B-Br MS 9085

KBR (Koninklijke Bibliotheek / Bibliothèque royale), Brussels, Belgium

dance manual; monphonic parts for later polyphonic pieces: 15th century. c. 1470

Archive	KBR (Koninklijke Bibliotheek / Bibliothèque royale), Brussels, Belgium (B-Br)
Shelfmark	MS 9085
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source. Please refer to the external links for image availability.
Numbering System	None
Measurements	unknown mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: BrusBR 9085
External Links	images
Provenance	Belgium
Contents	58 pieces from 1 composers

General Description

Contains 58 basse dance melodies with dance steps indicated under the music. It is possible that some of the melodies were utilized in later polyphonic pieces. From Flanders.

DIAMM, 2017

Notation

not indicated

DIAMM, 2017

DIAMM Note

inventory supplied by Jos Haring

DIAMM, 2021

Census Catalogue of Music Description

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This manuscript from ca. 1470 originated in Flanders (probably Bruges); it contains 58 basse dance melodies with dance steps indicated under the music. It is possible that some of the melodies were utilized in later polyphonic pieces.

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

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
7r	Beaulte	-	Anonymous
Beaulte Anonymous Appears on: 7r Genres: Dance
7r	M'amie	-	Anonymous
M'amie Anonymous Appears on: 7r Genres: Dance
7v	Engoulesme	-	Anonymous
Engoulesme Anonymous Appears on: 7v Genres: Dance
7v	La belle	-	Anonymous
La belle Anonymous Appears on: 7v Genres: Dance
8r	La marguerite	-	Anonymous
La marguerite Anonymous Appears on: 8r Genres: Dance
8r	Luises	-	Anonymous
Luises Anonymous Appears on: 8r Genres: Dance
8v	La Franchoise	-	Anonymous
La Franchoise Anonymous Appears on: 8v Genres: Dance
9r	Le rosin	-	Anonymous
Le rosin Anonymous Appears on: 9r Genres: Dance
9r	La basse danse du roy d'Espaigne	-	Anonymous
La basse danse du roy d'Espaigne Anonymous Appears on: 9r Genres: Dance
9v	Avignon	-	Anonymous
Avignon Anonymous Appears on: 9v Genres: Dance
9v	Je languis	-	Anonymous
Je languis Anonymous Appears on: 9v Genres: Dance
10r	La tantayne	-	Anonymous
La tantayne Anonymous Appears on: 10r Genres: Dance
10r	Barbesieux	-	Anonymous
Barbesieux Anonymous Appears on: 10r Genres: Dance
10v	La Rochelle	-	Anonymous
La Rochelle Anonymous Appears on: 10v Genres: Dance
10v	Orleans	-	Anonymous
Orleans Anonymous Appears on: 10v Genres: Dance
11r	Le petit Rouen	-	Anonymous
Le petit Rouen Anonymous Appears on: 11r Genres: Dance
11r	Filles a marier	-	Anonymous
Filles a marier Anonymous Appears on: 11r Genres: Dance
11v	Ma maistresse	-	Anonymous
Ma maistresse Anonymous Appears on: 11v Genres: Dance
11v	Le hault y bas	-	Anonymous
Le hault y bas Anonymous Appears on: 11v Genres: Dance
12r	M'amour	-	Anonymous
M'amour Anonymous Appears on: 12r Genres: Dance
12r	Alenchon	-	Anonymous
Alenchon Anonymous Appears on: 12r Genres: Dance
12v	La Portingaloise	-	Anonymous
La Portingaloise Anonymous Appears on: 12v Genres: Dance
12v	Sans faire de vous departie	-	Anonymous
Sans faire de vous departie Anonymous Appears on: 12v Genres: Dance
13r	Une fois avant que morir	-	Anonymous
Une fois avant que morir Anonymous Appears on: 13r Genres: Dance
13r	La beaulte de Castille ce dance	-	Anonymous
La beaulte de Castille ce dance Anonymous Appears on: 13r Genres: Dance
13v	Le doulx espoir	-	Anonymous
Le doulx espoir Anonymous Appears on: 13v Genres: Dance
14r	Lyron	-	Anonymous
Lyron Anonymous Appears on: 14r Genres: Dance
14r	Le petit roysin	-	Anonymous
Le petit roysin Anonymous Appears on: 14r Genres: Dance
14v	Ma mieux aimee	-	Anonymous
Ma mieux aimee Anonymous Appears on: 14v Genres: Dance
14v	La danse de Ravestain	-	Anonymous
La danse de Ravestain Anonymous Appears on: 14v Genres: Dance
15r	Triste plaisir	-	Anonymous
Triste plaisir Anonymous Appears on: 15r Genres: Dance
15r	Le grant Rouen	-	Anonymous
Le grant Rouen Anonymous Appears on: 15r Genres: Dance
15v	Mon leal desir	-	Anonymous
Mon leal desir Anonymous Appears on: 15v Genres: Dance
15v	Le mois de may fort me contraint	-	Anonymous
Le mois de may fort me contraint Anonymous Appears on: 15v Genres: Chanson
16r	Bayonne	-	Anonymous
Bayonne Anonymous Appears on: 16r Genres: Dance
16r	La Navaroyse	-	Anonymous
La Navaroyse Anonymous Appears on: 16r Genres: Dance
16v	Barcelone	-	Anonymous
Barcelone Anonymous Appears on: 16v Genres: Dance
16v	Florentine	-	Anonymous
Florentine Anonymous Appears on: 16v Genres: Dance
17r	La Poitevine	-	Anonymous
La Poitevine Anonymous Appears on: 17r Genres: Dance
17r	Languir en mille destresses	-	Anonymous
Languir en mille destresses Anonymous Appears on: 17r Genres: Dance
17v	La verdelete	-	Anonymous
La verdelete Anonymous Appears on: 17v Genres: Dance
17v	Le joyeulx de Brucelles	-	Anonymous
Le joyeulx de Brucelles Anonymous Appears on: 17v Genres: Dance
18r	Aliot nouelle	-	Anonymous
Aliot nouelle Anonymous Appears on: 18r Genres: Dance
18r	La basse dance du roy	-	Anonymous
La basse dance du roy Anonymous Appears on: 18r Genres: Dance
18v	Marchons le dureau	-	Anonymous
Marchons le dureau Anonymous Appears on: 18v Genres: Dance
18v	Je sui povere de leesse	-	Anonymous
Je sui povere de leesse Anonymous Appears on: 18v Genres: Dance
19r	La non pareille	-	Anonymous
La non pareille Anonymous Appears on: 19r Genres: Dance
19r	Va t'en mon amoureux	-	Anonymous
Va t'en mon amoureux Anonymous Appears on: 19r Genres: Dance
19v	Joyeusement	-	Anonymous
Joyeusement Anonymous Appears on: 19v Genres: Dance
19v	Passe rose	-	Anonymous
Passe rose Anonymous Appears on: 19v Genres: Dance
20r	Le grant thorin	-	Anonymous
Le grant thorin Anonymous Appears on: 20r Genres: Dance
20r	Ma douce amour et tout mon vrai desir	-	Anonymous
Ma douce amour et tout mon vrai desir Anonymous Appears on: 20r Genres: Chanson
20v	Venise	-	Anonymous
Venise Anonymous Appears on: 20v Genres: Dance
20v	La haulte Bourgongne	-	Anonymous
La haulte Bourgongne Anonymous Appears on: 20v Genres: Dance
21r	Roti bouilly joyeuse	-	Anonymous
Roti bouilly joyeuse Anonymous Appears on: 21r Genres: Dance
21v	L'esperance de Bourbon	-	Anonymous
L'esperance de Bourbon Anonymous Appears on: 21v Genres: Dance
22r	La Franchoise nouvelle	-	Anonymous
La Franchoise nouvelle Anonymous Appears on: 22r Genres: Dance
22v–23r	La danse de Cleves	-	Anonymous
La danse de Cleves Anonymous Appears on: 22v–23r Genres: Dance General Note the piece on 23r is apparently a continuation of the Danse de Cleves on the other half of the opening

