GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 1 (Sadler Partbooks)

Bodleian Library, Oxford, England

partbook: c. 1580-85

Archive	Bodleian Library, Oxford, England (GB-Ob)
Shelfmark	MS. Mus. e. 1 (Sadler Partbooks)
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Foliation
Format	landscape
Measurements	205 x 280 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: OxfBM e.1-5
Notations	black void mensural coloration in black full
Copyists	? Sadler, John (1534–1592) Music
Relationships	Sadler, John (1534–1592) (owner) Cornish, J. E. (owner) Heber, Richard (1773–1833) (owner)
External Links	Reconstructed images Catalogue Description
Provenance	Norwich, England
Contents	47 pieces from 18 composers

General Description

A Triplex partbook from a set of 5 volumes owned by John Sadler, a Norwich Grocer, who also had a connection with GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 1486 (the Braikenridge Manuscript), and its partner volume GB-Ob MS. Mus. c. 784 (the Willmott Manuscript). Later owned by the collector Richard Heber (1773-1833); purchased by Bodleian Library from bookseller J. E. Cornish in 1885.

See also the digital reconstruction of this book.

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Physical Description

All books in this set in highly fragile condition; folios damaged by ink corrosion, but most music still legible

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Binding

Original limp vellum covers incorporated in 18th-century Russia leather bindings until 1918. Now bound separately as GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 21.

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Watermark

Heawood #2168

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Notation

black void mensural notation with coloration in black full.

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Ruling

usually five staves per page, some of which are skewed

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Foliation

New pencil foliation in each book; probably the work of two hands

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Foliation

Other numberings: original ink numbering of pieces, i-xxxv, excludes several pieces at beginning and end of each book.

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Decoration

Initials and borders decorated with floral designs, animals, and grotesque heads, in red, blue, green, and gold; first and last folios in each book usually decorated with geometric patterns and Latin inscriptions.

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Index

Modern index at beginning.

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Surface

paper

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DIAMM Note

Digitized with funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK) for the Tudor Partbooks project at the Universities of Oxford and Newcastle.

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

This information is reproduced here by kind permission of the publishers. It is COPYRIGHT and copying/reproduction of this content without permission may result in legal action.

1 Mass, 1 Te Deum, 1 hymn, 3 Lamentations, 32 motets, 1 Latin secular piece, 2 English secular pieces, 1 In nomine = 42

Aston-1, Aston/(Ashwell)-1, Byrd-5, Crecquillon-1, Fayrfax-2, A. Ferrabosco I [Alfonso]-1, R. Johnson I-2, Merbecke-1, Morley-2, Parsley-2, W. Parsons-1, Sadler-1, Shepherd-1, Tallis-7, Taverner-4, Taverner/(Tye)-1, Tye-1, R. White-6, Wilder [Master phillups]-1, anon-1

5 paper partbooks (D-78 folios, A-78, Tl-78, T2-69 + i, B-72), 205 x 280. All books in highly fragile condition; some folios damaged by ink corrosion, but most music still legible. New pencil foliation in each book; original ink numbering of pieces, i-xxxv, excludes several pieces at beginning and end of each book. Original parchment covers now incorporated in 18th-century brown leather bindings. Modern index at beginning. Copied by John Sadler, who also wrote OxfBT 1486 and SpetchB s.s. (FelAP). Initials and borders decorated with floral designs, animals, and grotesque heads, in red, blue, green, and gold; first and last folios in each book usually decorated with geometric patterns and Latin inscriptions (possible symbolic significance of decoration discussed by MateerS). Watermark is Heawood #2168, also found in OxfBT 1486 and SpetchB s.s.

Ca. 1565-85 (MateerS); dates from 1568 to 1585 in manuscript. Copied at Oundle and Sudborough, Northampton. The compiler, scribe, and original owner was John Sadler, a schoolmaster and Anglican priest. Later owned by the collector Richard Heber (1773-1833); purchased by Bodleian Library from bookseller J. E. Cornish in 1885.

