I-Fn MS II.III.438

Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence, Italy

partbook: 1545-8

Archive	Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence, Italy (I-Fn)
Shelfmark	MS II.III.438
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source. Please refer to the external links for image availability.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	335 x 230 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: FlorBN II.III. 437-40 olim (Former shelfmark): Magliabechi XIX. 130
Notations	black void mensural
Relationships	de' Medici, Cosimo I (1519–1574) (dedicatee) Medici family (patron)
External Links	images
Provenance	Florence, Italy
Contents	Contains 10 compositions, 8 from 5 composers, 2 are anonymous.

General Description

A Bassus partbook from a set of four volumes. Copied in Florence for the Medici family (HaarGM).

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Binding

Modern covers.

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Notation

black void mensural

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Dedication

A dedication to Cosimo I de' Medici appears in the bassus book.

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Foliation

Modern foliation

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Decoration

Ornamental initials, marginal decorations; each book has an elaborate wood-cut with the Medici coat of arms at the top

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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10 Italian secular pieces

(Arcadelt)-1, (Barri)-1, (G. Ponte)-1, (Ruffo)-5, anon-2

4 paper partbooks (DATB-iv + 10 + iv folios each), 335x230. Modern foliation. Modern covers. Ornamental initials, marginal decorations; each book has an elaborate wood-cut with the Medici coat of arms at the top. Title in the discantus book, written by a 16th-century hand: "Madrigali di Jh Gero"; according to HaarGM, however, none of the pieces are actually by Gero. A dedication to Cosimo I de' Medici appears in the bassus book.

1545-8 (HaarGM). Copied in Florence for the Medici family (HaarGM).

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1–1v	Voi ch'ascoltate in rime spars'il suono [poet: F. Petrarca]	-	Anonymous
Voi ch'ascoltate in rime spars'il suono [poet: F. Petrarca] Anonymous Appears on: 1–1v Genres: Italian secular Number of voices: 4 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Italian Voice Text: Voi ch'ascoltate in rime spars'il suono [poet: F. Petrarca]
2–2v	Con lei fuss'io da che si part'il sole	-	Corteccia, (Pier) Francesco (?) Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) (?) Du Pont, Jacques (?)
Con lei fuss'io da che si part'il sole Corteccia, (Pier) Francesco (?) Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) (?) Du Pont, Jacques (?) Appears on: 2–2v Genres: Italian secular, Madrigal (Italian) Number of voices: 4 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Italian Voice Text: Con lei fuss'io da che si part'il sole
3–3v	Ma di chi debbo lamentarmi hay lassa	-	Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587)
Ma di chi debbo lamentarmi hay lassa Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587) Appears on: 3–3v Genres: Italian secular, Madrigal (Italian) Number of voices: 4 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Italian Voice Text: Ma de chi debbo lamentarmi
4–4v	Ben mille nott'ho già passat'in pianto	-	Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587)
Ben mille nott'ho già passat'in pianto Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587) Appears on: 4–4v Number of voices: 4 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Italian Voice Text: Ben mille nott'ho già passat'in pianto
5–5v	Fiere silvestre che per lati campi	-	Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587)
Fiere silvestre che per lati campi Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587) Appears on: 5–5v Genres: Madrigal (Italian) Number of voices: 4 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Italian Voice Text: Fiere siluestre che per lati campi
6–6v	Monti selve fontane piagg'et sassi	-	Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587)
Monti selve fontane piagg'et sassi Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587) Appears on: 6–6v Genres: Madrigal (Italian) Number of voices: 4 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Italian Voice Text: Monti selue fontane piagg'et sassi
7–7v	O fortunato che con altre rime	-	Anonymous
O fortunato che con altre rime Anonymous Appears on: 7–7v Number of voices: 4 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Italian Voice Text: O fortunato che con altre rime
8–8v	Perche la vita e breve et l'ingegno	-	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Perche la vita e breve et l'ingegno Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 8–8v Genres: Italian secular, Madrigal (Italian) Number of voices: 4 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Italian Voice Text: Per che la uit'è breue [poet: F. Petrarca]
9–9v	Pace non trovo et non ho da far guerra [poet: F. Petrarca]	-	Barri, Ivo (1545–1552)
Pace non trovo et non ho da far guerra [poet: F. Petrarca] Barri, Ivo (1545–1552) Appears on: 9–9v Number of voices: 4 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Italian Voice Text: Pace non trouo et non ho da far guerra [poet: F. Petrarca]
10–10v	Che deggio far che mi consigli amore [poet: F. Petrarca]	-	Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587)
Che deggio far che mi consigli amore [poet: F. Petrarca] Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587) Appears on: 10–10v Genres: Italian secular, Madrigal (Italian) Number of voices: 4 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Italian Voice Text: Che deggio far che mi consigli amore [poet: F. Petrarca]

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	O fortunato che con altre rime – 7–7v Voi ch'ascoltate in rime spars'il suono [poet: F. Petrarca] – 1–1v
Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507-1568)	(?) Con lei fuss'io da che si part'il sole – 2–2v Perche la vita e breve et l'ingegno – 8–8v
Barri, Ivo (1545-1552)	Pace non trovo et non ho da far guerra [poet: F. Petrarca] – 9–9v
Corteccia, (Pier) Francesco	(?) Con lei fuss'io da che si part'il sole – 2–2v
Du Pont, Jacques	(?) Con lei fuss'io da che si part'il sole – 2–2v
Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508-1587)	Ben mille nott'ho già passat'in pianto – 4–4v Che deggio far che mi consigli amore [poet: F. Petrarca] – 10–10v Fiere silvestre che per lati campi – 5–5v Ma di chi debbo lamentarmi hay lassa – 3–3v Monti selve fontane piagg'et sassi – 6–6v

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Ben mille nott'ho già passat'in pianto	Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587)	4–4v
Che deggio far che mi consigli amore [poet: F. Petrarca]	Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587)	10–10v
Con lei fuss'io da che si part'il sole	Corteccia, (Pier) Francesco (?) Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) (?) Du Pont, Jacques (?)	2–2v
Fiere silvestre che per lati campi	Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587)	5–5v
Ma di chi debbo lamentarmi hay lassa	Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587)	3–3v
Monti selve fontane piagg'et sassi	Ruffo, Vincenzo (ca. 1508–1587)	6–6v
O fortunato che con altre rime	Anonymous	7–7v
Pace non trovo et non ho da far guerra [poet: F. Petrarca]	Barri, Ivo (1545–1552)	9–9v
Perche la vita e breve et l'ingegno	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	8–8v
Voi ch'ascoltate in rime spars'il suono [poet: F. Petrarca]	Anonymous	1–1v

Set: MSS II.III.437-440

Type: Partbooks

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‡ denotes primary source study

Haar, James. 1966. A Gift of Madrigals to Cosimo I: The Ms. Florence, Bibl. Naz. Centrale, Magi. XIX, 130. Revista Italiana di Musicologia, 1: 167-89. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; incipits; facsimile (partial).

Becherini, Bianca. 1959. Catalogo dei manoscritti musicali della Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze. Kassel. Pages: 56-7. Notes: physical description; contents list.

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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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