GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 23

British Library, London, England

partbook: Late 16th century

Archive British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl)
Shelfmark Royal Appendix 23
Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 203 x 152 mm
Notations
  • black void mensural
Copyists
Relationships
External Links
Contents 51 pieces from 2 composers
General Description

The Superius from a set of 3 partbooks (of 4 or perhaps 5 - there being pieces for 4vv and 5vv; the fourth, Bassus, book now lost; if there was a Quintus it was lost by 1609 when the set was catalogued). The books contain motets, madrigals (French and Italian words), a Miserere, an Anthem in English, and some instrumental 4-part fragments in quasi-score, which Milledge categorically states are not in Gerarde's hand.

The MSS. belonged to (John, Lord) Lumley; Lumley cat. f. 418, the set then containing four volumes.

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Extent

58 ff. (of which 40 are used, and 15 ruled but with no music)

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Physical Description

Flyleaves of RA 23 re-used to conserve fragments at the rear of the book.

One folio of RA 25 is missing between f.42 and f.43; it is bound into the Tenor book of Royal Appendix 76 as f.51.

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Binding

Original covers and flyleaves are lost, except for the flyleaves of RA 23, which have been reused by British Library conservationists as conservation sheets for badly damaged pages at the back of the book.

Eighteenth century binding of half-leather over boards, dated 1757.

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Watermark

gloved hand plus five-pointed star, with the figure 3 and the letters RP on the glove

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Liminary Note

Lumley's name appears on what is now f.1 of RA 23 and RA 24. On f.1 of RA 24 Gerarde's name (signature?) appears as 'dyricke gerard'; and on f.44 of RA 23, above one of the fragments, in the same hand is 'diricke gerarde'. Folio 49 of RA 25 is headed 'Quod crowder/ of crowder's hill' in the same or a similar hand.

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Ruling

4 staves per page

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Foliation

original foliation 2-44 top right crossed out; revised foliation (19th cent.) replacing it top right 1-58

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44r

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
1–1v [blank staves] - -

[blank staves]

Appears on: 1–1v
General Note

Ownership inscription "Lumley" at foot of f. 1 This folio was originally numbered '2' then re-numbered '1'; the orginal f. 1, a flyleaf, has been re-used as f. 56 (& re-numbered '42').

2–2v Reviens vers moy -
Appears on: 2–2v
Genres: Chanson
2v–3v Pandalidon flaxos -
Appears on: 2v–3v
Genres: Motet
General Note

Text designed to appear Latinised Greek, but in fact seems to be nonsense words (or cryptic?)

3v–4v Angelus Domini descendit -
Appears on: 3v–4v
Genres: Motet
4v–5v Ego Dominus, hoc est noment meum -
Appears on: 4v–5v
Genres: Motet
5v–6 Soyons joyeux joyeusement -
Appears on: 5v–6
Genres: Chanson
Voice: Discantus
Languages: French
Voice Text: Soions joyeulx joyeulxement
6v–7 Joyeusement il fait bon vivre -
Appears on: 6v–7
Genres: Chanson
Voice: Discantus
Languages: French
Voice Text: Joieusement il faict bon vivre
7v–8 Le bergier et la bergiere -
Appears on: 7v–8
Genres: Chanson
Concordances

reappears in a revised version in RA 31-35

8v–9 Peccata mea Domine -
Appears on: 8v–9
Genres: Motet
9v–10 Ce mois de may (4vv) -
Appears on: 9v–10
Genres: Chanson
10v–11 Miserere mei Deus -
Appears on: 10v–11
Genres: Motet
11v–12 Je ne suis pas de ces gens la (4vv) -
Appears on: 11v–12
Genres: Chanson
12v–13 Misit me vivens pater -
Appears on: 12v–13
Genres: Motet
13v–14 Proba me Domine -
Appears on: 13v–14
Genres: Motet
14v Prenez plaisir coeurs langoureulx -
Appears on: 14v
Genres: Chanson
15 [blank staves] - -

[blank staves]

Appears on: 15
15v–16 Onques amour ne fut sans grand langueur (5vv) -
Appears on: 15v–16
Genres: Chanson
Voice: Discantus
Languages: French
Voice Text: Oncques amour ne fust sans grand langueur
16v–17 Tant qu'en amour -
Appears on: 16v–17
Genres: Chanson
Voice: Discantus
Languages: French
Voice Text: Tant que en amour tu seras ma maistresse
17v–18 Amour au coeur me point (I) -
Appears on: 17v–18
Genres: Chanson
Voice: Superius
Languages: French
Voice Text: Amour au coeur me poinct
18v–19 Par vous seule la mort m'assaut -
Appears on: 18v–19
Genres: Chanson
Voice: Superius
Languages: French
Voice Text: Par vous seule la mort massault
19v Si j'ai du mal -
Appears on: 19v
Genres: Chanson
Voice: Tenor
Languages: French
Voice Text: Si j'ay du mal maulgre moy
20 En attendant d'amour (4vv) -
Appears on: 20
Genres: Chanson
Voice: Tenor
Languages: French
Voice Text: En attendant damour la joissance

Voice: Contratenor
Languages: French
20v Donnez secours ma douce amie -
Appears on: 20v
Genres: Chanson
Voice: Tenor
Languages: French
Voice Text: Donez secours ma doulx amye
21–21v Tous mes amis -
Appears on: 21–21v
Genres: Chanson
Concordances

*Not* the same setting as copied in Cambrai 125-128

21v–22 Ta bonne grace et maintien gracieulx -
Appears on: 21v–22
Genres: Chanson
22v–23 Je ne sais pas comment (I) -
Appears on: 22v–23
Genres: Chanson
Voice: Discantus
Languages: French
Voice Text: Je ne scay pas coment
23v–24 Je ne desire que la mort -
Appears on: 23v–24
Genres: Chanson
24v–25 Adieu celle que j'ay servi -
Appears on: 24v–25
Genres: Chanson
25v–26 Je suis aimez de la plus belle -
Appears on: 25v–26
Genres: Chanson
26v–27 Si bona suscepimus - 1a pars (of 2): Si bona suscepimus -
Appears on: 26v–27
Genres: Motet
General Note

'finis' is written at the end of this pars, but the following piece appears to be its 2a pars.