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

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
6r–6v	Aspice Domine de sede sancta (5vv) [2p. Respice Domine]	Mr Will[ia]m Byrd	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Aspice Domine de sede sancta (5vv) [2p. Respice Domine] Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 6r–6v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr Will[ia]m Byrd Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g2 Voice Text: Aspice domine Concordances Byrd, William, Liber primus sacrarum cantionum (London, 1589) BL Roy. Mus. Lib. MS 24.d.2 (score only, no words) Ob MS Mus. Sch. E.423 (contratenor only) Ob Tenbury MS 425-8 (Paston, c.1600, lacking bass) Ob Tenbury MS 434 (contratenor only) Chelm ERO MS D/DP.Z6/1 (bassus only) BL Add. MS 5058 (score only, part 2) BL Add. MS 14398 (scrore only) Och MS Mus. 882-7 (Baldwin partbooks, lacking tenor) Ob Tenbury MSS 905[4?]-8 (Paston) T341 T389/McGhie; BL5058 & 14398 (18C)
6v–7v	Domine praestolamur [2p. Veni domine]	Mr Byrde	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Domine praestolamur [2p. Veni domine] Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 6v–7v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr Byrde Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Adventum tuum domine General Note Secunda pars' (beg. f. 7): Veni Domine Concordances Byrd, William, Liber primus sacrarum cantionum (London, 1589) Ob MS Mus. Sch. E.423 (contratenor only) Och MSS Mus. 984-8 (Dow partbooks) Ob Tenbury MS 341-4 (Paston, lacking Bassus) Ob Tenbury MS 389 T341; RCM2089 T389/McGhie; BL5058 & 14398 (18C) - EECM 28, no. 2
8r	In Nomine	John Sadler	Sadler, John (1534–1592)
In Nomine Sadler, John (1534–1592) Appears on: 8r Source Attribution: John Sadler Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g2 Voice Text: In nomine domini
8v–10r	Miserere mei Deus	doctor Tye	Tye, Christopher (ca. 1505–ca. 1573)
Miserere mei Deus Tye, Christopher (ca. 1505–ca. 1573) Appears on: 8v–10r Genres: Miserere mei Deus, Motet Source Attribution: doctor Tye Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c4 Voice Text: Miserere mei Deus General Note at end: 'hono[r] god obey the kynge.' Concordances BL5059 (18C)
10r–12r	O splendor gloriae	M.r John Taverner	Taverner, John
O splendor gloriae Taverner, John Appears on: 10r–12r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: M.r John Taverner Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g1 Voice Text: Jhesu christe vnice eiusdem fili Concordances Tenb, 342; Conflicting attribution: John Taverner and/or Christopher Tye (see Hugh Benham, John Taverner: His Life and Music (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2003), pp. 95-114)
12r–13r	Inclina Domine aurem tuam (I)	[not readable]	Sheppard, John (ca. 1515–1558)
Inclina Domine aurem tuam (I) Sheppard, John (ca. 1515–1558) Appears on: 12r–13r Source Attribution: [not readable] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c4 Voice Text: Inclina domine Concordances Rowe 316
13r–14v	Domine Jesu Christe	Mr Merbecke	Merbecke, John
Domine Jesu Christe Merbecke, John Appears on: 13r–14v Genres: Antiphon Source Attribution: Mr Merbecke Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Domine Jhesu christe fons honoru[m]
15r–17r	Te matrem dei laudamus (=Te Deum [Sadler])	Mr Aston	Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558) Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558)
Te matrem dei laudamus (=Te Deum [Sadler]) Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558) Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558) Appears on: 15r–17r Genres: BVM, Contrafactum, Hymn, Te Deum Source Attribution: Mr Aston Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g2 Voice Text: Te Deum Laudamus Concordances Rowe 316 (Engl.)
17v–19r	Ave Dei patris filia	Doctor ffayrffax	Fayrfax, Robert (1464–1521)
Ave Dei patris filia Fayrfax, Robert (1464–1521) Appears on: 17v–19r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Doctor ffayrffax Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c2 Voice Text: Ave dei patris filia Concordances BL29246; BL34049; Tenb. 354; Tenb. 1469; RCM2035; Carver; BL24.h.11 (18C); Byrd Ed. 2, no. 12
19r–21v	Gaude plurimum [2p. Gaude Maria virgo, 3p. Gaude Maria, Jesu mater]	master John Tauerner	Taverner, John
Gaude plurimum [2p. Gaude Maria virgo, 3p. Gaude Maria, Jesu mater] Taverner, John Appears on: 19r–21v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: master John Tauerner Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g1 Voice Text: Divinitus hanc tibi Concordances BL29246; Tenb. 342; Tenb. 1469; BL34049; BL41156; BL18936; BL31390; Byrd Ed. 2, no. 3
22r–23r	Job tonso capite corruens in terram adoravit [2p. Dominus dedit Dominus abstulit sicut]	Dr[?] Thomao Criquillion	Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556)
Job tonso capite corruens in terram adoravit [2p. Dominus dedit Dominus abstulit sicut] Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556) Appears on: 22r–23r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Dr[?] Thomao Criquillion Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Iob to[n]so capite General Note at end: 'Saua domine animam meam' Concordances RISM 1554.6 (Antwerp, 1554) Byrd Ed. 2, no. 14
23r–26r	Ave Dei patris filia	Master John Tauerner	Taverner, John
Ave Dei patris filia Taverner, John Appears on: 23r–26r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Master John Tauerner Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Aue dei patris General Note on f. 24 picture of a bird with 'I will not singe but in a cage' Concordances BL29246; RCM2035; Byrd Ed. 2, no. 6
26r–28r	Ave Dei patris filia	Mr Robert Johnson preste	Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560)
Ave Dei patris filia Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560) Appears on: 26r–28r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr Robert Johnson preste Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Aue dei patris General Note at end ornament including name 'Roberte iohnson' Concordances BL29246; Tenb. 342; Tenb. 354; Tenb. 1469; BL34049; RCM2035; Tenb. 807; BL5059 (18C); Byrd Ed. 2, no. 2
28v–31r	Salve intemerata dei mater	master Thomas Tallis	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Salve intemerata dei mater Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 28v–31r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: master Thomas Tallis Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Ave vmilittas[?] sanctissime General Note at end: 'Cu / m al / xps / dstendens' Concordances BL4900; BL29246; Tenb. 342; Tenb. 354; Tenb. 1469; BL34049; BL41156; RCM2035; BL18936; Mulliner; T807; BL24.h.11 (18C)
