US-NYpm MS 978

Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, United States

manuscript of polyphony: 14th century

Archive	Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, United States (US-NYpm)
Shelfmark	MS 978
Numbering System	Foliation
Provenance	England
Contents	Contains 16 compositions, 16 are anonymous.

General Description

15 items over two sets of leaves (when arranged in a different order from the present one, form a complete gathering of eight folios): they include mass items, conductus, and one motet (concordant with the Worcester fragments). The style includes parallel voice technique identical with that later called faburden. The most likely provenance is St Stephen's Chapel, Westminster, St George's Chapel Windsor or his household chapel (later called the Chapel Royal).

from Harrison 1978

Physical Description

Some leaves are cropped causing the loss of notes clefs and text.

from Harrison 1978

Notation

full black mensural: uses a punctus divisionis in many places.

from Harrison 1978

Date

Dating is based on the notation and repertory, but also the texts, two of which mention 'Edwardus', who is being prayed for rather than invoked, and can only therefore be Edward III (1327-77). Another text mentions the war between England and France being in progress, suggesting the date of the source to be between c. 1340 and 1377.

from Harrison 1978

Foliation

Pages 1 and 1a-8 and 8a inclusive

from Harrison 1978

Foliation

The pages of one set of leaves are numbered 1-8 in pencil; those of the other set are numbered 1a to 8a

from Harrison 1978

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Number of voices	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1	Singularis laudis digna	3	-	Anonymous
Singularis laudis digna Anonymous Appears on: 1 Genres: Motet Number of voices: 3 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Singularis laudis digna Item Bibliography Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: (26), [facs.] plate 179.
1v–2	Gaude virgo imaculata	3	-	Anonymous
Gaude virgo imaculata Anonymous Appears on: 1v–2 Genres: Motet Number of voices: 3 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Gaude] virgo imaculata Item Bibliography Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: (26), [facs.] plates 180-181.
2–2v	Regem regum collaudemus	3	-	Anonymous
Regem regum collaudemus Anonymous Appears on: 2–2v Genres: Motet Number of voices: 3 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Regem regum collaudemus Item Bibliography Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: (26), [facs.] plates 181-182.
3	Generosa Jesse plantula	3	-	Anonymous
Generosa Jesse plantula Anonymous Appears on: 3 Genres: Motet Number of voices: 3 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Generosa Jesse plantula Item Bibliography Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: (26), [facs.] plate 183.
3v	Salamonis inclita mater	3	-	Anonymous
Salamonis inclita mater Anonymous Appears on: 3v Genres: Motet Number of voices: 3 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Salamonis inclita mater Item Bibliography Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: (26), [facs.] plates 136-137, 184, pl. 184.
4	Sanctus?	3	-	Anonymous
Sanctus? Anonymous Appears on: 4 Genres: Sanctus [& Benedictus] Number of voices: 3 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: S[anctus?]
4–5v	Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	3	-	Anonymous
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] Anonymous Appears on: 4–5v Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 3 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Patrem
5v–6v	Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	3	-	Anonymous
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] Anonymous Appears on: 5v–6v Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 3 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Patrem
6v	Deo gratias	4	-	Anonymous
Deo gratias Anonymous Appears on: 6v Genres: Deo gratias, Motet Number of voices: 4 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Deo gracias
6v–7	Sanctus & Benedictus	3	-	Anonymous
Sanctus & Benedictus Anonymous Appears on: 6v–7 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Number of voices: 3 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Sanctus, Benedictus
7–7v	Ut arbuteum folium	3	-	Anonymous
Ut arbuteum folium Anonymous Appears on: 7–7v Genres: Motet Number of voices: 3 Voice: [no designation] Languages: German Voice Text: Ut arbuteum folium Item Bibliography Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: (26), [facs.] plates 191-192.
7v	Candens cressit lilium	1	-	Anonymous
Candens cressit lilium Anonymous Appears on: 7v Genres: Motet Number of voices: 1 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Candens cressit lilium General Note First tenor Item Bibliography Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: (26), [facs.] plates 192-193, 204. Dittmer, Luther A (editor). 1957. The Worcester Fragments: A Catalogue Raisonné and Transcription, s.l. Musicological Studies and Documents, vol. 2. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: [facs.] no. 53.
8	Candens lilium columbina	1	-	Anonymous
Candens lilium columbina Anonymous Appears on: 8 Genres: Motet Number of voices: 1 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Candens lilium columbina General Note Second tenor
7v	Candens crescit lilium, virginale / Candens lilium columbina	2	-	Anonymous
Candens crescit lilium, virginale / Candens lilium columbina Anonymous Appears on: 7v Genres: Motet Number of voices: 2 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Candens crescit lilium /Candens lilium columbina Item Bibliography Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: (26), [facs.] plates 192-193, 204;. Dittmer, Luther A (editor). 1957. The Worcester Fragments: A Catalogue Raisonné and Transcription, s.l. Musicological Studies and Documents, vol. 2. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: [facs.] no. 53.
8	Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves Christus innocens	1	-	Anonymous
Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves Christus innocens Anonymous Appears on: 8 Genres: Motet Number of voices: 1 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Victime paschali laudes] Item Bibliography Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: (26), [facs.] plate 194.
8v	Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves Christus innocens	3	-	Anonymous
Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves Christus innocens Anonymous Appears on: 8v Genres: Motet Number of voices: 3 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Victimae Paschali laudes] Item Bibliography Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: (26), [facs.] plate 194.

