An Altus 2 partbook from a set of eight volumes. Copied by several scribes, including Michael Lang, Bartholomeus Wagner, Andreas Günther, Simon Hutmann, Andreas Bortenreuter, and Elias Greim (signatures in manuscript). Copied in Zwickau, for use at Church of St. Mary.
| Archive | Ratsschulbibliothek, Zwickau, Germany (D-Z) |
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| Shelfmark | Mu 28-35 [Altus 2] |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | None / Unknown |
| Measurements | c. 337 x 203 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 5 compositions from 4 composers. |
General Description
Watermark
resembles Briquet #2008
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 16-18mm (variable)
Foliation
Other numberings: Incomplete and inaccurate series of piece numbering in Tenor II book.
Foliation
No foliation or pagination.
Decoration
A few green or red initials in plain block style, but most folios have no initials or decoration.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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5 motets, 3 German sacred pieces = 8
(Clemens non Papa)-1, Freundt-2, Gesius-1, H. Praetorius-1, Schröter-1, Speiser-1, Stolle-1
8 paper partbooks (D1-6 folios, D2 [I]-6, A1-l0, A2-4, T2-6, D2 [II]-4, B1-2, B2-4), ca. 337 x 203. D2 [II], B1, and B2 books contain single motet only (H. Praetorius' "Surge propera amica mea"), which is last piece in other partbooks. No foliation or pagination. Incomplete and inaccurate series of piece numbering in T2 book. No covers. No index. Copied by several scribes, including Michael Lang, Bartholomeus Wagner, Andreas Günther, Simon Hutmann, Andreas Bortenreuter, and Elias Greim (signatures in manuscript). Staff height 16-18 (variable). A few green or red initials in plain block style, but most folios have no initials or decoration. Watermark resembles Briquet #2008.
1600 (date in manuscript). Copied in Zwickau, for use at Church of St. Mary.
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MS 7,5
Partbooks · 8 sources
‡ denotes primary source study
Musei, Albrecht. 1970. Der Mitteldeutsche Kantor und Hofkapellmeister Johann Stolle (um 1566 bis 1614): Leben und Schaffen. Mitteldeutsche Forschungen, vol. 61. Cologne. Pages: 153 [incorrectly states manuscript has been missing since 1929]. Notes: contents list (partial).
Vollhardt, Reinhard. 1893-6. Bibliographie der Musik-Werke in der Ratsschulbibliothek zu Zwickau. Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte, 26: . Pages: 175,190,193,230,247,252,255. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
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