An Altus II (Sextus) partbook from a set originally of seven or eight volumes. Copied by Wolfgang Figulus(?) and others at the Fürstenschule St. Afra in Meissen, under the direction of Wolfgang Figulus. After Figulus' death (after 1588), the manuscript went to his son-in-law, Friedrich Birck, cantor at the Fürstenschule St. Augustin in Grimma from 1591 until his death in 1621. After Birck's death, his widow sold the manuscript to the Grimma Fürstenschule; in 1890 it was deposited in the library at Dresden.
| Archive | Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden, Germany (D-Dl) |
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| Shelfmark | MS Grimma 56 [Sextus] |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Pagination |
| Measurements | c. 167 x 210 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 39 compositions, 35 from 14 composers, 4 are anonymous. |
General Description
Extent
87 folios
Physical Description
Some folios have been damaged by ink corrosion
Binding
Restored and rebound in modern brown cardboard covers
Notation
not indicated
Foliation
Other numberings: New pencil numbering of pieces.
Foliation
No original foliation; modern pencil pagination
Surface
Paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 Mass, 12 Kyrie-Gloria pairs, 2 Kyries, 1 Gloria, 9 Mass Proper sections, 1 Magnificat, 1 Te Deum, 2 psalms, 2 hymns, 50 motets, 3 German sacred pieces = 84
(M. Agricola)-1, (Arcadelt)-1, (Clemens non Papa)-8, (Cleve)-2, (Crecquillon)-1, (Figulus)-8, (Gombert)-1, (S. Hollander)-1, Lassus-7, (Maillard)-1, (Merulo)-1, Palestrina-4, (Phinot)-2, (Senfl)-3, (Walter)-1, Wert-1, anon-40
5 paper partbooks of an original 7 or 8 (D1-ca. 100 folios, D2-over 200, Al-281, A2-251, B2-82), ca. 167 x 210. Some folios have been damaged by ink corrosion. No original foliation; new pencil numbering of pieces. Restored and rebound in modern brown cardboard covers. Copied by Wolfgang Figulus(?) and others.
Ca. 1568-85 (SteudeMS). Copied at the Fürstenschule St. Afra in Meissen, under the direction of Wolfgang Figulus. Following Figulus' death (after 1588), the manuscript went to his son-in-law, Friedrich Birck, cantor at the Fürstenschule St. Augustin in Grimma from 1591 until his death in 1621. After Birck's death, his widow sold the manuscript to the Grimma Fürstenschule; in 1890 it was deposited in the library at Dresden.
Vol 4
Composers: Change "(Arcadelt)-1" to "(Arcadelt/Verdelot)-1"; add "(Rein)-l"; change "anon-40" to "anon-39."
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MS Grimma 56 (1-5)
Partbooks · 5 sources
‡ denotes primary source study
Steude, Wolfram. 1974. Die Musiksammeihandschriften des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts in der Sächsischen Landesbibliothek zu Dresden. Quellenkataloge zur Musikgeschichte, vol. 6. Wilhelmshaven. Pages: 95-8. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; 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