27v–28 Si bona suscepimus - 2a pars (of 2): Dominus dedit Dominus abstulit sicut -
Appears on: 27v–28
Genres: Motet
28v–29 Parvulus filius hodie natus est -
Appears on: 28v–29
Genres: Motet
29v–30 Fremuit spiritus Jesus -
Appears on: 29v–30
Genres: Motet
30v–31 Levavi oculos meos -
Appears on: 30v–31
Genres: Motet
31–31v Mon coeur chante (4vv) -
Appears on: 31–31v
Genres: Chanson
31v–32v Vias tuas Domine -
Appears on: 31v–32v
Genres: Motet
32v–33 Lorde be my judge -
Appears on: 32v–33
Genres: Anthem
33v–34 Ego flos campi -
Appears on: 33v–34
Genres: Motet
34v–35v La neve i monti -
Appears on: 34v–35v
Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
36 [blank staves] - -

[blank staves]

Appears on: 36
36v–37 Omnibus in rebus -
Appears on: 36v–37
Genres: Motet
37v–38 Ex animo cuncto -
Appears on: 37v–38
Genres: Motet
38v–39 Heu mihi Domine - 1a pars (of 2): Heu mihi Domine -
Appears on: 38v–39
Genres: Motet
39v–40 Heu mihi Domine - 2a pars (of 2): Anima mea turbata est -
Appears on: 39v–40
Genres: Motet
40v–41 Creator omnium Deus -
Appears on: 40v–41
Genres: Motet
41v–55v [blank staves] - -

[blank staves]

Appears on: 41v–55v
56 [blank page] - -

[blank page]

Appears on: 56
General Note

originally(?) f. 42, the first end flyleaf, and so numbered

56v fragment - Anonymous

fragment

Anonymous
Appears on: 56v
Genres: fragment, textless
General Note

fragmentary end of a piece in score

Layout

score

57 fragment - Anonymous

fragment

Anonymous
Appears on: 57
Genres: fragment, textless
Layout

score

57v–58 fragment -
Appears on: 57v–58
Genres: fragment, textless
General Note

f. 57v & f. 58 are two transcriptions (versions?) of the same piece; above the version on f. 58 is written 'diricke gerarde'

Layout

score

58v [blank page] - -

[blank page]

Appears on: 58v
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Gerarde, Derrick (fl. c1540–1580)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Adieu celle que j'ay servi 24v–25
Amour au coeur me point (I) 17v–18
Angelus Domini descendit 3v–4v
Ce mois de may (4vv) 9v–10
Creator omnium Deus 40v–41
Donnez secours ma douce amie 20v
Ego Dominus, hoc est noment meum 4v–5v
Ego flos campi 33v–34
En attendant d'amour (4vv) 20
Ex animo cuncto 37v–38
fragment Anonymous 56v
fragment Anonymous 57
fragment 57v–58
Fremuit spiritus Jesus 29v–30
Heu mihi Domine - 1a pars (of 2): Heu mihi Domine 38v–39
Heu mihi Domine - 2a pars (of 2): Anima mea turbata est 39v–40
Je ne desire que la mort 23v–24
Je ne sais pas comment (I) 22v–23
Je ne suis pas de ces gens la (4vv) 11v–12
Je suis aimez de la plus belle 25v–26
Joyeusement il fait bon vivre 6v–7
La neve i monti 34v–35v
Le bergier et la bergiere 7v–8
Levavi oculos meos 30v–31
Lorde be my judge 32v–33
Miserere mei Deus 10v–11
Misit me vivens pater 12v–13
Mon coeur chante (4vv) 31–31v
Omnibus in rebus 36v–37
Onques amour ne fut sans grand langueur (5vv) 15v–16
Pandalidon flaxos 2v–3v
Par vous seule la mort m'assaut 18v–19
Parvulus filius hodie natus est 28v–29
Peccata mea Domine 8v–9
Prenez plaisir coeurs langoureulx 14v
Proba me Domine 13v–14
Reviens vers moy 2–2v
Si bona suscepimus - 1a pars (of 2): Si bona suscepimus 26v–27
Si bona suscepimus - 2a pars (of 2): Dominus dedit Dominus abstulit sicut 27v–28
Si j'ai du mal 19v
Soyons joyeux joyeusement 5v–6
Ta bonne grace et maintien gracieulx 21v–22
Tant qu'en amour 16v–17
Tous mes amis 21–21v
Vias tuas Domine 31v–32v

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GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 57

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GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 62

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B187

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B190 [Altus]

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B190 [Bassus]

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B190 [Discantus]

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B190 [Tenor]

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 807

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 808

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 809

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 810

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 811

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GB-Och Mus. 45

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IRL-Dm [pr. bk.] Z4. 3. 1-5

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US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4182

denotes primary source study

Milledge, Anthony. 2001. The music of Dyricke Gerarde. Durham University, Ph.D. Pages: 28-37.

Epps, David. 1964. Dericke Gerarde: A study of the British Museum manuscripts Royal Appendix 17-22, 23-25, 26-30, 31-35, 49-54 & 57 with particular reference to the life and works ofthat composer. Edinburgh University, Unpublished D.Mus. thesis.

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