31r–32v	Gaude virgo mater Christi	Hugo Asthton	Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558)
Gaude virgo mater Christi Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558) Appears on: 31r–32v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Hugo Asthton Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g2 Voice Text: Dei patris uniti[?] Concordances BL34191
33r–33v	Aspice Domine quia facta est [2p. Plorans ploravit in nocte]	Master Phillups	Van Wilder, Phillip
Aspice Domine quia facta est [2p. Plorans ploravit in nocte] Van Wilder, Phillip Appears on: 33r–33v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Master Phillups Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Aspice domine General Note In outer margin: 'Vigilate et orate' Concordances Wode; BL22597; BL31390; Tenb. 389/McGhie; BL5059 BUR vol. 1, p. 809
34r–35v	Conserva me Domine	Osbert parsly	Parsley [Percely], Osbert
Conserva me Domine Parsley [Percely], Osbert Appears on: 34r–35v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Osbert parsly Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g1 Voice Text: Multiplitaci sunt General Note in outer margin of f. 35v: 'Psalm xv / quia paup siu timore et tremor Concordances BL29246; Tenb. 342; RCM2035; BL34726 (18C); RRMR 133, no. 8
35v–37v	Domine quis habitabit [2p. Ad nihillum deductus]	-	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Domine quis habitabit [2p. Ad nihillum deductus] Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 35v–37v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g1 Voice Text: Domine quis habitabit Concordances BL29247; Tenb. 341; Tenb. [recte RCM?]2089; Rowe 316; RRMR 133, no. 7
37v–38v	Lamentations (I) : Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae - Aleph - Beth - Convertere Jerusalem	-	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Lamentations (I) : Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae - Aleph - Beth - Convertere Jerusalem Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 37v–38v Genres: Lamentations, Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Hebrew Clef: c3 Voice Text: Incipit lamentacio hieremie Concordances RCM2035; Tenb. 1469; Tenb. 369; Merro; Drexel; BL5059; BL32377; BL34726
38v–40v	Lamentations (II): De lamentatione Jeremiae - Gimel - Daleth - Heth - Convertere Jerusalem	Mr thom[a]s tallis	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Lamentations (II): De lamentatione Jeremiae - Gimel - Daleth - Heth - Convertere Jerusalem Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 38v–40v Genres: Lamentations, Motet Source Attribution: Mr thom[a]s tallis Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Hebrew Clef: c2 Voice Text: De lamentacione hieremie Concordances RCM2035; Tenb. 1469; Tenb. 369; Merro; Drexel; BL5059; BL32377; BL34726
40v–43v	Lamentations (I) a5	Mr whighte	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Lamentations (I) a5 White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574) Appears on: 40v–43v Genres: Lamentations, Motet Source Attribution: Mr whighte Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Hebrew Clef: c1 Voice Text: Heth peccat[m] General Note next to composer's name on f. 43v: 'Timor d[om]in[e] fons vite Concordances Tenb. 341; Tenb. 354; Tenb. 369; Merro; BL18936; BL5058; O45
43v–44r	Dum transisset sabbatum, Maria Magdalene / Aromata emerunt	Mr tallis	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Dum transisset sabbatum, Maria Magdalene / Aromata emerunt Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 43v–44r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr tallis Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g1 Voice Text: Sabatu[m] maria magdalene Concordances BL29247; Tenb. 341; Rowe 316; BL31390; Ludlow; BL32377; BL5059; BL23624; also Cantiones Sacrae (1575)
44r–46r	Domine in virtute tua (II) [2a pars: Magna gloria eius]	master Johnson p[r]este	Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560)
Domine in virtute tua (II) [2a pars: Magna gloria eius] Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560) Appears on: 44r–46r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: master Johnson p[r]este Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Domine in virtute tua Concordances Tenb. 341; Merro; Wode; BUR vol. 1, p. 814
46r–47v	Maria plena virtute	docto[r] fayrfax	Fayrfax, Robert (1464–1521)
Maria plena virtute Fayrfax, Robert (1464–1521) Appears on: 46r–47v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: docto[r] fayrfax Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g2 Voice Text: Maria plena virtute
48r–48v	Mem: Cui comparabo [Lamentations]	Osbert percely	Parsley [Percely], Osbert
Mem: Cui comparabo [Lamentations] Parsley [Percely], Osbert Appears on: 48r–48v Source Attribution: Osbert percely Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Hebrew Clef: c2 Voice Text: Men Cui comparabo te General Note at end, again composer's name in ornament: 'Osbert perslye'
49r–51v	Miserere mei Deus [2p: Cor mundum crea]	Master. Roberde whighte = Bacheler of Musicke	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Miserere mei Deus [2p: Cor mundum crea] White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574) Appears on: 49r–51v Genres: Miserere mei Deus, Motet Source Attribution: Master. Roberde whighte = Bacheler of Musicke Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c2 Voice Text: Miserere mei deus Concordances Tenb. 341
51v–53v	Exaudiat te Dominus in die tribulationis	Mr Robert whighte Bacheler of musicke	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Exaudiat te Dominus in die tribulationis White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574) Appears on: 51v–53v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr Robert whighte Bacheler of musicke Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c2 Voice Text: Exaudiat te domine Concordances Tenb. 354; RCM2035; BL18936
53v–54v	Domine non est exaltatum	-	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Domine non est exaltatum White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574) Appears on: 53v–54v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g2 Voice Text: Domine no[n] est exaltatu[m] General Note at end: 'Memento morieris' Concordances Tenb. 354; O45; Byrd Ed. 3, no. 5
55r–56v	Manus tuae fecerunt me [2p. Veniant mihi]	master whight	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Manus tuae fecerunt me [2p. Veniant mihi] White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574) Appears on: 55r–56v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: master whight Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c2 Voice Text: Manus tuae fecerunt me General Note at end: 'Justu ut palma florebit in domo domini / In quo torregit adolescentior Viam suam / in custodiendo. Sermones tuos z.z.z.' Concordances BL29246; Tenb. 354; RCM2035; BL18936; Tenb. 807; O45
