D-AAm Chorbuch I (Mangon Choirbook I)

Domarchiv, Aachen, Germany

Choirbook manuscript of polyphony: after 1571- c. 1580

Archive	Domarchiv, Aachen, Germany (D-AAm)
Shelfmark	Chorbuch I (Mangon Choirbook I)
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	None
Format	portrait
Measurements	270 x 406 mm
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	? Mangon, Johannes Text and Music
Relationships	Aachen Cathedral (Church of the Holy Sepulchre) (copied at)
Provenance	Aachen Cathedral (Church of the Holy Sepulchre) , Aachen, Germany
Contents	22 pieces from 3 composers

General Description

This is the first volume of the three Mangon Choirbooks, containing 22 mass settings by various composers, mostly by Mangon. Dates and attributions of pieces are given in inventory when present. The manuscript was copied in blackish-brown ink by one large, very neat hand (probably Johannes Mangon) in an elegant minuscule. With the exception of folios 1–71, missing leaves (folios 109, 159, and 282) have been replaced.

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Binding

wood with light brown leather covering, restored brass clasps

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Watermark

from the Holsiter papermill, Burtscheid (active from ca. 1571 until 1613): eagle-shaped watermark with the letters ACH

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Liminary Note

An inscription in red ink appears on folios 124v and 125r. On the recto of the first folio (72) are numerous graffiti, signatures, and dates in eighteenth-century script.

Eric Rice, 2016

Date

dates based on paper and internal dates on works

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Decoration

initials are plain or modestly decorated.

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Surface

paper

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
72v–92r	Missa 'De Domina' a5	-	Chenemont, Petrus
Missa 'De Domina' a5 Chenemont, Petrus Appears on: 72v–92r General Note LU Mass IX (Cum jubilo)
93v–108v	Missa 'De Domina' (I)	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'De Domina' (I) Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 93v–108v General Note dated 2 Mar. 1572; LU Mass IX (Cum jubilo)
110v–123r	Missa 'De Domina' (II)	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'De Domina' (II) Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 110v–123r General Note dated 1572; LU Masses XI, XV, XVII
124v–136r	Missa 'In summis festis'	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'In summis festis' Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 124v–136r General Note dated 21 Dec. 1572; LU Masses V, IV
137v–151r	Missa 'Christi virgo dilectissima'	-	Mangon, Johannes Claux, J.
Missa 'Christi virgo dilectissima' Mangon, Johannes Claux, J. Appears on: 137v–151r General Note based on Claux motet; 'Pleni' by Mangon
152v–163r	Missa 'Virgines prudentes'	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'Virgines prudentes' Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 152v–163r General Note dated 17 Mar. 1573; based on Clemens motet
164v–175r	Missa 'Doulce mémoire'	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'Doulce mémoire' Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 164v–175r General Note dated 1570; based on Sandrin chanson
175v–190r	Missa 'Susanne ung jour' a5	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'Susanne ung jour' a5 Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 175v–190r General Note based on Lassus chanson
190v–201r	Missa 'Jay veu le cerf'	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'Jay veu le cerf' Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 190v–201r General Note dated 14 Jan. 1570; based on Manchicourt chanson
201v–211r	Missa 'En attendant secours'	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'En attendant secours' Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 201v–211r General Note dated 1570; based on Crecquillon chanson
211v–222r	Missa 'Caecilia virgo	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'Caecilia virgo Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 211v–222r General Note dated 1570; based on Clemens motet
222v–232r	Missa 'Comme la rose'	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'Comme la rose' Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 222v–232r General Note dated 30 Apr. 1570; based on P. J. de Latre Chanson
232v–233r	Kyrie paschale	-	Mangon, Johannes
Kyrie paschale Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 232v–233r General Note Dated 18 Apr. 1577; LU Mass I (Lux et origo)
233v–243r	Missa 'Helas prenez pitié'	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'Helas prenez pitié' Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 233v–243r General Note dated 28 Mar. 1571; based on unidentified chanson
244v–253r	Missa 'Hier au matin'	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'Hier au matin' Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 244v–253r General Note dated 30 Jan. 1570; based on unidentified chanson
254v–262r	Missa 'Susanne ung jour'	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'Susanne ung jour' Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 254v–262r General Note dated 26 Sept. 1572; based on Anonymous chanson
263v–272r	Missa 'Ne abscondas me'	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'Ne abscondas me' Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 263v–272r General Note dated 31 Oct. 1567; based on Clemens motet
273v–281r	Missa 'A demy mort'	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'A demy mort' Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 273v–281r General Note dated 27 June 1572; based on Clemens chanson
283v–292r	Missa Or combien est	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa Or combien est Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 283v–292r General Note based on Sandrin chanson
293v–308r	Missa Defunctorum	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa Defunctorum Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 293v–308r General Note based on plainchant
309v–320r	Missa 'De Domina' (III)	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'De Domina' (III) Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 309v–320r General Note dated 13 Nov. 1573; based on LU Mass IX (Cum jubilo)
321v–329r	Missa 'Got is myn licht'	-	Mangon, Johannes
Missa 'Got is myn licht' Mangon, Johannes Appears on: 321v–329r General Note Dated 20 Nov. 1573; based on Clemens Lied

