A Bassus partbook from a set of four volumes. Copied by several scribes, including Stephan Roth (VollBM). Copied in Zwickau. Owned by Stephan Roth (1492-1546), rector of Latin school at Zwickau 1517-20, city scribe of Zwickau 1526-46. Bequeathed by Roth to Zwickau Ratsschulbibliothek in 1546.
D-Z Mu 1422-1440 [Bassus]
Ratsschulbibliothek, Zwickau, Germany
partbook: Second quarter of 16th century
| Archive | Ratsschulbibliothek, Zwickau, Germany (D-Z) |
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| Shelfmark | Mu 1422-1440 [Bassus] |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 208 x 161-3 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 23 compositions, 9 from 1 composer, 14 are anonymous. |
General Description
Extent
35 leaves
Binding
Original covers of brown leather or heavy parchment, inscribed with voice designations
Watermark
bull's head surmounted by serpent and cross (not in Briquet, but see Briquet #15417-8 for general pattern)
Ruling
red staves
Foliation
Modern stamped foliation on upper right rectos in each book.
Decoration
Some small inked initials
Index
none
DIAMM Note
Modern pencil numbering of pieces in AT books, 1-28 (some individual sections of various pieces counted as separate items).
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 Sanctus, 1 Mass Proper section, 2 troped Magnificats, 5 motets, 3 Latin/ German sacred pieces = 12
(Compere)-1, anon-11
4 paper partbooks (DAB-35 folios each, T-108), 208 x 161-3. Modern stamped foliation on upper right rectos in each book. Modern pencil numbering of pieces in AT books, 1-28 (some individual sections of various pieces counted as separate items). Blank folios, or blank staves only—D: 1, 2-2', 7-12, 13'-19, 34-35'; A: 1, 2-2', 7-12, 13'-19'; T: 1, 2-2', 7-12, 13'-19', 34'-108'; B: 1, 2-2', 7-12, 13'-19', 34-35'. Original covers of brown leather or heavy parchment, inscribed with voice designations. No index. Copied by several scribes, including Stephan Roth (VollBM; see below). Some small inked initials; red staves. Watermark: bull's head surmounted by serpent and cross (not in Briquet, but see Briquet #15417-8 for general pattern).
Second quarter of 16th century. Copied in Zwickau. Owned by Stephan Roth (1492-1546), rector of Latin school at Zwickau 1517-20, city scribe of Zwickau 1526-46. Bequeathed by Roth to Zwickau Ratsschulbibliothek in 1546.
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MS 79,1
Partbooks · 4 sources
‡ denotes primary source study
Cook, Larry D. 1976. The German Troped Polyphonic Magnificat. University of Iowa, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 13, 15, 50-7,145-52. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); texts (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing. Pages: 175. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Finscher, Ludwig. 1964. Loyset Compere: Life and Works. Musicological Studies and Documents, vol. 12. American Institute of Musicology. Pages: 33, 45. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Albrecht, Hans. 1961. Ein quodlibetartiges Magnificat aus der Zwickauer Ratsschulbibliothek. Festschrift Heinrich Besseler zum sechzigsten Geburtstag, Leipzig. Notes: physical description (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Kirsch, Winfried. 1961. Die Verbindung von Magnificat und Weihnachtsliedern im 16. Jahrhundert. Festschrift Helmuth Osthoff zum 65. Geburtstage, 61-74. Tutzing. Pages: 63ff. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); texts (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1929-. Das Chorwerk. Berlin/Wolfenbüttel. Pages: LXXXV, vii, 19-28. Notes: contents list (partial); transcription (partial).
Vollhardt, Reinhard. 1893-6. Bibliographie der Musik-Werke in der Ratsschulbibliothek zu Zwickau. Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte, 26: . Pages: 16. Notes: physical description (partial).
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