CH-SGs MS 461 (Sicher Liederbuch)

Stiftsbibliothek, Saint Gall (Sankt Gallen), Switzerland

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1500

Archive Stiftsbibliothek, Saint Gall (Sankt Gallen), Switzerland (CH-SGs)
Shelfmark MS 461 (Sicher Liederbuch)
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Surface Parchment
Numbering System Pagination
Measurements 175 x 141 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: SGallS 461
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Provenance
  • Low Countries
Contents 49 pieces from 21 composers
General Description

Copied by a single scribe. Most pieces have text incipits only; remainder have initial letters only or are textless. Probably copied in Low Countries (GiesS); Italian provenance also possible (StaeMI). Acquired in 1545 by Fridolin Sicher (1490-1546), organist of Benedictine monastery at Saint Gall (inscription on p. 1 : 'Liber Fridolini Sicherij canonici capituli Zellensis nee non capellani S. Jacobí et organiste in Sancto Gallo 1545').

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Physical Description

Verso of last folio now pasted to inside back cover.

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Binding

Original covers of brown leather tooled with ornamental designs; no ties or clasps remain

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Notation

not indicated

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Date

Ca. 1500 (GiesS).

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Ruling

Staff height 9

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Foliation

Old, but probably not original ink pagination, 1-95

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Foliation

1-48

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Decoration

Inked calligraphic initials in red and blue; some initials and borders decorated with vine motifs, human faces, birds, and elaborate tracery extending into margins

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Surface

parchment

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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2 Mass Ordinary sections, 1 motet-chanson, 37 French secular pieces, 4 Dutch secular pieces, 2 Italian secular pieces, 3 textless pieces = 49

A. Agricola-4, J. Agricola-1, (Basiron)-1, Brumel/(A. Agricola)-1, Brumel/(Josquin)-1, Busnois-1, Compère-2, Ghiselin-2, Isaac-3, Jacobus Romanus-1, Japart-1, Josquin-4, Josquin/(Ghiselin)-1, La Rue [Pirson]-1, (La Val)-1, Obrecht-5, Ockeghem-2, Ockeghem/(Malcort/Martini)-1, Orto-2, (Pipelare)-1, Pipelare/(La Rue)-1, Stokhem-2, anon-10

48 parchment folios, 175 x 141. Verso of last folio now pasted to inside back cover. Old, but probably not original ink pagination, 1-95. Original covers of brown leather tooled with ornamental designs; no ties or clasps remain. No index. Copied by a single scribe. Staff height 9. Inked calligraphic initials in red and blue; some initials and borders decorated with vine motifs, human faces, birds, and elaborate tracery extending into margins. Most pieces have text incipits only; remainder have initial letters only or are textless. Classification of some textless works under specific genres above based on identifications from concordant sources.

Ca. 1500 (GiesS). Probably copied in Low Countries (GiesS); Italian provenance also possible (StaeMI). Acquired in 1545 by Fridolin Sicher (1490-1546), organist of Benedictine monastery at Saint Gall (inscription on p. 1 : "Liber Fridolini Sicherij canonici capituli Zellensis nee non capellani S. Jacobí et organiste in Sancto Gallo 1545").

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Composers: Change "Brumel/(Josquin)-1" to "Brumel-1."

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
1 Si conge prens de mes belles amours Anon. Anonymous
Appears on: 1
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Anon.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: [Si conge prens de mes belles amours]
General Note

