D-Mbs Mus. MS 42

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München (Munich), Germany

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1531

Archive	Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München (Munich), Germany (D-Mbs)
Shelfmark	Mus. MS 42
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source. Please refer to the external links for image availability.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	505 x 370 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: MunBS 42 olim (Former shelfmark): H.C. 62; MaiM 15
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	? Steydl, Peter Music ? Wagenrieder, Lucas Music
Relationships	Bavarian ducal Court Chapel (Hofkapelle) (owner) ? Schinnagl , Kaspar (binder) Albrecht V (1528–1579) (patron) Wilhelm IV (1493–1550) (patron)
External Links	images
External Authorities	RISM Online (sources/456050972)
Provenance	court chapel of Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria , München (Munich), Bavaria, Germany
Contents	7 pieces from 5 composers

General Description

Main scribe possibly Peter Steydl (BenteNW); ff. 1'-5 and ff. 118'-162 probably copied by Lucas Wagenrieder. Copied in Munich, for use by the Bavarian ducal court chapels of Wilhelm IV (1493-1550) and Albrecht V (1528-79). Kept in Hofkapelle library until end of 18th century, then transferred to ducal court library, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.

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Binding

Original covers of white leather over boards, stamped with ornamental designs; binding and covers probably the work of Kaspar Schinnagl (BenteNW).

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Watermark

Main watermark is coat of arms of city of Kaufbeuren (generally resembles Briquet # 1008ff); no watermark visible on ff. 1-5

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Notation

black void mensural

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Date

Ca. 1531 (ff. 1-5); late 1540's (ff. 118'-162); ca. 1552-4 (remainder of manuscript)

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Foliation

Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces, 2-7 (first piece not numbered, but included in enumeration)

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Foliation

Modern pencil foliation, 1-288, by J. J. Maier (with corrections by later hand).

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Decoration

No initials or decoration.

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Index

Incomplete original index pasted inside front cover.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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6 Masses, 1 motet = 7

Crecquillon-1, Finck-1, Le Maistre-3, (Senfl?)-1, (Willaert)-1

288 paper folios, 505 x 370. Modern pencil foliation, 1-288, by J. J. Maier (with corrections by later hand). Original numbering of pieces, 2-7 (first piece not numbered, but included in enumeration). Blank folios: 1, 5'-6, 21'-22, 60'-61, 117'-118, 162'-163, 227'-228, 288'. Original covers of white leather over boards, stamped with ornamental designs; binding and covers probably the work of Kaspar Schinnagl (BenteNW). Incomplete original index pasted inside front cover. Main scribe possibly Peter Steydl (BenteNW); ff. 1'-5 and ff. 118'-162 probably copied by Lucas Wagenrieder (see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribes). No initials or decoration. Main watermark is coat of arms of city of Kaufbeuren (generally resembles Briquet # 1008ff); no watermark visible on ff. 1-5.

Ca. 1531 (ff. 1-5); late 1540's (ff. 118'-162); ca. 1552-4 (remainder of manuscript). Copied in Munich, for use by the Bavarian ducal court chapels of Wilhelm IV (1493-1550) and Albrecht V (1528-79). Kept in Hofkapelle library until end of 18th century, then transferred to ducal court library, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1v–5	Asperges me Domine (P3)	-	Senfl, Ludwig (ca. 1486–ca. 1543)
Asperges me Domine (P3) Senfl, Ludwig (ca. 1486–ca. 1543) Appears on: 1v–5 Genres: Asperges me, Psalm Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Asperges me Domine
6v–21	Missa in Feriis / Missa ferialis (no Gloria, no Credo, two Osanna)	-	Le Maistre, Mattheus (ca. 1505–1577)
Missa in Feriis / Missa ferialis (no Gloria, no Credo, two Osanna) Le Maistre, Mattheus (ca. 1505–1577) Appears on: 6v–21 Genres: Agnus Dei, Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Voice Text: Missa in Feriis / Missa ferialis (no Gloria, no Credo, two Osanna)
22v–60	Missa Dominicalis: with two Osanna	-	Finck, Heinrich
Missa Dominicalis: with two Osanna Finck, Heinrich Appears on: 22v–60 Genres: Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa Dominicalis (with two Osanna) General Note EdM LVII, p. 50
61–117	Missa Secundi Toni	-	Le Maistre, Mattheus (ca. 1505–1577)
Missa Secundi Toni Le Maistre, Mattheus (ca. 1505–1577) Appears on: 61–117 Genres: Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa II. toni
118v–162	Missa Pis ne me peult venir: Agnus Dei 6 voc.	-	Crecquillon, Thomas (ca. 1505–ca. 1557)
Missa Pis ne me peult venir: Agnus Dei 6 voc. Crecquillon, Thomas (ca. 1505–ca. 1557) Appears on: 118v–162 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa Pis ne me peult (Agnus dei 6 voc.) General Note Crequillon GA III (CMM 63/III), p. 33
163v–227	Missa Mente tota supplicamus	-	Willaert, Adrian (ca. 1490–1562)
Missa Mente tota supplicamus Willaert, Adrian (ca. 1490–1562) Appears on: 163v–227 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa Mente tota supplicamus (with three Agnus dei)
228v–288	Missa Praeter rerum seriem	-	Le Maistre, Mattheus (ca. 1505–1577)
Missa Praeter rerum seriem Le Maistre, Mattheus (ca. 1505–1577) Appears on: 228v–288 Genres: Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa. Peter rerum seriem