56v–57r	Domine, Dominus noster	Thomas Morley i576	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Domine, Dominus noster Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 56v–57r Source Attribution: Thomas Morley i576 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g1 Voice Text: Domine Dominus noster General Note at end: 'Omnis spiritus laudet dominum'
57r–57v	O sacrum convivium in quo Christus sumitur	T. Tallis	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
O sacrum convivium in quo Christus sumitur Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 57r–57v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: T. Tallis Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: O sacru[m] convivivm Concordances Rowe 316; BL30480; BL 31390; Ludlow; Byrd Ed. 2, no. 13; also Cantiones Sacrae (1575)
58r	Salvator mundi (I)	Mr Rhomas Tallis	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Salvator mundi (I) Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 58r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr Rhomas Tallis Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: alvator m[u]ndi Concordances Byrd Ed. 2, no. 4; also Cantiones Sacrae (1575)
58v–60r	Attollite portas	Mr Will[ia]m Birde	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Attollite portas Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 58v–60r Genres: Psalm Source Attribution: Mr Will[ia]m Birde Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Attollite portas General Note Two treble parts Concordances Byrd Ed. 3, no. 7; also Cantiones Sacrae (1575)
60v–61v	Domine non est exaltatum	Thomas Morley	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Domine non est exaltatum Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 60v–61v Source Attribution: Thomas Morley Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Domine no[n] est exaltatu[m] Concordances Byrd Ed. 9, no. 17
61v–62v	Absterge Domine	Thomas Tallis	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Absterge Domine Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 61v–62v Source Attribution: Thomas Tallis Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c2 Voice Text: ABSTERGE domine General Note at end, under composer's name: 'Cuius anime propirietur deus' Concordances BL31390; Byrd Ed. 2, no. 10; also Cantiones Sacrae (1575)
63r–63v	Ne irascaris Domine [2p. Civitas sancti tui]	-	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Ne irascaris Domine [2p. Civitas sancti tui] Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 63r–63v Genres: Anthem Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Ne irascaris domine General Note Secu[n]da pars' (on f. 63v): 'Civitas santi tui' Concordances Tenb. 341; CS1589; BL30480; Tenb. 389/McGhie
64r–65r	Mater Christi sanctissima virgo [= O most holy and mighty Lord]	Mr John Taverner	Taverner, John
Mater Christi sanctissima virgo [= O most holy and mighty Lord] Taverner, John Appears on: 64r–65r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr John Taverner Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g2 Voice Text: Mater christi sanctissima virgo Concordances Tenb. 341; Tenb. 354; BL34049; Rowe 316; Byrd Ed. 3, no. 3; also Cantiones Sacrae (1575)
65r–66r	Tribulationes civitatum [2p. Timor et hebitudo, 3p. Nos enim pro peccatis]	Mr Will[ia]m Birde	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Tribulationes civitatum [2p. Timor et hebitudo, 3p. Nos enim pro peccatis] Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 65r–66r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr Will[ia]m Birde Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Tribulaciones civitatu[m] General Note [2nda pars] (f. 65r): Timor et pebitudo'; 'Tertia pars' (f. 66r): 'Nos enim pro peccatis' Concordances BL29247; Tenb. 341; RCM2089; CS1589; Tenb, 389/McGhie; MDD; also Cantiones Sacrae (1575)
66v–67v	Justus es, Domine	Mr whyghte	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Justus es, Domine White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574) Appears on: 66v–67v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr whyghte Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Testimonia tua
68r–69r	The Western Wynde Mass: Gloria	-	Taverner, John
The Western Wynde Mass: Gloria Taverner, John Appears on: 68r–69r Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g2 Voice Text: Et in terra pax Concordances Gyffard; Roy App 56; Byrd Ed. 3, no. 7
69r–70r	The Western Wynde Mass: Credo	-	Taverner, John
The Western Wynde Mass: Credo Taverner, John Appears on: 69r–70r Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g2 Voice Text: Patre[m] omnipotentem Concordances Gyffard; Roy App 56; Byrd Ed. 3, no. 7
70v–71r	The Western Wynde Mass: Sanctus	-	Taverner, John
The Western Wynde Mass: Sanctus Taverner, John Appears on: 70v–71r Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g2 Voice Text: Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus Concordances Gyffard; Roy App 56; Byrd Ed. 3, no. 7
71r–71v	The Western Wynde Mass: Benedictus	-	Taverner, John
The Western Wynde Mass: Benedictus Taverner, John Appears on: 71r–71v Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g2 Voice Text: Benedictus General Note bottom stave on f. 71r extended into outer margin Concordances Gyffard; Roy App 56; Byrd Ed. 3, no. 7
71v–72v	The Western Wynde Mass: Agnus dei	mr John Tauerner	Taverner, John
The Western Wynde Mass: Agnus dei Taverner, John Appears on: 71v–72v Source Attribution: mr John Tauerner Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: g2 Voice Text: Agnus dei General Note at end (f. 72v): 'Quod mr John Tauerner The westerne wynde, ffinis' Concordances Gyffard; Roy App 56; Byrd Ed. 3, no. 7
72v–73r	Good fellows must go	Wyll[ia]m parson,	Parsons 'of Wells', William
Good fellows must go Parsons 'of Wells', William Appears on: 72v–73r Source Attribution: Wyll[ia]m parson, Voice: [no designation] Languages: English Clef: c2 Voice Text: Good fellows must go learne to daunce Concordances Byrd Ed. 3, no. 8
73v–74r	Conye skins	-	Anonymous
Conye skins Anonymous Appears on: 73v–74r Voice: [no designation] Languages: English Clef: c3 Voice Text: Cony skines maydes Concordances Byrd Ed. 3, no. 12
74v	Musica laeta suum gaudet (C79)	Alfonso	Ferrabosco, Alfonso (the elder) (1543–1588)
Musica laeta suum gaudet (C79) Ferrabosco, Alfonso (the elder) (1543–1588) Appears on: 74v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Alfonso Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Musica leta Concordances GB-Och Mus 78-82 & 463-7

