D-Dl MS Mus. 1/D/4 [Bassus]

Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden, Germany

partbook: c. 1550-60

Archive Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden, Germany (D-Dl)
Shelfmark MS Mus. 1/D/4 [Bassus]
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Surface Paper
Numbering System None / Unknown
Measurements 200 x 154 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: DresSL 1/D/4
  • olim (Former shelfmark): B. 1276
Notations
  • black void mensural
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Provenance
  • Wittenberg, Bavaria, Germany
Contents Contains 55 compositions, 51 from 12 composers, 4 are anonymous.
General Description

A Bassus partbook from a set originally of five volumes. Copied mostly by one scribe, who also appears in DresSL 1/D/3, DresSL 1/D/506, BudOS 22, BudOS 23, ZwiR 81/2, ZwiR 100/4, and ZwiR 106/5 (SteudeU). #25 was added by another hand, c. 1575; the last piece is also a later addition, with inscriptions 'Scripsit Johannes Musculus 17. Julii 1626' at end of the Altus book, and 'Adjecit Georg Seidlerus' at end of the Bassus book.

Copied in Wittenberg (SteudeU). Purchased from Butsch Antiquariat in Augsburg in 1858.

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Extent

D 51ff, A 53ff, T 46ff, B 49ff.

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Physical Description

Some folios are in poor condition, but the books have been partially restored. Last piece very faded in all books.

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Binding

Original covers, in poor condition.

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Watermark

cf. Briquet #1076, 1078, 1193, 2332, 2835, 4996, 5030

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Notation

black void mensural

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Date

Ca. 1550-60 (dates from 1546 to 1553 in main portion of manuscript; 18 of these 24 pieces are dated 1546-1549), with one addition from ca. 1575 and another in 1626 (SteudeMS).

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Foliation

Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces

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Foliation

Modern pencil foliation

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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1 psalm, 2 motets, 23 German sacred pieces = 26

Bergkholtz-2, C. Copus-1, Grundler-1, Heugel-1, D. Köler-1, Lechner-1, Pöpel-1, Rabe-7, Reusch-6, Willaert-1, (Zirler)-1, anon-3

4 paper partbooks of an original 5 (DATB-50 folios each), 200 x 154. Some folios are in poor condition, but the books have been partially restored. No foliation; original numbering of pieces. Original covers, in poor condition. Copied mostly by one scribe, who also appears in DresSL l/D/3, BudOS 22, BudOS 23, ZwiR 81/2, and ZwiR 106/5 (SteudeU); #25 was added by another hand, ca. 1575. The last piece is also a later addition, with inscriptions "Scripsit Johannes Musculus 17. Julii 1626" at end of A, and "Adjecit Georg Seidlerus" at end of B.

Ca. 1550-60 (dates from 1546 to 1553 in main portion of manuscript), with one addition from ca. 1575 and another in 1626 (SteudeMS). Copied in Wittenberg (SteudeU). Purchased from Butsch Antiquariat in Augsburg in 1858.

Vol. 4

Physical: Add DresSL l/D/506 and ZwiR 100/4 to list of scribal concordances.

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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Sets

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Steude, Wolfram. 1978. Untersuchungen zur mitteldeutschen Musiküberlieferung und Musikpflege im 16. Jahrhundert.  Leipzig. Pages: 9-l 1, passim; Abb. 4. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Hoffmann-Erbrecht, Lothar. 1974. Stoltzeriana. Die Musikforschung, 27: 18-36. Pages: 27-8. Notes: mention of MS.

Steude, Wolfram. 1974. Die Musiksammeihandschriften des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts in der Sächsischen Landesbibliothek zu Dresden. Quellenkataloge zur Musikgeschichte, vol. 6.  Wilhelmshaven. Pages: 23-4. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial).

Steude, Wolfram. 1972. Untersuchungen zu Herkunft, Verbreitung und spezifischem Inhalt mitteldeutscher Musikhandschriften des 16. Jahrhunderts. University of Rostock, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 109, passim. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion; facsimile (partial).

Dehnhard, Walter. 1971. Die deutschen Psalmmotette in der Reformationszeit. Neue Musikgeschichtliche Forschungen, vol. 6.  Wiesbaden. Pages: 148-56, 304. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Windh, John Ernfrid. 1971. Early Lutheran Masses. University of Illinois, Unpublished D.M.A. thesis. Pages: 106ff. Notes: mention of MS.

Eitner, Robert, and Otto Kade. 1890. Katalog der Musik-Sammlung der Kgl. öffentlichen Bibliothek zu Dresden (im japanischen Palais). Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte, 22: . Pages: 64-6. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.

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