GB-Lbl Harley 5249

British Library, London, England

Sarum Processional: early 15th century, with added polyphony, 16th century

Archive British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl)
Shelfmark Harley 5249
Surface Parchment
Format portrait
Measurements 210 x 145 mm
Notations
  • black full mensural
  • black square
Provenance
  • Lichfield, England
Contents Contains 1 composition, 1 is anonymous.
General Description

Sarum Processional given to Lichfield Cathedral by William Admondeston, Canon 1422-32 (fo. 70v: 'Iste liber est de dono Magistri Willelmi Admondeston canonici ecclesie cathedralis Lychefeld ad perpetuum usum eiusdem ecclesie. Si quis eum alienaverit anathema sit'). On ff. 23-24, alternate verses of the processional psalm Alleluia: Laudate pueri have been erased and replaced with squares marked 'Chorus' in black void mensural notation; the odd-numbered verses are marked 'Organa'.

Canon William Admondeston, archdeacon of Stafford, d. 1432.

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Notation

square black neumes for chant; black mensural notation for the added voice

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Ruling

uses existing 4-line staves. 9.8 mm

DIAMM, 2017
Foliation

23-24

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Surface

Parchment

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23

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Number of voices Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
23–24 Laudate pueri - - Anonymous

Laudate pueri

Anonymous
Appears on: 23–24
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Laudate pueri
General Note

O289
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Laudate pueri Anonymous 23–24

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‡ denotes primary source study

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.

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Magnus Williamson

Thursday, 17 May, 2018

- Heading should read: 'Sarum Processional, early 15th century, with added polyphony, 16th century' - Provenance = Lichfield, England - General description: Sarum Processional given to Lichfield Cathedral by William Admondeston, Canon 1422-32 (fo. 70v: 'Iste liber est de dono Magistri Willelmi Admondeston canonici ecclesie cathedralis Lychefeld ad perpetuum usum eiusdem ecclesie. Si quis eum alienaverit anathema sit'). On ff. 23-24, alternate verses of the processional psalm Alleluia: Laudate pueri have been erased and replaced with squares marked 'Chorus' in black void mensural notation; the odd-numbered verses are marked 'Organa'. Canon William Admondeston, archdeacon of Stafford, d. 1432.

DIAMM, 2016

Monday, 23 January, 2017

NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Notation Note; Ruling Note; Foliation Note; Surface Note; DIAMM Note