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	Alenchon – 12r Aliot nouelle – 18r Avignon – 9v Barbesieux – 10r Barcelone – 16v Bayonne – 16r Beaulte – 7r Engoulesme – 7v Filles a marier – 11r Florentine – 16v Je languis – 9v Je sui povere de leesse – 18v Joyeusement – 19v L'esperance de Bourbon – 21v La Franchoise – 8v La Franchoise nouvelle – 22r La Navaroyse – 16r La Poitevine – 17r La Portingaloise – 12v La Rochelle – 10v La basse dance du roy – 18r La basse danse du roy d'Espaigne – 9r La beaulte de Castille ce dance – 13r La belle – 7v La danse de Cleves – 22v–23r La danse de Ravestain – 14v La haulte Bourgongne – 20v La marguerite – 8r La non pareille – 19r La tantayne – 10r La verdelete – 17v Languir en mille destresses – 17r Le doulx espoir – 13v Le grant Rouen – 15r Le grant thorin – 20r Le hault y bas – 11v Le joyeulx de Brucelles – 17v Le mois de may fort me contraint – 15v Le petit Rouen – 11r Le petit roysin – 14r Le rosin – 9r Luises – 8r Lyron – 14r M'amie – 7r M'amour – 12r Ma douce amour et tout mon vrai desir – 20r Ma maistresse – 11v Ma mieux aimee – 14v Marchons le dureau – 18v Mon leal desir – 15v Orleans – 10v Passe rose – 19v Roti bouilly joyeuse – 21r Sans faire de vous departie – 12v Triste plaisir – 15r Une fois avant que morir – 13r Va t'en mon amoureux – 19r Venise – 20v

