GB-WOr b.705:4 BA 54

Hereford and Worcestershire Record Office, Worcester, England

fragment: early 15th century

Archive Hereford and Worcestershire Record Office, Worcester, England (GB-WOr)
Shelfmark b.705:4 BA 54
Surface Parchment
Format roll
Measurements 102 x 254 mm
Other Identifiers
  • RISM: GB-WO54
  • CCM: WorcRO 54
Notations
  • black full mensural
Relationships
Provenance
  • England
Contents Contains 1 composition, 1 is anonymous.
General Description

Removed from covers of 16th-century court roll of Kempsey Manor.

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Liminary Note

'Henr[ici] quinti' added on left side of folio by later hand. This should not be construed as identifying King Henry V as composer of the music (Roger Bowers).

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Notation

Black mensural notation

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Ruling

c.11.5 mm

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Foliation

verso

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Decoration

No initials or decoration.

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Surface

Parchment

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RISM Description

RISM B/IV 4: 15. Jh.; 1 Blatt Pergament., 102 x 254 mm. 6 Fünfliniensysteme mit schwarzer Mensuralnotation des frühen 15. Jh.

Dieses aus dem Einband einer Court Roll von Manor of Kempsey (datiert 3 July Henry V) stammende Blatt enthält nur das im Incipitverzeichnis genannte Stück.

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Répertoire International des Sources Musicales
Census Catalogue of Music Description

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1 motet

Anonymous*

*Inscription "Henr[ici] quinti" added on left side of folio by later hand should not be construed as identifying King Henry V as composer of the music (Roger Bowers).

1 parchment folio, 102 x 254, removed from covers of 16th-century court roll of Kempsey Manor. Black mensural notation. No initials or decoration.

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

verso

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Number of voices Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
[-] Alleluia. Ima summis 4 - Anonymous

Alleluia. Ima summis

Anonymous
Appears on: [-]
Genres: Alleluia, Motet
Number of voices: 4
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: c1
Voice Text: Alleluya. | Yma summis.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: c3
Voice Text: Alleluya. | Yma summis.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: c4
Voice Text: Alleluya. | Yma summis.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Clef: c4
Voice Text: Alleluya. | Yma summis.
Layout

parts
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Alleluia. Ima summis Anonymous [-]

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‡ denotes primary source study

Curtis, Gareth R K, and Andrew B Wathey. 1994. Fifteenth-Century English Liturgical Music: A List of the Surviving Repertory. Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle, 27: 1-69.

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 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag.

Bent, Margaret. 1973. The Transmission of English Music 1300-1500: Some Aspects of Repertory and Presentation. Studien zur Tradition in der Musik: Kurt von Fischer zum 60. Geburtstag, edited by Margaret Bent, 65–83. Munich: Musikverlag Emil Katzbichler. Pages: 76.

Bent, Margaret. 1969. The Old Hall Manuscript: A Paleographical Study. Cambridge University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 379.

Robertson, Alec (editor). 1963. The Pelican History of Music.  Middlesex. Pages: Vol. II, 53.

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Liminary Note; Notation Note; Ruling 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

Répertoire Internationale des Sources Musicales

Monday, 23 January, 2017

NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. RISM Description