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	Conye skins – 73v–74r
Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558)	Gaude virgo mater Christi – 31r–32v Te matrem dei laudamus (=Te Deum [Sadler]) – 15r–17r Te matrem dei laudamus (=Te Deum [Sadler]) – 15r–17r
Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	Aspice Domine de sede sancta (5vv) [2p. Respice Domine] – 6r–6v Attollite portas – 58v–60r Domine praestolamur [2p. Veni domine] – 6v–7v Ne irascaris Domine [2p. Civitas sancti tui] – 63r–63v Tribulationes civitatum [2p. Timor et hebitudo, 3p. Nos enim pro peccatis] – 65r–66r
Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556)	Job tonso capite corruens in terram adoravit [2p. Dominus dedit Dominus abstulit sicut] – 22r–23r
Fayrfax, Robert (1464–1521)	Ave Dei patris filia – 17v–19r Maria plena virtute – 46r–47v
Ferrabosco, Alfonso (the elder) (1543–1588)	Musica laeta suum gaudet (C79) – 74v
Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560)	Ave Dei patris filia – 26r–28r Domine in virtute tua (II) [2a pars: Magna gloria eius] – 44r–46r
Merbecke, John	Domine Jesu Christe – 13r–14v
Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	Domine non est exaltatum – 60v–61v Domine, Dominus noster – 56v–57r
Parsley [Percely], Osbert	Conserva me Domine – 34r–35v Mem: Cui comparabo [Lamentations] – 48r–48v
Parsons 'of Wells', William	Good fellows must go – 72v–73r
Sadler, John (1534–1592)	In Nomine – 8r
Sheppard, John (ca. 1515–1558)	Inclina Domine aurem tuam (I) – 12r–13r
Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	Absterge Domine – 61v–62v Domine quis habitabit [2p. Ad nihillum deductus] – 35v–37v Dum transisset sabbatum, Maria Magdalene / Aromata emerunt – 43v–44r Lamentations (I) : Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae - Aleph - Beth - Convertere Jerusalem – 37v–38v Lamentations (II): De lamentatione Jeremiae - Gimel - Daleth - Heth - Convertere Jerusalem – 38v–40v O sacrum convivium in quo Christus sumitur – 57r–57v Salvator mundi (I) – 58r Salve intemerata dei mater – 28v–31r
Taverner, John	Ave Dei patris filia – 23r–26r Gaude plurimum [2p. Gaude Maria virgo, 3p. Gaude Maria, Jesu mater] – 19r–21v Mater Christi sanctissima virgo [= O most holy and mighty Lord] – 64r–65r O splendor gloriae – 10r–12r The Western Wynde Mass: Agnus dei – 71v–72v The Western Wynde Mass: Benedictus – 71r–71v The Western Wynde Mass: Credo – 69r–70r The Western Wynde Mass: Gloria – 68r–69r The Western Wynde Mass: Sanctus – 70v–71r
Tye, Christopher (ca. 1505–ca. 1573)	Miserere mei Deus – 8v–10r
Van Wilder, Phillip	Aspice Domine quia facta est [2p. Plorans ploravit in nocte] – 33r–33v
White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	Domine non est exaltatum – 53v–54v Exaudiat te Dominus in die tribulationis – 51v–53v Justus es, Domine – 66v–67v Lamentations (I) a5 – 40v–43v Manus tuae fecerunt me [2p. Veniant mihi] – 55r–56v Miserere mei Deus [2p: Cor mundum crea] – 49r–51v

