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.
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) |
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| Shelfmark | MS 9085 |
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| Measurements | unknown mm |
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| Contents | Contains 58 compositions, 58 are anonymous. |
General Description
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inventory supplied by Jos Haring
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.
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Bregman, Adam, and Adam Gilbert. 2022. The music and dances of Brussels, KBR, Ms. 9085. Margaret of Austria’s basse danse manuscript.Royal Library of Belgium ms. 9085. Facsimile & Study, 17-88. Alamire Foundation. Pages: 17-88.
Eichberger, Dagmar. 2022. The Court of Savoy in Mechelen: Musical manuscripts in the library of Margaret of Austria. Margaret of Austria’s basse danse manuscript.Royal Library of Belgium ms. 9085. Facsimile & Stud, 125-140. Alamire Foundation. Pages: 125-140.
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.
McDonald, Grantley. 2022. The Brussels basse danse manuscript in context. Margaret of Austria’s basse danse manuscript.Royal Library of Belgium ms. 9085. Facsimile & Study, 89-124. Alamire Foundation. Pages: 89-124.
McDonald, Grantley. 2022. Michel de Toulouze, Guillaume Guerson de Villelongue, and music printing in fifteenth-century Paris. Margaret of Austria’s basse danse manuscript.Royal Library of Belgium ms. 9085. Facsimile & Study, 155-172. Alamire Foundation. Pages: 155-172.
‡ McDonald, Grantley (editor). 2022. Margaret of Austria’s basse danse manuscript. Royal Library of Belgium ms. 9085. Facsimile & Study | Het basse danse-handschrift van Margaretha van Oostenrijk. Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België ms. 9085. Facsimile & Studie. Leuven Library of Music in Facsimile, vol. 6. Leuven / Antwerpen: Alamire Foundation.
Baert, Lieven, and Veerle Fack. 1995. 'Les Basses Danses de Marguerite d'Autriche' from the ms. 9085, Bibliothèque Royale Albert I, Brussels (1995) by Lieven Baert and Veerle Fack. .
Crane, Frederick. 1968. Materials for the Study of the Fifteenth Century Basse Danse. Musicological Studies, vol. 16. Brooklyn: Institute of Mediaeval Music. Pages: 3-12.
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: I, 1399-1400.
Dolmetsch, Mabel. 1949. Dances of England and France from 1450 to 1600 with Their Music and Authentic Manner of Performance. London.
Closson, Ernest. 1912. Le manuscrit dit des Basses Danses de la Bibliothèque de Bourgogne. [Brussels?].
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Notation Note
Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description