Composer

Compositions

Anonymous

Alenchon – 12r
Aliot nouelle – 18r
Avignon – 9v
Barbesieux – 10r
Barcelone – 16v
Bayonne – 16r
Beaulte – 7r
Engoulesme – 7v
Filles a marier – 11r
Florentine – 16v
Je languis – 9v
Je sui povere de leesse – 18v
Joyeusement – 19v
L'esperance de Bourbon – 21v
La Franchoise – 8v
La Franchoise nouvelle – 22r
La Navaroyse – 16r
La Poitevine – 17r
La Portingaloise – 12v
La Rochelle – 10v
La basse dance du roy – 18r
La basse danse du roy d'Espaigne – 9r
La beaulte de Castille ce dance – 13r
La belle – 7v
La danse de Cleves – 22v–23r
La danse de Ravestain – 14v
La haulte Bourgongne – 20v
La marguerite – 8r
La non pareille – 19r
La tantayne – 10r
La verdelete – 17v
Languir en mille destresses – 17r
Le doulx espoir – 13v
Le grant Rouen – 15r
Le grant thorin – 20r
Le hault y bas – 11v
Le joyeulx de Brucelles – 17v
Le mois de may fort me contraint – 15v
Le petit Rouen – 11r
Le petit roysin – 14r
Le rosin – 9r
Luises – 8r
Lyron – 14r
M'amie – 7r
M'amour – 12r
Ma douce amour et tout mon vrai desir – 20r
Ma maistresse – 11v
Ma mieux aimee – 14v
Marchons le dureau – 18v
Mon leal desir – 15v
Orleans – 10v
Passe rose – 19v
Roti bouilly joyeuse – 21r
Sans faire de vous departie – 12v
Triste plaisir – 15r
Une fois avant que morir – 13r
Va t'en mon amoureux – 19r
Venise – 20v

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Alenchon	Anonymous	12r
Aliot nouelle	Anonymous	18r
Avignon	Anonymous	9v
Barbesieux	Anonymous	10r
Barcelone	Anonymous	16v
Bayonne	Anonymous	16r
Beaulte	Anonymous	7r
Engoulesme	Anonymous	7v
Filles a marier	Anonymous	11r
Florentine	Anonymous	16v
Je languis	Anonymous	9v
Je sui povere de leesse	Anonymous	18v
Joyeusement	Anonymous	19v
L'esperance de Bourbon	Anonymous	21v
La basse dance du roy	Anonymous	18r
La basse danse du roy d'Espaigne	Anonymous	9r
La beaulte de Castille ce dance	Anonymous	13r
La belle	Anonymous	7v
La danse de Cleves	Anonymous	22v–23r
La danse de Ravestain	Anonymous	14v
La Franchoise	Anonymous	8v
La Franchoise nouvelle	Anonymous	22r
La haulte Bourgongne	Anonymous	20v
La marguerite	Anonymous	8r
La Navaroyse	Anonymous	16r
La non pareille	Anonymous	19r
La Poitevine	Anonymous	17r
La Portingaloise	Anonymous	12v
La Rochelle	Anonymous	10v
La tantayne	Anonymous	10r
La verdelete	Anonymous	17v
Languir en mille destresses	Anonymous	17r
Le doulx espoir	Anonymous	13v
Le grant Rouen	Anonymous	15r
Le grant thorin	Anonymous	20r
Le hault y bas	Anonymous	11v
Le joyeulx de Brucelles	Anonymous	17v
Le mois de may fort me contraint	Anonymous	15v
Le petit Rouen	Anonymous	11r
Le petit roysin	Anonymous	14r
Le rosin	Anonymous	9r
Luises	Anonymous	8r
Lyron	Anonymous	14r
M'amie	Anonymous	7r
M'amour	Anonymous	12r
Ma douce amour et tout mon vrai desir	Anonymous	20r
Ma maistresse	Anonymous	11v
Ma mieux aimee	Anonymous	14v
Marchons le dureau	Anonymous	18v
Mon leal desir	Anonymous	15v
Orleans	Anonymous	10v
Passe rose	Anonymous	19v
Roti bouilly joyeuse	Anonymous	21r
Sans faire de vous departie	Anonymous	12v
Triste plaisir	Anonymous	15r
Une fois avant que morir	Anonymous	13r
Va t'en mon amoureux	Anonymous	19r
Venise	Anonymous	20v

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Hofmann, Christa, and Tatiana Gersten. 2022. The conservation of black manuscripts: an open question. Margaret of Austria’s basse danse manuscript.Royal Library of Belgium ms. 9085. Facsimile & Study, 141-153. Alamire Foundation. Pages: 141-153.

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description

B-Br MS 9085

KBR (Koninklijke Bibliotheek / Bibliothèque royale), Brussels, Belgium

dance manual; monphonic parts for later polyphonic pieces: 15th century. c. 1470

General Description

Notation

DIAMM Note

Census Catalogue of Music Description

General Note

Grantley McDonald

Monday, 25 September, 2023

DIAMM, 2016

Monday, 23 January, 2017

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

Monday, 23 January, 2017