GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 371

Bodleian Library, Oxford, England

partbook: Early 17th century

Archive Bodleian Library, Oxford, England (GB-Ob)
Shelfmark MS. Tenbury 371
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 136 x 208 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: OxfBT 369-73
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Provenance
  • Norfolk, England
Contents 73 pieces from 10 composers
General Description

A Quinta pars partbook from a set of 5 volumes. Copied by a single scribe, employed by Edward Paston (see BrettEP for list of other books in the same hand and for discussion of related manuscripts from Paston's circle). Of English provenance; originated in the household of Edward Paston (1550-1630) of Norfolk, a country gentleman and collector of music. Owned in 1845 by Joseph Warren. Later acquired by Sir Frederick Ouseley (1825-89), founder of St. Michael's College (near Tenbury, Worcester). Bequeathed to St. Michael's College; deposited in Bodleian Library in 1979.

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Binding

Original covers of dark brown leather over cardboard, tooled in gold with ornamental fleurs-de-lis; modern spines.

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Watermark

(1) bird?; (2) unidentified mark with initials "HN."

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Notation

not indicated

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Foliation

Original ink foliation in each book, 1-64.

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Decoration

No initials or decoration

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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8 Mass Proper sections, 2 hymns, 4 Lamentations, 40 motets, 1 Latin secular piece = 55

(Buissons/Deiss)-1, (Byrd)-43, (Byrd/Taverner)-1, (A. Ferrabosco I)-3, (Tallis)-2, (Tye)-1, (Victoria)-1, (R. White)-2, (Zallamella)-l

5 paper partbooks (DTQ and Medius-ii + 64 + i folios each, B-iii + 64 + i), 136 x 208. Original ink foliation in each book, 1-64. Original covers of dark brown leather over cardboard, tooled in gold with ornamental fleurs-de-lis; modern spines. Original index on second and third flyleaves of B book; pieces grouped alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance. Copied by a single scribe, employed by Edward Paston (see BrettEP for list of other books in the same hand and for discussion of related manuscripts from Paston's circle). No initials or decoration. Watermarks: (1) bird?; (2) unidentified mark with initials "HN."

Early 17th century. Of English provenance; originated in the household of Edward Paston (1550-1630) of Norfolk, a country gentleman and collector of music. Owned in 1845 by Joseph Warren. Later acquired by Sir Frederick Ouseley (1825-89), founder of St. Michael's College (near Tenbury, Worcester). Bequeathed to St. Michael's College; deposited in Bodleian Library in 1979.

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
1–4v De Lamentatione Jeremiae (C64) -
Appears on: 1–4v
Genres: Lamentations, Motet
5–7v Lamentations (II): De lamentatione Jeremiae - Gimel - Daleth - Heth - Convertere Jerusalem -
Appears on: 5–7v
Genres: Lamentations, Motet
8 Lamentations (I) a5 -
Appears on: 8
Genres: Lamentations, Motet
8–11 Lamentations (III) a6: Peccatum peccavit -
Appears on: 8–11
Genres: Lamentations, Motet
11v–12 Petrus beatus - 1a pars (of 3): Petrus beatus -
Appears on: 11v–12
Genres: Motet
12–12v Petrus beatus - 2a pars (of 3): Quodcumque vinclis -
Appears on: 12–12v
Genres: Motet
12v–13 Petrus beatus - 3a pars (of 3): Gloria Deo - Per immensa saecula -
Appears on: 12v–13
Genres: Motet
13v–14 Amavit eum Dominus -
Appears on: 13v–14
General Note

Text incepit only - Amavit

14v–15 Tristitia et anxietas - 1a pars (of 2): Tristitia et anxietas, Domine tu jurasti -
Appears on: 14v–15
Genres: Motet
15v–16 Tristitia et anxietas - 2a pars (of 2): Sed tu domine -
Appears on: 15v–16
Genres: Motet
16v–17 Ave regina caelorum - Anonymous
Appears on: 16v–17
Genres: BVM
General Note

