A Bassus partbook from a set originally of eight volumes. Pieces are arranged in sections by number of voices (5-6-7-8+) with blank folios separating sections; pieces were apparently copied into the manuscript at different times. Most pieces have only text incipits, though several are completely untexted; a few pieces are fully-texted in the Bassus book only.

Copied by Jørgen Heyde [= Georg Hayd], a musician at the Danish royal court. Dedicatory canons in IV (ff. 17v ff) to King Christian III of Denmark, Duke Albert of Prussia, Duke Heinrich of Brunswick, Johann Friedrich I, Elector of Saxony; another piece dedicated to Elector Johann Friedrich is in VI (new f. 106). Instruments are specified for some of the pieces.

The manuscript is related to CopKB 1873. Copied for the Danish court in Copenhagen, but repertory has close connections with courts in Saxony and Prussia (CreAC); copied in Königsberg (MülleGMP).

Brown leather covers, dated 1541

black void mensural

Original and modern foliation.

page numbering begins at 48 in VI, and at 140 in VII, to match numbering in other volumes

Several of the books have incomplete original indices in front; general index by Julius Foss (1914), with subsequent pencil additions.

paper

3 Agnus, 77 motets, 57 German sacred and secular pieces, 11 French secular pieces, 1 Italian secular piece (all of the preceding have text incipits only), 13 pieces entitled "Fuga" (some of which have additional text incipits), 3 textless pieces = 165

Abell-4, Appenzeller [Benedictus]-1, (Barbé/Josquin/Lebrun/Willaert)-1, (Bauldeweyn/Grefinger)-1, (Braetel)-1, (Breitengraser?)-1, (Bruck)-1, Brumel-1, (Caen/Lupus/Richafort)-1, Coclico-3, (Craen/C. Festa/A. Févin/Josquin/Morales)-1 [2 voices added by Bruck], Eckel/(Josquin)-1, C. Festa-1, A. Févin -1, Finck-2, Gombert-3, (Greitter)-1, Hack-1, Heugel-2, (Isaac)-1, (Janequin/Verdelot)-1, (Jaquet of Mantua)-1, (Jhan of Ferrara)-1, S. Jhan(?)-2, Josquin-9, J. Kugelmann-4?, (M. Kugelmann?)-1, P. Kugelmann-1, Mouton-1, (Mouton/Moulu)-1, (Müller)-1, Othmayr-1, (Paminger)-1, (Phinot)-1, Presten-19, Senfl-12, Stoltzer-1, Verdelot-S, (Walter)-9?, (Wannenmacher)-1, Willaert-2, (J. Zacharias)-1, anon-62

7 paper partbooks of an original 8 (I-212 folios, II-210, III-212, IV-196, V-213, VI-154, VII-54), ca. 160 x 200. The first 48 folios are missing in VI; first 140 folios are missing from VII. Pieces were apparently copied into the manuscript at different times; sections of blank folios alternate with copied sections. Original and modern foliation. Brown leather covers, dated 1541. Several of the books have incomplete original indices in front; general index by Julius Foss (1914), with subsequent pencil additions. Scribe: Matthias Krüger? (LogeM). Dedicatory canons in IV (ff. 17'ff) to King Christian III of Denmark, Duke Albert of Prussia, Duke Heinrich of Brunswick, Johann Friedrich I, Elector of Saxony, and the Duchess of Saxony; another piece dedicated to Elector Johann Friedrich is in VI (new f. 106). Instruments are specified for some of the pieces. The manuscript is related to CopKB 1873.

Copying begun in 1541; dates from 1541 to 1543 found in manuscript. Copied for the Danish court in Copenhagen, but repertory has close connections with courts in Saxony and Prussia (CreAC); copied in Königsberg (MülleGMP).

Vol. 4

Contents: 1 Credo, 3 Agnus, 2 hymns, 69 motets, 1 Latin/German sacred piece, 36 German sacred pieces, 5 Latin or Latin/German dedicatory pieces, 21 German secular pieces (1 also has sacred version), 10 French secular pieces, 2 Italian secular pieces, 13 textless pieces with Latin, German, or Italian titles = 163

Composers: Abell-3, (Alamire?)-1, Appenzeller [Benedictus]/(Ducis)-1, (Arcadelt)-1, (Barbé/Josquin/Lebrun/Willaert)-1, (Bauldeweyn/Grefinger)-1, (Braetel)-2, (Bruck)-1, Brumel-1, (Caen/Lupus/Richafort)-1, Coclico-3, (Courtois)-1, (Craen/C. Festa/A. Févin/Josquin/Morales)-1 [2 voices added by Bruck], Eckel/(Heintz/Josquin)-1, C. Festa-1, A. Févin-1, Finck-2, Finck/ (Senfl)-1, Gombert-3, (Greitter)-1, Hack-1, Heugel-2, (Isaac)-1, (Janequin-Verdelot)-1, (Jaquet of Mantua)-1, (Jhan of Ferrara)-1, Josquin-9, (Josquin/ Senfl)-1, J. Kugelmann-4, (M. Kugelmann)-4 + 2?, P. Kugelmann-2, (Moulu/ Mouton)-1, Mouton-1, Othmayr-2, (Paminger)-2, (Phinot)-1, Presten-19, Senfl-13, (Sporer)-1, Stoltzer-1, Tham-2, Verdelot-1, Verdelot/(Phinot/Richafort)-1, Verdelot/( Richafort)-1, (Walter)-8, (Wannenmacher)-1, Willaert-2, (Wolff)-1, (J. Zacharias)-1, anon-47

Physical: Delete "Scribe: Matthias Krüger? (LogeM)." Add: "Copied by Jørgen Heyde [= Georg Hayd], a musician at the Danish royal court." Remove reference to "Duchess of Saxony" three lines from bottom of this paragraph.