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Absterge Domine	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	61v–62v
Aspice Domine de sede sancta (5vv) [2p. Respice Domine]	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	6r–6v
Aspice Domine quia facta est [2p. Plorans ploravit in nocte]	Van Wilder, Phillip	33r–33v
Attollite portas	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	58v–60r
Ave Dei patris filia	Fayrfax, Robert (1464–1521)	17v–19r
Ave Dei patris filia	Taverner, John	23r–26r
Ave Dei patris filia	Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560)	26r–28r
Conserva me Domine	Parsley [Percely], Osbert	34r–35v
Conye skins	Anonymous	73v–74r
Domine in virtute tua (II) [2a pars: Magna gloria eius]	Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560)	44r–46r
Domine Jesu Christe	Merbecke, John	13r–14v
Domine non est exaltatum	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	53v–54v
Domine non est exaltatum	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	60v–61v
Domine praestolamur [2p. Veni domine]	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	6v–7v
Domine quis habitabit [2p. Ad nihillum deductus]	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	35v–37v
Domine, Dominus noster	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	56v–57r
Dum transisset sabbatum, Maria Magdalene / Aromata emerunt	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	43v–44r
Exaudiat te Dominus in die tribulationis	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	51v–53v
Gaude plurimum [2p. Gaude Maria virgo, 3p. Gaude Maria, Jesu mater]	Taverner, John	19r–21v
Gaude virgo mater Christi	Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558)	31r–32v
Good fellows must go	Parsons 'of Wells', William	72v–73r
In Nomine	Sadler, John (1534–1592)	8r
Inclina Domine aurem tuam (I)	Sheppard, John (ca. 1515–1558)	12r–13r
Job tonso capite corruens in terram adoravit [2p. Dominus dedit Dominus abstulit sicut]	Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556)	22r–23r
Justus es, Domine	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	66v–67v
Lamentations (I) : Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae - Aleph - Beth - Convertere Jerusalem	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	37v–38v
Lamentations (I) a5	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	40v–43v
Lamentations (II): De lamentatione Jeremiae - Gimel - Daleth - Heth - Convertere Jerusalem	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	38v–40v
Manus tuae fecerunt me [2p. Veniant mihi]	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	55r–56v
Maria plena virtute	Fayrfax, Robert (1464–1521)	46r–47v
Mater Christi sanctissima virgo [= O most holy and mighty Lord]	Taverner, John	64r–65r
Mem: Cui comparabo [Lamentations]	Parsley [Percely], Osbert	48r–48v
Miserere mei Deus	Tye, Christopher (ca. 1505–ca. 1573)	8v–10r
Miserere mei Deus [2p: Cor mundum crea]	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	49r–51v
Musica laeta suum gaudet (C79)	Ferrabosco, Alfonso (the elder) (1543–1588)	74v
Ne irascaris Domine [2p. Civitas sancti tui]	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	63r–63v
O sacrum convivium in quo Christus sumitur	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	57r–57v
O splendor gloriae	Taverner, John	10r–12r
Salvator mundi (I)	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	58r
Salve intemerata dei mater	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	28v–31r
Te matrem dei laudamus (=Te Deum [Sadler])	Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558) Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558)	15r–17r
The Western Wynde Mass: Agnus dei	Taverner, John	71v–72v
The Western Wynde Mass: Benedictus	Taverner, John	71r–71v
The Western Wynde Mass: Credo	Taverner, John	69r–70r
The Western Wynde Mass: Gloria	Taverner, John	68r–69r
The Western Wynde Mass: Sanctus	Taverner, John	70v–71r
Tribulationes civitatum [2p. Timor et hebitudo, 3p. Nos enim pro peccatis]	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	65r–66r