Composer	Compositions
Chenemont, Petrus	Missa 'De Domina' a5 – 72v–92r
Claux, J.	Missa 'Christi virgo dilectissima' – 137v–151r
Mangon, Johannes	Kyrie paschale – 232v–233r Missa 'A demy mort' – 273v–281r Missa 'Caecilia virgo – 211v–222r Missa 'Christi virgo dilectissima' – 137v–151r Missa 'Comme la rose' – 222v–232r Missa 'De Domina' (I) – 93v–108v Missa 'De Domina' (II) – 110v–123r Missa 'De Domina' (III) – 309v–320r Missa 'Doulce mémoire' – 164v–175r Missa 'En attendant secours' – 201v–211r Missa 'Got is myn licht' – 321v–329r Missa 'Helas prenez pitié' – 233v–243r Missa 'Hier au matin' – 244v–253r Missa 'In summis festis' – 124v–136r Missa 'Jay veu le cerf' – 190v–201r Missa 'Ne abscondas me' – 263v–272r Missa 'Susanne ung jour' – 254v–262r Missa 'Susanne ung jour' a5 – 175v–190r Missa 'Virgines prudentes' – 152v–163r Missa Defunctorum – 293v–308r Missa Or combien est – 283v–292r

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Kyrie paschale	Mangon, Johannes	232v–233r
Missa 'A demy mort'	Mangon, Johannes	273v–281r
Missa 'Caecilia virgo	Mangon, Johannes	211v–222r
Missa 'Christi virgo dilectissima'	Mangon, Johannes Claux, J.	137v–151r
Missa 'Comme la rose'	Mangon, Johannes	222v–232r
Missa 'De Domina' (I)	Mangon, Johannes	93v–108v
Missa 'De Domina' (II)	Mangon, Johannes	110v–123r
Missa 'De Domina' (III)	Mangon, Johannes	309v–320r
Missa 'De Domina' a5	Chenemont, Petrus	72v–92r
Missa 'Doulce mémoire'	Mangon, Johannes	164v–175r
Missa 'En attendant secours'	Mangon, Johannes	201v–211r
Missa 'Got is myn licht'	Mangon, Johannes	321v–329r
Missa 'Helas prenez pitié'	Mangon, Johannes	233v–243r
Missa 'Hier au matin'	Mangon, Johannes	244v–253r
Missa 'In summis festis'	Mangon, Johannes	124v–136r
Missa 'Jay veu le cerf'	Mangon, Johannes	190v–201r
Missa 'Ne abscondas me'	Mangon, Johannes	263v–272r
Missa 'Susanne ung jour'	Mangon, Johannes	254v–262r
Missa 'Susanne ung jour' a5	Mangon, Johannes	175v–190r
Missa 'Virgines prudentes'	Mangon, Johannes	152v–163r
Missa Defunctorum	Mangon, Johannes	293v–308r
Missa Or combien est	Mangon, Johannes	283v–292r

Set: Mangon Choirbooks

Type: Linked by Origin or Contents

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D-AAm Chorbuch I (Mangon Choirbook I)

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D-AAm Chorbuch II (Mangon Choirbook II)

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D-AAm Chorbuch III (Mangon Choirbook III)

Set: Mangon Choirbooks

Type: Copyist or Scribal Concordance

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D-AAm Chorbuch I (Mangon Choirbook I)

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D-AAm Chorbuch II (Mangon Choirbook II)

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D-AAm Chorbuch III (Mangon Choirbook III)

‡ denotes primary source study

Pohl, Rudolf (editor). None. Johannes Mangon. Chorbuh I: Die Messen.

Rice, Eric. 2009. Music and Ritual at Charlemagne’s Marienkirche in Aachen. Beiträge zur Rheinischen Musikgeschichte. Kassel: Merseburger Verlag.

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Watermark Note; Liminary Note; Date Note; Decoration Note; Surface Note