incomplete

2–3 Fors seulement l'attente que je meure = Frayres y dexedes me Ockenhem [= Ockeghem]
Appears on: 2–3
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Ockenhem [= Ockeghem]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Fors seullement [l'attente que je meure]
4–5 Fors seullement contre ce que ay promis Ockengem
Appears on: 4–5
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Ockengem
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Fors solament [contre ce que ay promis]
6–7 Fors seulement l'attente que je meure 28.15 Josqin Deprez/[Ghiselin]
Appears on: 6–7
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Josqin Deprez/[Ghiselin]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: F[ors seulement l'attente que je meure] 28.15
8–9 Fors seulement l'atent que je meure (II) M. Pipelare/[La Rue]
Appears on: 8–9
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: M. Pipelare/[La Rue]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: F[ors seulement l'attente que je meure]
10–11 Fors seulement l'attente que je meure Verbonet [= Ghiselin]
Appears on: 10–11
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Verbonet [= Ghiselin]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: F[ors seulement l'attente que je meure]
12–13 Fors seulement l'attente que je meure Obrecht
Appears on: 12–13
Genres: Motet
Source Attribution: Obrecht
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: F[ors seulement l'attente que je meure]
14–15 Fors seulement l'attente que je meure (2p. Qui n'est douleur) Pirson [= La Rue]
Appears on: 14–15
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Pirson [= La Rue]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: F[ors seulement l'attente que je meure]
16–17 Du tout plongiet / Fors seulement a 5 Brumel/[A. Agricola]
Appears on: 16–17
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Brumel/[A. Agricola]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: F[ors seulement l'attente que je meure]
18–19 Du tout plongiet / Fors seulement a 5 Jo. Agricola
Appears on: 18–19
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Jo. Agricola
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Fors seulement [l'attente que je meure]
20–21 Fors seullement l'atent que ye meure Anon. Anonymous
Appears on: 20–21
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Anon.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: F[ors seulement l'attente que je meure]
22–23 Fors seulement l'attente que je meure [La Val]
Appears on: 22–23
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: [La Val]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: F[ors seulement l'attente que je meure]
24–25 Fors seulement l'attente que je meure Jacobus Romanus
Appears on: 24–25
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Jacobus Romanus
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: F[ors seulement l'attente que je meure]
26–27 Brunete m'amiette Jo. Stockem
Appears on: 26–27
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Jo. Stockem
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Brunete [m'amiette]
28–29 Hor oires une chanzon [Stokhem]
Appears on: 28–29
Genres: Secular
Source Attribution: [Stokhem]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Hor oriens [= Hor oires une chanzon]
30–31 Se je perdu mon ami je n'ai pas cause De Orto
Appears on: 30–31
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: De Orto
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Se je perdu mon amy [je n'ay pas cause]
32–33 Se je perdu mon amy je n'ai poinct 28.31 [Josquin]
Appears on: 32–33
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: [Josquin]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Se je perdu mon amy [je n'ay poinct] 28.31
34–35 Se je perdu mon amy je n'ai pas cause 27.34 Josqin
Appears on: 34–35
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Josqin
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Se je perdu mon amy [je n'ay pas cause] 27.34
36–37 Missa Sancto Martino: Benedictus [Obrecht]
Appears on: 36–37
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
Source Attribution: [Obrecht]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Benedictus [from Missa de Sancto Martino]
38–39 Bon temps ne reviendras-tu jamais Anon. Anonymous
Appears on: 38–39
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Anon.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Bon tamps [ne reviendras-tu jamais]
40–41 La mi la sol De Orto
Appears on: 40–41
Genres: Contrafactum, Secular
Source Attribution: De Orto
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Solfegge
Voice Text: L[a mi la sol]
42–45 La mi la sol (= Rogamus te piissime) H. Ysacc
Appears on: 42–45
Genres: Chanson, Contrafactum
Source Attribution: H. Ysacc
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: L[a mi la so]l [= Rogamus te piissima virgo Maria humiliter]
46–47 En l'ombre d'ung buissonet tout au long d'une riviere H. Ysacc Anonymous
Appears on: 46–47
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: H. Ysacc
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: En lombre [d'ung buissonet]/Una musque [de Buscgaya]/Sustin[u]imus pacem
48–49 Guerisses moi du grant mal que je porte Compere
Appears on: 48–49
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Compere
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Garises moy [= Guerisses moy du grant mal que je porte]
50 Guerisses moi du grant mal que je porte Anon. Anonymous
Appears on: 50
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Anon.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: [Guerisses moy du grant mal que je porte]
51 Adieu ma dame Anon. Anonymous

