A Sarum Processional with polyphony on ff. 65-70. The chant to the even-numbered verses of the psalms 'Laudate pueri' and 'In exitu Israel' has been erased, and replaced with an alternative voice part in white mensural notation (probably intended as lowest voice of three-part setting in fauxbourdon). Psalms apparently intended for alternatim performance, with odd-numbered verses in chant, even-numbered verses in polyphony. Copied in England. Owned in 18th century by Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford (1661-1724). Subsequent history same as for LonBLH 1512.
GB-Lbl Harley 2945
British Library, London, England
Sarum Processional with added polyphony: 15th century
| Archive | British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl) |
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| Shelfmark | Harley 2945 |
| Surface | Mixed Paper and Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Format | portrait |
| Measurements | 187 x 130 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 2 compositions, 2 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Covers of brown leather over wooden boards.
Notation
black void mensural notation
Date
15th century (main corpus); portions in white mensural notation added in early 16th century (TrowFNS).
Ruling
uses existing 4-line staves. 9.5 mm
Foliation
New pencil foliation, 1-171.
Foliation
65 r+v, 66, 67-70
Decoration
Painted initials in blue or red.
Surface
iii paper + 171 parchment + iii paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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Sarum Processional, with polyphony: 2 psalms
Anonymous
iii paper + 171 parchment + iii paper folios, 187 x 130. New pencil foliation, 1-171. Covers of brown leather over wooden boards. Painted initials in blue or red. On ff. 65-70, chant for even-numbered verses of two psalms ("Laudate pueri," "In exitu Israel") erased, replaced by alternative voice part in white mensural notation (probably intended as lowest voice of three-part setting in fauxbourdon). Psalms apparently intended for alternatim performance, with odd-numbered verses in chant, even-numbered verses in polyphony.
15th century; portions in white mensural notation are later additions. Copied in England. Owned in 18th century by Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford (1661-1724). Subsequent history same as for LonBLH 1512.
Vol 4
Date: 15th century (main corpus); portions in white mensural notation added in early 16th century (TrowFNS).
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Curtis, Gareth R K, and Andrew B Wathey. 1994. Fifteenth-Century English Liturgical Music: A List of the Surviving Repertory. Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle, 27: 1-69.
Trowell, Brian. 1980. Faburden-New Sources, New Evidence: A Preliminary Survey. Modern Musical Scholarship, 28-78. Stocksfield, Boston, Henley, and London. Pages: 68,74,76. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies, vol. 1-5. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag.
Rankin, Susan K. 1975-76. Shrewsbury School, Manuscript VI: A Medieval Part Book? Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association, 102: 129-44. Pages: 137-8. Notes: contents list; transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Harrison, Frank Llewellyn. 1962. Faburden in Practice. Musica Disciplina, 16: 11-34. Pages: 15-6,24,26. Notes: contents list; transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Trowell, Brian. 1959. Faburden and Fauxbourdon. Musica Disciplina, 13: 43-78. Pages: 61. Notes: contents list; discussion.
Stevens, Denis W. 1955. Processional Psalms in Faburden. Musica Disciplina, 9: 105-10. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; transcription (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Wanley, Humphrey. 1808-12. A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London. Pages: II,721. Notes: physical description (partial).
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation Note; Date Note; Ruling Note; Foliation Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Surface Note
Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description