Composer	Compositions
Crecquillon, Thomas (ca. 1505–ca. 1557)	Missa Pis ne me peult venir: Agnus Dei 6 voc. – 118v–162
Finck, Heinrich	Missa Dominicalis: with two Osanna – 22v–60
Le Maistre, Mattheus (ca. 1505–1577)	Missa Praeter rerum seriem – 228v–288 Missa Secundi Toni – 61–117 Missa in Feriis / Missa ferialis (no Gloria, no Credo, two Osanna) – 6v–21
Senfl, Ludwig (ca. 1486–ca. 1543)	Asperges me Domine (P3) – 1v–5
Willaert, Adrian (ca. 1490–1562)	Missa Mente tota supplicamus – 163v–227

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Asperges me Domine (P3)	Senfl, Ludwig (ca. 1486–ca. 1543)	1v–5
Missa Dominicalis: with two Osanna	Finck, Heinrich	22v–60
Missa in Feriis / Missa ferialis (no Gloria, no Credo, two Osanna)	Le Maistre, Mattheus (ca. 1505–1577)	6v–21
Missa Mente tota supplicamus	Willaert, Adrian (ca. 1490–1562)	163v–227
Missa Pis ne me peult venir: Agnus Dei 6 voc.	Crecquillon, Thomas (ca. 1505–ca. 1557)	118v–162
Missa Praeter rerum seriem	Le Maistre, Mattheus (ca. 1505–1577)	228v–288
Missa Secundi Toni	Le Maistre, Mattheus (ca. 1505–1577)	61–117

‡ denotes primary source study

Hudson, Barton (editor). 1974. Thomas Crecquillon: Collected Works. Corpus mensurabilis musicae. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: III, ix. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Greene, Donald Clarence. 1970. Mattheus Le Maistre: A Netherlander at the Dresden Court Chapel. University of Michigan, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 58. Notes: contents list (partial).

Bente, Martin. 1968. Neue Wege der Quellenkritik und die Biographie Ludwig Senfls. Wiesbaden. Pages: 25ff, 33ff, 49,184-9, 228. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); discussion.

Osthoff, Helmuth. 1962. Josquin Desprez. 2 vols. Tutzing. Pages: II, 73, 328. Notes: contents list (partial).

Beck, Hermann. 1960. Adrian Willaerts Messen. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 215-42. Pages: 223. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).

Geering, Arnold (editor). 1935. Das Erbe Deutscher Musik. Leipzig, Kassel, Wolfenbüttel, and Wiesbaden. Pages: LVII, xi, 99, 101. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial).

Wagner, Peter. 1913. Geschichte der Messe. Pages: 274-9. Notes: transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Maier, Jul Jos. 1879. Die Musikalischen Handschriften der K. Hof-und Staatsbibliothek in Muenchen. Munich. Pages: 8-9. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).

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D-Mbs Mus. MS 42

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München (Munich), Germany

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1531

General Description

Binding

Watermark

Notation

Date

Foliation

Foliation

Decoration

Index

Surface

Census Catalogue of Music Description

General Note

General Note

DIAMM, 2016

Monday, 23 January, 2017

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

Monday, 23 January, 2017