GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 24

British Library, London, England

partbook: Late 16th century

Archive British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl)
Shelfmark Royal Appendix 24
Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 203 x 152 mm
Notations
  • black void mensural
Copyists
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Contents 47 pieces from 2 composers
General Description

The Contratenor 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

43 ff.

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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 1-43 top right

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inside front board

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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

f. 1 acts as a 'title page', with the inscription "dyricke gerard / Lumley"

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–5 Angelus Domini descendit -
Appears on: 3v–5
Genres: Motet
5v–6 Ego Dominus, hoc est noment meum -
Appears on: 5v–6
Genres: Motet
6v Soyons joyeux joyeusement -
Appears on: 6v
Genres: Chanson
7–7v Joyeusement il fait bon vivre -
Appears on: 7–7v
Genres: Chanson
7v–8 Le bergier et la bergiere -
Appears on: 7v–8
Genres: Chanson
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 Onques amour ne fut sans grand langueur (5vv) -
Appears on: 11v–12
Genres: Chanson
12v–13 Tant qu'en amour -
Appears on: 12v–13
Genres: Chanson
13v–14 Amour au coeur me point (I) -
Appears on: 13v–14
Genres: Chanson
14v–15 [blank staves] - -

[blank staves]

Appears on: 14v–15
General Note

left blank: presumably "Par vous seule" should have been copied here; it is missing from this book

15v–16 Je ne suis pas de ces gens la (4vv) -
Appears on: 15v–16
Genres: Chanson
16v–17 Misit me vivens pater -
Appears on: 16v–17
Genres: Motet
17v–18 Proba me Domine -
Appears on: 17v–18
Genres: Motet
18v Prenez plaisir coeurs langoureulx -
Appears on: 18v
Genres: Chanson
19 Si j'ai du mal -
Appears on: 19
Genres: Chanson
19v En attendant d'amour (4vv) -
Appears on: 19v
Genres: Chanson
20 Donnez secours ma douce amie -
Appears on: 20
Genres: Chanson
20v–21 Tous mes amis -
Appears on: 20v–21
Genres: Chanson
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
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–42 [blank staves] - -

[blank staves]

Appears on: 41v–42
42v fragment -
Appears on: 42v
Genres: fragment, textless
Concordances

a transcription (or version?) different from either of the two in RA 23

Layout

score

43–43v [blank staves] - -

[blank staves]

Appears on: 43–43v
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) 13v–14
Angelus Domini descendit 3v–5
Ce mois de may (4vv) 9v–10
Creator omnium Deus 40v–41
Donnez secours ma douce amie 20
Ego Dominus, hoc est noment meum 5v–6
Ego flos campi 33v–34
En attendant d'amour (4vv) 19v
Ex animo cuncto 37v–38
fragment 42v
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) 15v–16
Je suis aimez de la plus belle 25v–26
Joyeusement il fait bon vivre 7–7v
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 16v–17
Mon coeur chante (4vv) 31–31v
Omnibus in rebus 36v–37
Onques amour ne fut sans grand langueur (5vv) 11v–12
Pandalidon flaxos 2v–3v
Parvulus filius hodie natus est 28v–29
Peccata mea Domine 8v–9
Prenez plaisir coeurs langoureulx 18v
Proba me Domine 17v–18
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 19
Soyons joyeux joyeusement 6v
Ta bonne grace et maintien gracieulx 21v–22
Tant qu'en amour 12v–13
Tous mes amis 20v–21
Vias tuas Domine 31v–32v

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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-Ob MS. Tenbury 807

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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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