Copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (NowakM), though Warmington assigns some of the music copying to scribe K (KellmanTO). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Sent to Raimund Fugger the Elder (1489-1535), of Augsburg. Fugger library purchased by Emperor Ferdinand III and brought to Vienna in 1656.
A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18832 (Lower Voice)
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria
partbook: c. 1515-34
| Archive | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria (A-Wn) |
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| Shelfmark | Mus.Hs. 18832 (Lower Voice) |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 140 x 205 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 84 compositions, 46 from 15 composers, 38 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of dark brown leather stamped front and back, respectively, with four identical plates (vine motifs, animals, and inscription 'Ligatus per manus Johannis tys qui petit a malis erui et semper protegi per manus domini')
Watermark
(1) pot surmounted by four-petalled flower (generally resembles Briquet #12624-30); (2) Gothic letter 'P', sometimes surmounted by four-petalled flower (see Briquet #8652 for approximate pattern).
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 13
Foliation
Other numberings: Modern pencil numbering of pieces, 1-89
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation in each book.
Decoration
No decorative initials; Fugger family coat of arms on f. 7' of each book.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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89 bicinia*
*A few items have text incipits or titles, but most pieces lack text, title, or other identification. Items identified from concordant sources include 43 Mass Ordinary sections, 3 Requiem Mass sections, 9 Magnificat sections, and 2 motets.
(A. Agricola)-4, (Brumel)-4, (Brumel/Jhan of Ferrara)-1, (Brumel/Venalt)-1, (Compère)-2, (Divitis)-1, (A. Févin)-9, (A. Févin/ Mouton)-5, (Gascongne)-1, Isaac-2, (Josquin)-5, (Josquin/Ockeghem)-3, (La Rue)-5, (Obrecht)-2 + 1?, anon-43
2 paper partbooks (Upper voice-i + 90 + i folios, Lower voice-i + 89 + i), 138 x 203. Modern pencil foliation in each book. Modern pencil numbering of pieces, 1-89. Original covers of dark brown leather stamped front and back, respectively, with four identical plates (vine motifs, animals, and inscription "Ligatus per manus Johannis tys qui petit a malis erui et semper protegi per manus domini"). No index. Copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (NowakM); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Staff height 13. No decorative initials; Fugger family coat of arms on f. 7' of each book. Watermarks: (1) pot surmounted by four-petalled flower (generally resembles Briquet #12624-30); (2) Gothic letter "P", sometimes surmounted by four-petalled flower (see Briquet #8652 for approximate pattern).
1515-34, probably ca. 1521-5 (KellJ). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Sent to Raimund Fugger the Elder (1489-1535), of Augsburg. Fugger library purchased by Emperor Ferdinand III and brought to Vienna in 1656.
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Saunders, Zoe. 2010. Anonymous Masses in the Alamire Manuscripts: Toward a new understanding of a repertoire, an atelier, and a renaissance court. University of Maryland, PhD.
Kellman, Herbert (editor). 1999. The Treasury of Petrus Alamire. Music and art in Flemish Court Manuscripts 1500-1535. Leuven: Alamire Foundation.
Kellman, Herbert. 1989. Observations on the Production and Distribution of Music Manuscripts at the Netherlands Court. Early Music History, 9: . Notes: physical description (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Staehelin, Martin. 1977. Die Messen Heinrich Isaacs. Publikationen der Schweizerischen Musikforschenden Gesellschaft Serie II, vol. 28/I-III. Bern and Stuttgart. Pages: I, xliv, 28, 30, 32, 59; III, 49, 95, 193. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Ward, Tom Robert. 1977. Another Mass by Obrecht? Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 27: 102-8. Pages: 105-6. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Kellman, Herbert. 1976. Josquin and the Courts of the Netherlands and France: The Evidence of the Sources. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25 June 1971, 181-216. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 193, 204, 209, 214. Notes: contents list (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Staehelin, Martin. 1975. Obrechtiana. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 25/1: 1-37. Pages: 18, 33. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Bellingham, Bruce Allan. 1971. The Bicinium in the Lutheran Latin Schools During the Reformation Period. University of Toronto, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 36-7; II, 101ff. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Kämper, Dietrich. 1970. Studien zur Instrumentalen Ensemblemusik des 16. Jahrhunderts in Italien. Analecta Musicologica, 10: . Pages: 103. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.
Hudson, Barton (editor). 1969-72. Antoine Brumel: Collected Works. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 5. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, xiv-xv; II, xvii-xix; VI, xv-xvi. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Staehelin, Martin. 1967. Quellenkundliche Beiträge zum Werk von Johannes Ghiselin-Verbonnet. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 24: 120-32. Pages: 131. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing. Pages: 173. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Sheley, Wayne M. 1966. The Instrumental Instructional Duo around 1500. Eastman School of Music, Unpublished D.M.A. thesis. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial); incipits; texts; discussion.
Kämper, Dietrich. 1965. Das Lehr- und Instrumentalduo um 1500 in Italien. Die Musikforschung, 18: 242-53. Pages: 246-9. Notes: contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Davison, Nigel St. John. 1962. The Motets of Pierre de La Rue. The Musical Quarterly, 48: 19-35. Pages: 22. Notes: contents list (partial).
Lerner, Edward R (editor). 1961-70. Alexandrí Agricola: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 22. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, xiv, xix. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Unterkircher, Franz. 1957-9. Inventar der Illuminierten Handschriften, Inkunabeln und Frühdrucke der Osterreichischen Nationalbibliothek. Vienna. Pages: I, 167. Notes: physical description (partial).
Kast, Paul. 1955. Studien zu den Messen des Jean Mouton. Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität (Frankfurt am Main), Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 67, 195. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Nowak, Leopold. 1948. Die Musikhandschriften aus Fuggerschem Besitz in der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek. Die Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Festschrift herausgegeben zum 25 jährigen Dienstjubiläum des Generaldirektors Univ.-Prof. Dr. Josef Bick, edited by Leopold Nowak, Vienna: H. Bauer-Verlag. Notes: physical description (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Nowak, Leopold. 1931-2. Eine Bicinienhandschrift der Wiener Nationalbibliothek. Zeitschrift für Musikwissenschaft, 14: 99-102. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Mantuani, Joseph. 1864-99 R 1965. Tabulae Codicum Manu Scriptorum in Bibliotheca Palatina Vindobonensi Asservatorum. 10 vols. Vienna: (1864-99) Graz: (1965 reprint). Pages: X, 240-2. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
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