A Bassus partbook, now incorporated in miscellaneous collection of non-musical writings and state papers. First scribe copied f. 16; second scribe, ff. 16'-17'; third scribe, ff. 18-23, 24-25'; fourth scribe, ff. 26-29'. Probably copied in London or vicinity. Later came to State Paper Office, with other papers from reign of Henry VIII. Documents transferred to Public Record Office in 1848.
| Archive | The National Archives, London, England (GB-Lna) |
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| Shelfmark | SP I/246 |
| Surface | Paper |
| Format | landscape |
| Measurements | 151-8 x 203-12 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 24 compositions, 2 from 2 composers, 22 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
No covers
Watermark
One watermark resembles Briquet #11266; second watermark (pot with initials "D? I") not in Briquet
Notation
not indicated
Foliation
16-29v
Foliation
Composite collection has modern stamped foliation on upper rectos, more recent pencil foliation on lower rectos. Partbook comprises ff. 16-29 in pencil foliation (= ff. 19-32 in stamped foliation)
Decoration
No initials or decoration
Surface
Paper
DIAMM Note
Digitized with funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK) for the Tudor Partbooks project at the Universities of Oxford and Newcastle.
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 motet, 2 anthems, 1 English/Latin sacred piece, 20 English secular pieces, 1 French secular piece = 25
(R. Johnson I)-1, W. Parsons-1, Shepherd-1, anon-22
1 paper partbook (B-14 folios), 151-8 x 203-12, now incorporated in miscellaneous collection of non-musical writings and state papers. Composite collection has modern stamped foliation on upper rectos, more recent pencil foliation on lower rectos. Partbook comprises ff. 16-29 in pencil foliation (= ff. 19-32 in stamped foliation); following references are to pencil foliation. No covers. No index. First scribe copied f. 16; second scribe, ff. 16'-17'; third scribe, ff. 18-23, 24-25'; fourth scribe, ff. 26-29'. No initials or decoration. One watermark resembles Briquet #11266; second watermark (pot with initials "D? I") not in Briquet. Some pieces have text incipits only.
Ca. 1540-50 (StevP). Probably copied in London or vicinity. Later came to State Paper Office, with other papers from reign of Henry VIII. Documents transferred to Public Record Office in 1848.
28v
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TUDOR PARTBOOKS
Project Collection · 170 sources
GB-Lna SP I/246
Current source
‡ denotes primary source study
Milsom, John. 1980-81. Songs, Carols and Contrafacta in the Early History of the Tudor Anthem. Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association, 107: 34-45. Pages: 38-9,41,44-5. Notes: contents list (partial); texts (partial).
Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies, vol. 1-5. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag.
Daniel, Ralph T, and Peter Le Huray. 1972. The Sources of English Church Music 1549-1660. Early English Church Music, vol. Supplementary Volume 1. London. Notes: contents list (partial).
Stevens, Denis W. 1970. A Part-Book in the Public Record Office. Music Survey, 2: 161-70. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances; incipits; facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Lamont, Herbert Harry. 1963. John Shepherd: His Life and Music. University of Southern California, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I,122. Notes: mention of MS.
Brett, Philip. 1961-62. The English Consort Song, 1570-1625. Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association, 88: 73-88. Pages: 75. Notes: mention of MS.
Stevens, John E. 1961. Music & Poetry in the Early Tudor Court. Cambridge. Pages: 434ff, passim. Notes: contents list; concordances.
Stevens, John E. 1952. Early Tudor Songbooks. Cambridge University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I,236,399ff, passim. Notes: mention of MS; contents list; concordances.
Lewis, Anthony (editor). 1951-. Musica Britannica: A National Collection of Music. London. Pages: XVIII,103; XXII,180. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial).
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Watermark Note; Notation Note; Date Note; Foliation Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Surface Note
Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description