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Set: MS Mus. e. 1-5 Sadler partbooks

Type: Partbooks

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 1 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 2 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 3 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 4 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 5 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 21

Set: TUDOR PARTBOOKS

Type: Project Collection

GB-CF MS D/DP Z6/1

GB-CF MS D/DP Z6/2

GB-Cfm MU MS 1005 (Fayrfax fragments)

GB-Cgc MS 667/760 (Caius Choirbook)

GB-Cjc MS 234 (K.31)

GB-Ckc Rowe 316

GB-Cp MS 31 [Contratenor] (Peterhouse Partbooks: Henrician Set)

GB-Cp MS 32 [Bassus] (Peterhouse Partbooks: Henrician Set)

GB-Cp MS 40 [Triplex] (Peterhouse Partbooks: Henrician Set)

GB-Cp MS 41 [Medius] (Peterhouse Partbooks: Henrician Set)

GB-Cqcl Old Library G.4.17

GB-Cu Dd.13.27

GB-DORmcghie McGhie manuscript

GB-Lbl [pr. bk.] C. 52. b. 21

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GB-Lbl [pr. bk.] Music Library K. 2. f. 1 [Altus]

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GB-Lbl [pr. bk.] Music Library K. 2. f. 1 [Discantus]

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GB-Lbl [pr. bk.] Music Library K. 2. f. 1 [Medius]

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GB-Lbl [pr. bk.] Music Library K. 2. f. 1 [Tenor]

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GB-Lbl [pr. bk.] Music Library K. 2. f. 13

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GB-Lbl [pr. bk.] Music Library K. 3. f. 9 [Altus]

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GB-Lbl [pr. bk.] Music Library K. 3. f. 9 [Bassus]

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GB-Lbl [pr. bk.] Music Library K. 3. f. 9 [Discantus]

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GB-Lbl [pr. bk.] Music Library K. 3. f. 9 [Tenor]

GB-Lbl Add. MS 4900

GB-Lbl Add. MS 15166

GB-Lbl Add. MS 17802 (Gyffard Partbooks)

GB-Lbl Add. MS 17803 (Gyffard Partbooks)

GB-Lbl Add. MS 17804 (Gyffard Partbooks)

GB-Lbl Add. MS 17805 (Gyffard Partbooks)

GB-Lbl Add. MS 22597

GB-Lbl Add. MS 29996

GB-Lbl Add. MS 30480 (Hamond Partbooks)

GB-Lbl Add. MS 30481 (Hamond Partbooks)

GB-Lbl Add. MS 30482 (Hamond Partbooks)

GB-Lbl Add. MS 30483 (Hamond Partbooks)

GB-Lbl Add. MS 30484 (Hamond Partbooks)

GB-Lbl R.M.24.d.2 (Baldwin Commonplace Book)

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 12

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 13

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 14

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 15

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 16

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 17

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 18

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 19

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 20

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 21

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 22

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 23

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 24

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 25

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 26

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 27

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 28

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 29

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 30

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 31

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 32

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 33

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 34

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 35

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GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 41

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GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 42

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GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 43

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GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 44

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 45 (Ludford)

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 46 (Ludford)

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 47 (Ludford)

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 48 (Ludford)

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 49

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 50

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 51

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 52

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 53

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 54

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 56

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GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 57

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 58

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GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 59

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GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 60

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GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 61

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GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 62

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 74 (Lumley)

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 75 (Lumley)

GB-Lbl Royal Appendix 76 (Lumley)

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B187

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B190 [Altus]

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B190 [Bassus]

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B190 [Discantus]

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GB-Lcm [pr. bk.] B190 [Tenor]

GB-Llp MS 1 (Lambeth Choirbook; Arundel Choirbook)

GB-Lna SP I/246

GB-Ob MS. Mus. c. 784 (Willmott Manuscript)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. d. 103

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 1 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 2 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 3 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 4 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 5 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 21

GB-Ob MS. Mus. Sch. e. 376 (Forrest-Heather Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. Sch. e. 377 (Forrest-Heather Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. Sch. e. 378 (Forrest-Heather Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. Sch. e. 379 (Forrest-Heather Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. Sch. e. 380 (Forrest-Heather Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. Sch. e. 381 (Forrest-Heather Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. Sch. e. 420 (Wanley Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. Sch. e. 421 (Wanley Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. Sch. e. 422 (Wanley Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. Sch. e. 423

GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 341

GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 342

GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 343

GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 344

GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 389

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 807

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 808

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 809

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 810

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 811

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 1382 (Southwell Tenor Book)

GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 1464

GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 1486 (Braikenridge Manuscript)

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GB-Och Mus. 45

GB-Och Mus. 979 (Baldwin Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 980 (Baldwin Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 981 (Baldwin Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 982 (Baldwin Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 983 (Baldwin Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 984 (Dow Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 985 (Dow Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 986 (Dow Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 987 (Dow Partbooks)

GB-Och Mus. 988 (Dow Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Contratenor partbook in private ownership (contact DIAMM)

GB-W X4/34/3 (Fayrfax fragments)

GB-WCc MS 153 Bassus (Winchester Partbooks)

