: 365. Notes: mention of MS.
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Monday, 23 January, 2017
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
Monday, 23 January, 2017
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