Adieu ma dame

Anonymous
Appears on: 51
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Anon.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Adiu ma dame
52–53 Malheur me bat / Dieu d'amour Ockenghem/[Martini/Malcort]
Appears on: 52–53
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Ockenghem/[Martini/Malcort]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Malor me bat
54 Helas mon bien Ja. Hobrecht
Appears on: 54
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Ja. Hobrecht
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Helas mon bien
55 Vrai dieu d'amours confortez moi vous m'avez mis An. Brumel
Appears on: 55
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: An. Brumel
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Vray dieu damours [confortez moy vous m'avez mis]
56–57 Vrai dieu d'amours confortez l'amoureux [Pipelare]
Appears on: 56–57
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: [Pipelare]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Vray dieu damours [confortez l'amoureulx]
58–59 A l'ombre d'ung buissonet au matinet 27.2 [Josquin]
Appears on: 58–59
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: [Josquin]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: En lombre du busonet [au matinet] 27.2
60–61 Lenchioza mia lenchioza balarina che bala Japart
Appears on: 60–61
Genres: Italian secular
Source Attribution: Japart
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Italian
Voice Text: Nenciozza mia [= Lenchioza mia lenchioza balarina che bala]
62–63 Se congé prens de mes belles amours [A. Agricola]
Appears on: 62–63
Genres: Ballade
Source Attribution: [A. Agricola]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: [Si conge prens de mes belles amours]
64 Helas ce n'est pas sans raison si j'ai melancholie Stoken
Appears on: 64
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Stoken
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Helas ce nest pas [sans rayson se yai melancolie]
65 Mon mignault musequin dorelot et poupin / Graveuse = Gracieuse plaisant Busnoys
Appears on: 65
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Busnoys
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Mon mignault [musequin dorelot et poupin]/Graveuse [= Gracieuse plaisant]
66–67 S'il vous plaist bien que je vous tiengne = Je suis margot [A. Agricola]
Appears on: 66–67
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: [A. Agricola]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: [S'il vous plaist bien que je vous tiengne]
68–69 Mary de par sa mere pour quoy me printe [Basiron] Anonymous
Appears on: 68–69
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: [Basiron]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Mari de par sa mer porquoy [my prinstes]
70–71 E qui la dira dira la douleur H. Isacz
Appears on: 70–71
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: H. Isacz
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: E qui la dira [dira la douleur]
72–73 Gepenst licht my so vast un quelt Anon. Anonymous
Appears on: 72–73
Genres: Song
Source Attribution: Anon.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: German
Voice Text: Gepenst licht my so vast un quelt
74–75 Adieu natürlich Leben mein Anon. Anonymous
Appears on: 74–75
Genres: Song
Source Attribution: Anon.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Adieu naturlich leven mein
76–77 Als ich anschaue dat frohlich gesicht Anon. Anonymous
Appears on: 76–77
Genres: Song
Source Attribution: Anon.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: German
Voice Text: Als ich anschowe dat vrolich gesicht
78–79 [untexted] Anon. -
Appears on: 78–79
Genres: textless
Source Attribution: Anon.
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Voice Text: Textless
80–81 La alfonsina Jo. Giselin
Appears on: 80–81
Genres: Italian secular
Source Attribution: Jo. Giselin
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Italian
Voice Text: La alfonsina
82–83 Allez regrets vuides de ma présence [A.] Agricola
Appears on: 82–83
Genres: Chanson, Rondeau
Source Attribution: [A.] Agricola
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Ales regres [vuides de ma présence]
84–85 L'homme banni de sa plaisance vide de joie Alexander [Agricola]
Appears on: 84–85
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Alexander [Agricola]
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Thome banni [= L'homme banni de sa plaisance vide de joie]
86–87 Se mieulx ne vient d'amours peu me contente Compere
Appears on: 86–87
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Compere
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Se meulx [= Se mieulx ne vient d'amours peu me contente]
88–89 Cela sans plus et plus hola Josquin
Appears on: 88–89
Genres: Chanson
Source Attribution: Josquin
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: French
Voice Text: Cela sans plus [et plus hola] 27.3
90–93 Stat ein meskin was iunck Obrecht
Appears on: 90–93
Genres: Song
Source Attribution: Obrecht
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: German
Voice Text: Stat ein meskin was iunck
94 Missa Petrus apostolus: Et incarnatus est Hobrecht
Appears on: 94
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
Source Attribution: Hobrecht
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: [Et incarnatus est from Missa Petrus apostolus]
General Note