No music written. Text Incepit only - Ave Regina only

17v–18 Peccantem me quotidie -
Appears on: 17v–18
18v–19 Opprobrium facti sumus -
Appears on: 18v–19
19v–20 Haec dicit Dominus - 1a pars (of 2): Haec dicit Dominus vox in excelsis -
Appears on: 19v–20
Genres: Motet
20v–21 Haec dicit Dominus - 2a pars (of 2): Haec dicit Dominus quiescat vox -
Appears on: 20v–21
Genres: Motet
21v–22 Vide domine afflictionem - 1a pars (of 2): Vide domine afflictionem nostram et in tempore -
Appears on: 21v–22
Genres: Motet
22v–23 Vide domine afflictionem - 2a pars (of 2): Sed veni domine et noli tardare -
Appears on: 22v–23
Genres: Motet
23v–24 Apparebit in finem -
Appears on: 23v–24
Genres: Motet
24v–25 Domine tu jurasti -
Appears on: 24v–25
Genres: Motet
25v–26 Audivi vocem de caelo -
Appears on: 25v–26
Genres: Motet
26v–27v Vigilate nescitis enim -
Appears on: 26v–27v
28 In resurrectione tua -
Appears on: 28
Genres: Motet
28v Aspice Domine de sede (5vv) - 2a pars (of 2): Respice domine -
Appears on: 28v
Genres: Motet
28v–29 Laetentur caeli - 1a pars (of 2): Laetentur caeli -
Appears on: 28v–29
Genres: Motet
29v–30 Fac cum servo tuo -
Appears on: 29v–30
Genres: Motet
30v–31 Domine secundum multitudinem dolorum meum -
Appears on: 30v–31
Genres: Motet
31v–32 Tribulationes civitatum - 1a pars (of 3): Tribulationes civitatum -
Appears on: 31v–32
Genres: Motet
32–32v Tribulationes civitatum - 2a pars (of 3): Timor et hebitudo -
Appears on: 32–32v
Genres: Motet
33–33v Tribulationes civitatum - 3a pars (of 3): Nos enim pro peccatis -
Appears on: 33–33v
Genres: Motet
33v–34 Ne irascaris - 1a pars (of 2): Ne irascaris Domine -
Appears on: 33v–34
Genres: Motet
34v–35 Ne irascaris - 2a pars (of 2): Civitatis sancti tui -
Appears on: 34v–35
Genres: Motet
35v–36 Laudate Dominum omnes gentes, laudate eum -
Appears on: 35v–36
Genres: Motet
36v–37 Quis me statim rupto vetat fato mori -
Appears on: 36v–37
Genres: Motet
General Note

