I-RDMsm s.s.

Museo Parrocchiale, Rocca di Mezzo, Italy

non-music MS with interpolated music: 15th; 16th; 17th centuries

Archive Museo Parrocchiale, Rocca di Mezzo, Italy (I-RDMsm)
Shelfmark s.s.
Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 390 x 270 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: RoccaP s.s.
Notations
  • black square
  • black void mensural
Provenance
  • Italy
Contents 10 pieces from 5 composers
General Description

Monophonic contents copied by one main scribe and one additional scribe; polyphony is later addition on ff. 39'-46', 48, 50-53', copied by one main scribe (probably of French origin) and three additional scribes. Copied in Rocca di Mezzo.

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Liminary Note

One piece headed Johannes de oleo (ref to the martyrdon of St John boiled in oil) 'Hodie maria virgo celos ascendit gaudete ...'

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Notation

square black full; black void mensural (pear-shaped notes); black void mensural (diamond heads)

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Date

1519 (date on f. 54 applies to main corpus); polyphony added ca. 1570-90, or perhaps earlier (ZiinoDP).

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Foliation

Original foliation, 1-54 (ff. 47 and 49 now missing; f. 54 glued to inside back cover).

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Foliation

39-46v, 48-54

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Decoration

No initials or decoration.

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Surface

paper

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RISM Description

Three different types of notation (and apparently periods of writing) interspersed. One piece headed Johannes de oleo (ref to the martyrdon of St John boiled in oil) 'Hodie maria virgo celos ascendit gaudete ...'

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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Liturgical book, with polyphony:

1 Magnificat, 1 Magnificat tone formula, 2 psalm tone(?) formulas, 4 motets, 1 Italian secular piece, 1 textless canon = 10

L. Gaspard-3, (Josquin)-1, Oleo-1, anon-5

52 paper folios, 390 x 270. Original foliation, 1-54 (ff. 47 and 49 now missing; f. 54 glued to inside back cover). No index. Monophonic contents copied by one main scribe and one additional scribe; polyphony is later addition on ff. 39'-46', 48, 50-53', copied by one main scribe (probably of French origin) and three additional scribes. No initials or decoration.

1519 (date on f. 54 applies to main corpus); polyphony added ca. 1570-90, or perhaps earlier (ZiinoDP). Copied in Rocca di Mezzo.

Three different types of notation (and apparently periods of writing) interspersed. One piece headed Johannes de oleo (ref to the martyrdon of St John boiled in oil) 'Hodie maria virgo celos ascendit gaudete ...'

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

39

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
39v–45 Magnificat octavi toni: Et exultavit Laurensius Gasparinus [= L. Gaspard]
Appears on: 39v–45
Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
Source Attribution: Laurensius Gasparinus [= L. Gaspard]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: [Magnificat Octavi toni]: Et exultavit spiritus meus
45v–46 Tu solus qui facis mirabilia 22.5 (2p. In te solum confidimus nec alium; 3p. D'ung aultre amer nobis esset fallacia / O mater Dei et hominis mater creatoris) [Josquin]
Appears on: 45v–46
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: [Josquin]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Tu solus qui facis mirabilia 22.5
46v Falsobordone psalm-tone formula: I tono Anon. Anonymous
Appears on: 46v
Genres: Fauxbourdon/faburden, formula, Psalm
Source Attribution: Anon.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Voice Text: Falsobordone psalm-tone formula: I( tono
46v Falsobordone psalm-tone formula: 2 tono Anon. Anonymous
Appears on: 46v
Genres: Fauxbourdon/faburden, formula, Psalm
Source Attribution: Anon.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Voice Text: Falsobordone psalm-tone formula: 2( tono
48 Magnificat octavi toni: Et exultavit Anon. Anonymous
Appears on: 48
Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
Source Attribution: Anon.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: [Magnificat] 8( tono: Et exultavit [spiritus meus]
50 Se me voi morto a che farme stentare Anon. Anonymous
Appears on: 50
Genres: Italian secular
Source Attribution: Anon.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Italian
Voice Text: Se me voi morto a che farme stentare
50v–51 Adoramus te Christe Anon. Anonymous
Appears on: 50v–51
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Anon.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Adoramus te Criste et benedicimus tibi
51v–52 Adoramus te Christe Laurensius: Gaspar
Appears on: 51v–52
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Laurensius: Gaspar
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Adoramus te Criste [et benedicimus tibi]
52v–53 Hodie Maria virgo caelos ascendit Dompnus Johannes de Oleo
Appears on: 52v–53
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Dompnus Johannes de Oleo
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Hodie Maria virgo celos ascendit
53v untexted canon [L.] Gaspard
Appears on: 53v
Genres: Canon, textless
Source Attribution: [L.] Gaspard
Voice: Canon
Languages: none

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denotes primary source study

Ziino, Agostino. 1974. Documenti di Polifonia in Abruzzo.  Rome.

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

Répertoire Internationale des Sources Musicales

Monday, 23 January, 2017

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