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	Candens crescit lilium, virginale / Candens lilium columbina – 7v Candens cressit lilium – 7v Candens lilium columbina – 8 Deo gratias – 6v Gaude virgo imaculata – 1v–2 Generosa Jesse plantula – 3 Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] – 5v–6v Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] – 4–5v Regem regum collaudemus – 2–2v Salamonis inclita mater – 3v Sanctus & Benedictus – 6v–7 Sanctus? – 4 Singularis laudis digna – 1 Ut arbuteum folium – 7–7v Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves Christus innocens – 8 Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves Christus innocens – 8v

Composer

Compositions

Anonymous

Candens crescit lilium, virginale / Candens lilium columbina – 7v
Candens cressit lilium – 7v
Candens lilium columbina – 8
Deo gratias – 6v
Gaude virgo imaculata – 1v–2
Generosa Jesse plantula – 3
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] – 5v–6v
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] – 4–5v
Regem regum collaudemus – 2–2v
Salamonis inclita mater – 3v
Sanctus & Benedictus – 6v–7
Sanctus? – 4
Singularis laudis digna – 1
Ut arbuteum folium – 7–7v
Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves Christus innocens – 8
Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves Christus innocens – 8v

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Candens crescit lilium, virginale / Candens lilium columbina	Anonymous	7v
Candens cressit lilium	Anonymous	7v
Candens lilium columbina	Anonymous	8
Deo gratias	Anonymous	6v
Gaude virgo imaculata	Anonymous	1v–2
Generosa Jesse plantula	Anonymous	3
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	Anonymous	4–5v
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	Anonymous	5v–6v
Regem regum collaudemus	Anonymous	2–2v
Salamonis inclita mater	Anonymous	3v
Sanctus & Benedictus	Anonymous	6v–7
Sanctus?	Anonymous	4
Singularis laudis digna	Anonymous	1
Ut arbuteum folium	Anonymous	7–7v
Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves Christus innocens	Anonymous	8
Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves Christus innocens	Anonymous	8v

‡ denotes primary source study

Harrison, Frank Llewellyn. 1978. Polyphonic Music for a Chapel of Edward . Music & Letters, 59, no. 4: 420-428. Pages: inventory p. 424.

Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: Vol. 26.

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US-NYpm MS 978

Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, United States

manuscript of polyphony: 14th century

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