An Altus partbook from a set of eight volumes. Copied by Christoph Nostwitz and at least 29 other scribes, many of whom are named in the manuscript. Copying begun in 1592 on commission of the Löbau Senate. A succession of various scribes from Löbau, Bautzen, and Zittau continued to make additions over a period of many years; the latest piece was entered c. 1685. Formerly in the Löbau Ratsbibliothek, the manuscript was deposited at the library in Dresden in 1890.
D-Dl MSS Löbau 8 and Löbau 70 [2]
Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden, Germany
partbook: Begun 1592; copying continued until c.1685
| Archive | Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden, Germany (D-Dl) |
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| Shelfmark | MSS Löbau 8 and Löbau 70 [2] |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | c. 320 x 200 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 235 compositions, 220 from 68 composers, 15 are anonymous. |
General Description
Extent
D - 330pp, A - 318pp, T - 334pp, B - 306pp, Q - 294pp, S - 210pp, 7a - 116pp, 8a - 162pp.
Physical Description
Water has washed away the ink on some folios.
Binding
Original covers of white leather and parchment.
Notation
black void mensural
Dedication
The Tenor book contains a dedicatory preface by Nostwitz, dated 1593.
Foliation
No foliation. Modern pencil pagination, excludes blank pages.
Foliation
Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces, 1-143
Index
Original index in Bassus volume by the Löbau cantor Georg Kirchhoff (1636), supplemented by others.
Surface
paper
DIAMM Note
Books 1-6 are catalogued as Löbau 8, books 7 and 8 are Löbau 70.
Only the first 16 pieces, to page 47, were copied before 1600 (all are dated, as are many of the 17th century pieces).
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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8 Kyrie-Gloria pairs, 2 Magnificats, 3 Te Deuràs, 1 Canticle, 16 psalms, 3 hymns, 72 motets, 2 Latin/German sacred pieces, 60 German sacred pieces, 2 German secular pieces, 1 textless piece = 170
Agazzari-1, Bassano-2, Bianciardi-1, Bischoff-1, Bucheuserus-1, Burck-1, Clavius-1, (Clemens non Papa)-1, Croce-1, Dulichius-2, Erbach-1, A. Gabrieli-2, G. Gabrieli-1, Gesius-1, Grimm-5, Groskurdt-1, Gumpelzhaimer-1, Guyot [Castileti]-1, Hammerschmidt [A.H.]-3, Händl-1, Hassler-1, Herbschieben-1, Judex-1, A. Kadner-11, Knöfel-1, Lange-1, Lassus-3, Leder-1, Leoni-1, Lohr-2, Mel-1, Merulo-1, Nathusius-1, Pallavicino-1, Pevernage-1, H. Praetorius-6, Preschner-3, Raselius-3, Reiner-1, Richafort/(Caen/Lupus)-1, A. Riemer-2, Rosthius-1, Ruffo-6, S. Rühling-1, F. Sale-1, (Schede)-1, (Schein)-5, Schütz-10, Selich-3, Senfl-1, J. Sigfrid-1, Stadlmayr-5, Strauss-1, D. Sulcius -2, T.F.-1, Turing-1, Vulpius-29, Walliser-4, Wert-1, anon-23
8 paper partbooks, average ca. 320 x 200. Water has washed away the ink on some folios. No foliation; original numbering of pieces, 1-143. Original covers of white leather and parchment. Original index in B. Copied by Christoph Nostwitz and at least 29 other scribes, many of whom are named in the manuscript. The tenor book contains a dedicatory preface by Nostwitz, dated 1593.
Copying begun in 1592 on commission of the Löbau Senate. A succession of various scribes from Löbau, Bautzen, and Zittau continued to make additions over a period of many years; the latest piece was entered ca. 1685. Formerly in the Löbau Ratsbibliothek, the manuscript was deposited at the library in Dresden in 1890.
Vol 4
Composers: Change "J. Sigfrid-1" to "J. Sigfrid/(Harnisch)-1"; change "Vulpius-29" to "Vulpius-30"; change "anon-23" to "anon-22."
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Löbau 8 and 70
Partbooks · 8 sources
‡ denotes primary source study
Steude, Wolfram. 1974. Die Musiksammeihandschriften des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts in der Sächsischen Landesbibliothek zu Dresden. Quellenkataloge zur Musikgeschichte, vol. 6. Wilhelmshaven. Pages: 111-7. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial).
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