GB-WCc MS 153 Contra Altus (Winchester Partbooks)

GB-WCc MS 153 Discantus (Winchester Partbooks)

GB-WCc MS 153 Tenor (Winchester Partbooks)

GB-WRec MS 178 (Eton Choirbook)

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IRL-Dm [pr. bk.] Z4. 3. 1-5

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IRL-Dtc [pr. bk.] OLS. 192. n. 40 [Altus]

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IRL-Dtc [pr. bk.] OLS. 192. n. 40 [Bassus]

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IRL-Dtc [pr. bk.] OLS. 192. n. 40 [Discantus]

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IRL-Dtc [pr. bk.] OLS. 192. n. 40 [Superius (Quintus)]

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IRL-Dtc [pr. bk.] OLS. 192. n. 40 [Tenor]

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US-NYp Mus. Res. *MNZ (Chirk) [1] (Chirk Castle Partbooks)

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US-NYp Mus. Res. *MNZ (Chirk) [2] (Chirk Castle Partbooks)

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US-NYp Mus. Res. *MNZ (Chirk) [3] (Chirk Castle Partbooks)

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US-NYp Mus. Res. *MNZ (Chirk) [4] (Chirk Castle Partbooks)

US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4180

US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4181

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US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4182

US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4183

US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4184

US-NYp Mus. Res. Drexel 4185

US-Ws V.a. 408

Set: John Sadler collection

Type: Linked by Origin or Contents

GB-Ob MS. Mus. c. 784 (Willmott Manuscript)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 1 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 2 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 3 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 4 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 5 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 1486 (Braikenridge Manuscript)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 1 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 2 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 3 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 4 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 5 (Sadler Partbooks)

‡ denotes primary source study

Range, Matthias, and Julia Craig-McFeely. 2020. Forty Years in the Wilderness: John Sadler of the Sadler Partbooks. Music and Letters, (online advance publication at https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/gcaa016). https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/gcaa016.

Burke, James. 2017. John Sadler & The Sadler Partbooks (Oxford, Bodleian Library MSS Mus. e. 1–5). DPhil dissertation, University of Oxford.

Benham, Hugh Raymond. 2003. John Taverner: His Life and Music. Aldershot: Ashgate. Pages: 95-114. Notes: authorship of no. 5.

Gaskin, Hilary Lorna. 1985. Music copyists in late sixteenth-century England, with particular reference to the manuscripts of John Baldwin. University of Cambridge Faculty of Music, PhD.

Mateer, David G. 1979. John Sadler and Oxford, Bodleian MSS Mus. e. 1-5. Music and Letters, 281-95. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion; identity of John Sadler erroneous.

Hofman, May. 1977. The Survival of Latin Sacred Music by English Composers 1485–1610. University of Oxford Faculty of Music, DPhil.

Bray, Roger W. 1970-71. The Interpretation of Musica Ficta in English Music C.1490-C.1580. Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association, 29-45. Pages: 41-2. Notes: transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Benham, Hugh Raymond. 1969. The Music of John Taverner - A Study and Assessment. University of Southampton, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 41. Notes: physical description (partial).

Bray, Roger W. 1969. The Interpretation of Musica Ficta in English Music, C. 1490-C. 1580 [dissertation]. Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 141-55, 169-84, passim; II, 24-7, 60-8, 79-81, 85. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing. Pages: 153. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).

Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: XXV, 1-91, 168ff; XXVIII, 124,128,130, 133-4,137; XXIX,128,138. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Lamont, Herbert Harry. 1963. John Shepherd: His Life and Music. University of Southern California, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 107-8, 224. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Warrem, Edwin B (editor). 1959-66. Robert Fayrfax (ca. 1464-1521): Collected Works. Corpus mensurabilis musicae. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: II, 59-71, 95-6, 102. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Fellowes, Edmund H. 1948. William Byrd. London, New York, and Toronto.

Fellowes, Edmund H. 1948. Tudor Church Music: Appendix with Supplementary Notes. London. Pages: 5. Notes: mention of MS.

Meyer, Ernst Hermann. 1934. Die mehrstimmige Spielmusik des 17. Jahrhunderts in Nord-und Mitteleuropa. Kassel.

Flood, William H Grattan. 1925. Early Tudor Composers. London.

Fellowes, Edmund H (editor). 1923-48. Tudor Church Music. London, Oxford et al. Pages: I, xxx, lix, lxi; III, xviii-xix; V, xx-xxiii; VI, xxvii, xxix-xxxi; X, xviii, 162, 200-12, 235, 247-55. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Davey, Henry. 1921. History of English Music. London. Pages: 91, 97, 100, 124, 137. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial).

Arkwright, G E P. 1898. [Untitled]. Old English Edition.

Madan, Falconer (editor). 1895-1953. A Summary Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. Oxford. Pages: V, 649-50; cat reference 29582. Notes: physical description.

Arkwright, G E P. 1893. [untitled]. Old English Edition.

[No Author] 1887-1890. Proceedings of the Musical Association.

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