GB-Lbl Harley 4848

British Library, London, England

non-music MS with interpolated music: 1530s

Archive British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl)
Shelfmark Harley 4848
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Surface Paper
Numbering System None
Notations
  • black void mensural
Provenance
  • England
Contents 3 pieces from 4 composers
General Description

A manuscript describing English nobility, names of places that elect members of Parliament, and English coronation procedures, with music copied at the rear. Consists of two textless motets in score - Josquin, Stabat Mater (with an added 6th voice, a Superius) and Jacquet of Mantua, Aspice Domine (left incomplete). Probably copied in England.

The music is (unusually) laid out to be read with the spine of the book horizontal, and the back of the book at the top, in which position the music is read from the back of the book forwards. (It is possible that the music was copied first, and the book re-used more 'normally' afterwards.)

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Notation

black void mensural

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Date

Material elsewhere in the book points to a date c.1540 for the text; and perhaps 1530s for the music. (Milsom)

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Ruling

staves ruled with rastrum

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
88–85 Stabat mater 25.9 - 1a pars (of 2): Stabat mater dolorosa iusta crucem -
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)

Stabat mater 25.9 - 1a pars (of 2): Stabat mater dolorosa iusta crucem

Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Appears on: 88–85
Genres: Motet, Stabat Mater
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Stabat Mater
General Note

a unique additonal superius voice is copied at the bottom of the score beneath the Bassus. Untexted.
88–85 Stabat mater 25.9 - 2a pars (of 2): Eia mater fons amoris me sentire -
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)

Stabat mater 25.9 - 2a pars (of 2): Eia mater fons amoris me sentire

Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Appears on: 88–85
Genres: Motet
General Note

a unique additonal superius voice is copied at the bottom of the score beneath the Bassus. Untexted.
85–84v Aspice Domine de sede sancta tua (4vv) -
Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) (?)
Fage, Jean de la
Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562) (?)

Aspice Domine de sede sancta tua (4vv)

Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) (?)
Fage, Jean de la
Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562) (?)
Appears on: 85–84v
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Aspice domine de sede sancta tua
General Note

left incomplete. Untexted.
Composer Compositions
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Fage, Jean de la
Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Aspice Domine de sede sancta tua (4vv)
Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) (?)
Fage, Jean de la
Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562) (?)
85–84v
Stabat mater 25.9 - 1a pars (of 2): Stabat mater dolorosa iusta crucem
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
88–85
Stabat mater 25.9 - 2a pars (of 2): Eia mater fons amoris me sentire
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
88–85

‡ denotes primary source study

Milsom, John. 2002. Josquin and Jacquet: a New Tudor Source? Tijdschrift van de Koninklijke Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 117-131. Notes: description of MS; discussion; facsimile (partial); contents; transcription (partial).

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