incomplete

Composer Compositions
Agricola, Alexander (ca. 1445–1506)
Agricola, Johannes (ca. 1560–ca. 1601)
Anonymous
Brumel, Antoine (ca. 1460–ca. 1513)
Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)
Compère, Loyset (ca. 1445–1518)
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Ghiselin (Verbonnet), Johannes
Ghizeghem, Hayne van (ca. 1445–ca. 1497)
Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517)
Japart, Jean
La Val
Malcourt, L
Martini, Johannes (ca. 1430–1497)
Obrecht, Jacobus (ca. 1457–1505)
Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497)
Orto, Marbrianus de
Pipelare, Mattheus (ca. 1450–ca. 1515)
Romanus, Jacobus
Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)
Stockem, Johannes de (ca. 1445–1487)
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
[untexted] - 78–79
A l'ombre d'ung buissonet au matinet 27.2 58–59
Adieu ma dame Anonymous 51
Adieu natürlich Leben mein Anonymous 74–75
Allez regrets vuides de ma présence 82–83
Als ich anschaue dat frohlich gesicht Anonymous 76–77
Bon temps ne reviendras-tu jamais Anonymous 38–39
Brunete m'amiette 26–27
Cela sans plus et plus hola 88–89
Du tout plongiet / Fors seulement a 5 16–17
Du tout plongiet / Fors seulement a 5 18–19
E qui la dira dira la douleur 70–71
En l'ombre d'ung buissonet tout au long d'une riviere Anonymous 46–47
Fors seulement l'atent que je meure (II) 8–9
Fors seulement l'attente que je meure 10–11
Fors seulement l'attente que je meure 12–13
Fors seulement l'attente que je meure 22–23
Fors seulement l'attente que je meure 24–25
Fors seulement l'attente que je meure (2p. Qui n'est douleur) 14–15
Fors seulement l'attente que je meure 28.15 6–7
Fors seulement l'attente que je meure = Frayres y dexedes me 2–3
Fors seullement contre ce que ay promis 4–5
Fors seullement l'atent que ye meure Anonymous 20–21
Gepenst licht my so vast un quelt Anonymous 72–73
Guerisses moi du grant mal que je porte 48–49
Guerisses moi du grant mal que je porte Anonymous 50
Helas ce n'est pas sans raison si j'ai melancholie 64
Helas mon bien 54
Hor oires une chanzon 28–29
L'homme banni de sa plaisance vide de joie 84–85
La alfonsina 80–81
La mi la sol 40–41
La mi la sol (= Rogamus te piissime) 42–45
Lenchioza mia lenchioza balarina che bala 60–61
Malheur me bat / Dieu d'amour 52–53
Mary de par sa mere pour quoy me printe Anonymous 68–69
Missa Petrus apostolus: Et incarnatus est 94
Missa Sancto Martino: Benedictus 36–37
Mon mignault musequin dorelot et poupin / Graveuse = Gracieuse plaisant 65
S'il vous plaist bien que je vous tiengne = Je suis margot 66–67
Se congé prens de mes belles amours 62–63
Se je perdu mon ami je n'ai pas cause 30–31
Se je perdu mon amy je n'ai pas cause 27.34 34–35
Se je perdu mon amy je n'ai poinct 28.31 32–33
Se mieulx ne vient d'amours peu me contente 86–87
Si conge prens de mes belles amours Anonymous 1
Stat ein meskin was iunck 90–93
Vrai dieu d'amours confortez l'amoureux 56–57
Vrai dieu d'amours confortez moi vous m'avez mis 55
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Maas, Chris J (editor). 1983-. New Obrecht Edition.  Utrecht. Pages: III.xi-ff; IV,xix-xxii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Staehelin, Martin. 1977. Die Messen Heinrich Isaacs. Publikationen der Schweizerischen Musikforschenden Gesellschaft Serie II.  Bern and Stuttgart. Pages: I, xl, 29, 59, 87. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Miller, Ronald Lee. 1974. The Musical Works of Marbriano de Orto: Transcription and Commentary. Indiana University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I,19-22,198-9; II, 475-85. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); transcription (partial).

Hudson, Barton (editor). 1969-72. Antoine Brumel: Collected Works. Corpus mensurabilis musicae.  Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: II, xii; VI, xxv-xxvi, xxix-xxx, 104-5. Notes: icontents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Jeppesen, Knud. 1968-70. La Frottola. Acta Jutlandica. 3 vols. Copenhagen. Pages: II,62, passim. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Picker, Martin. 1960. The Chanson Albums of Marguerite of Austria: Manuscripts 228 and 11239 of the Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Bruxelles. University of California at Berkeley, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 368-9. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Schmitz, Arnold (editor). 1955-. Musikalische Denkmäler.  Mainz. Pages: VIII,145,171. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Giesbert, Franz Julius. 1936. Ein altes Spielbuch aus der Zeit um 1500... Pergament-Handschrift (Liber Fridolini Sichery) der Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen. 2 vols. Mainz.

Geering, Arnold. 1933. Die Vokalmusik in der Schweiz zur Zeit der Reformation. Schweizerisches Jahrbuch für Musikwissenschaft, . Pages: 235-6. Notes: contents list.

Bernoulli, Eduard. 1910. Aus Liederbüchern der Humanistenzeit: Eine Bibliographische und Notentypographische Studie.  Leipzig. Pages: 23ff, 81-3, 98-9, 111-6. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Wolf, Johannes (editor). 1908-21. Reprint: Farnborough, England, 1968. Werken van Jacob Obrecht.  Leipzig and Amsterdam,. Pages: XV/XVI,vii-ff, 17-8, 54-6. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Marxer, Otto. 1908. Zur spätmittelalterlichen Choralgeschichte St. Gallens. Der Cod. 546 der St. Galler Stiftsbibliothek.  Saint Gall. Pages: Tafel VII. Notes: facsimile (partial).

Adler, Guido (editor). 1894-1970. Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich.  Graz and Vienna. Pages: XXVIII,173, passim. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Scherrer, Gustav. 1875. Verzeichniss der Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek von St. Gallen.  Halle. Pages: 152. Notes: physical description (partial).

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