A Bassus partbook from a set of three volumes. Copied by one main scribe and one other scribe, both employed by Edward Paston. Many pieces have text incipits or titles only. Repertory consists of three-voice works or three-voice sections extracted from larger works; see also LonRC 2035. Originated in the household of Edward Paston (1550-1630) of Norfolk, a country gentleman and collector of music. Owned in 19th century by Sacred Harmonic Society of London. Library of latter purchased for newly founded Royal College of Music in 1883.
| Archive | Royal College of Music, London, England (GB-Lcm) |
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| Shelfmark | MS 2036 [Bassus] |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 119 x 200 mm |
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General Description
Binding
Original white limp vellum covers, inscribed 'Preciosas Margaritas' [possibly reference to Margaret, wife of Edward Paston] ; remnants of green tie strings.
Notation
black void mensural
Foliation
Original ink foliation in each book, 1-48.
Decoration
No initials or decoration
Index
Original index on back flyleaves of Bassus book; pieces grouped alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance
Surface
paper
Set: Paston Manuscripts
Type: Linked by Origin or Contents
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‡ denotes primary source study
Kerman, Joseph. 1979. Byrd's Settings of the Ordinary of the Mass. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 408-39. Pages: 413. Notes: mention of MS.
Bernstein, Jane Agar. 1974. The Chanson in England 1530-1640: A Study of Sources and Styles. University of California at Berkeley, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 197-9. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Brett, Philip. 1964-68. Edward Paston (1550-1630): A Norfolk Gentleman and His Musical Collection. Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society, 51-69. Pages: 60, 69. Notes: physical description (partial).
Brett, Philip, and Thurston Dart. 1960. Songs by William Byrd in Manuscripts at Harvard. Harvard Library Bulletin, 343-65. Pages: 347, 365.
Squire, W Barclay. 1930c. Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal College of Music. Notes: physical description.
Husk, W H. 1872. Catalogue of the Library of The Sacred Harmonic Society. London. Pages: 204-5. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
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