Text Incepit only - Quis me statim only

37v Plorans plorabit - 1a pars (of 2): Plorans plorabit -
Appears on: 37v
Genres: Motet
37v–38 Plorans plorabit - 2a pars (of 2): Die regi -
Appears on: 37v–38
Genres: Motet
38v–39 Emendemus - 1a pars (of 2): Emendemus in melius -
Appears on: 38v–39
Genres: Motet
39 Emendemus - 2a pars (of 2): Adiuva nos Deus -
Appears on: 39
Genres: Motet
39v–40 Mirabile mysterium (C47) -
Appears on: 39v–40
Genres: Motet
40v Foderunt manus -
Appears on: 40v
Genres: Motet
41 Suscepimus Deus - 1a pars (of 2): Suscepimus Deus -
Appears on: 41
Genres: Motet
41v–42 Suscepimus Deus - 2a pars (of 2): Magnus Dominus -
Appears on: 41v–42
Genres: Motet
42–42v Nunc dimittis (Gradualia) -
Appears on: 42–42v
Genres: Canticle, Nunc Dimittis
43 Salve sancta parens - 1a pars (of 2): Salve sancta parens -
Appears on: 43
Genres: Motet
43v Salve sancta parens - 2a pars (of 2): Eructavit cor meum -
Appears on: 43v
Genres: Motet
44 Virgo Dei genitrix -
Appears on: 44
Genres: Gradual, Motet
44v Beata es virgo Maria -
Appears on: 44v
Genres: Gradual, Motet
45 Beata viscera -
Appears on: 45
Genres: Gradual, Motet
45v Rorate caeli - 1a pars (of 2): Rorate caeli -
Appears on: 45v
Genres: Motet
45v–46 Rorate caeli - 2a pars (of 2): Benedixisti Domine -
Appears on: 45v–46
Genres: Motet
46v Attollite portas -
Appears on: 46v
Genres: Psalm
47 Ave Maria -
Appears on: 47
Genres: Ave Maria, BVM, Motet
47v Ecce virgo concipiet - 2a pars (of 2): Alleluia -
Appears on: 47v
Genres: Alleluia, Motet
47v–48 Post partum virgo -
Appears on: 47v–48
Genres: Gradual, Motet
48v–49 Gaude Maria -
Appears on: 48v–49
Genres: Gradual, Motet
49v–50 Propter veritatem - 2a pars (of 2): Alleluia. Assumpta est Maria -
Appears on: 49v–50
Genres: Gradual, Motet
50v–51 Gaudeamus omnes -
Appears on: 50v–51
Genres: Gradual, Motet
51v–52 Optimam partem elegit -
Appears on: 51v–52
Genres: Gradual, Motet
52 Adoramus te Christe -
Appears on: 52
Genres: Gradual, Motet
General Note

Text incepit only - Adoramus only

52v–53 Gaudeamus omnes - 1a pars (of 2): Gaudeamus omnes -
Appears on: 52v–53
Genres: Gradual, Motet
53v Gaudeamus omnes - 2a pars (of 2): Exultate justi -
Appears on: 53v
Genres: Gradual, Motet
54 Timete Dominum - 1a pars (of 2): Timete Dominum -
Appears on: 54
Genres: Motet
54v–55 Timete Dominum - 2a pars (of 2): Inquirentes autem -
Appears on: 54v–55
Genres: Motet
55v–56 Beati mundo corde -
Appears on: 55v–56
Genres: Gradual, Motet
56v Tantum ergo -
Appears on: 56v
Genres: Motet
57–57v Defecit in dolore - 1a pars (of 2): Defecit in dolore -
Appears on: 57–57v
Genres: Gradual, Motet
57v–58 Defecit in dolore - 2a pars (of 2): Sed tu Domine -
Appears on: 57v–58
Genres: Gradual, Motet
58v–59 Salve regina (5vv) - 1a pars (of 2): Salve regina -
Appears on: 58v–59
Genres: Motet, Salve Regina
59v–60 Salve regina (5vv) - 2a pars (of 2): Et Jesum benedictum -
Appears on: 59v–60
Genres: Motet, Salve Regina
60v–61 Quis est homo - 1a pars (of 2): Quis est homo qui vult venire -
Appears on: 60v–61
Genres: Gradual, Motet
61v–62 Quis est homo - 2a pars (of 2): Diverte a malo] -
Appears on: 61v–62
Genres: Gradual, Motet
62v–63 O quam gloriosum - 1a pars (of 2): O quam gloriosum est regnum -
Appears on: 62v–63
Genres: Motet
63v–64 O quam gloriosum - 2a pars (of 2): Benedictio et claritas -
Appears on: 63v–64
Genres: Motet
64–64v Misit Herodes - 1a pars (of 2): Misit Herodes -
Appears on: 64–64v
Genres: Motet
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Buissons, Michael Charles des (fl. 1560–70)
Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Deiss, Michael
Ferrabosco, Alfonso (the elder) (1543–1588)
Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Tye, Christopher (ca. 1505–ca. 1573)
Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548–1611)
White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Zallamella, Pandolfo
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Adoramus te Christe 52
Amavit eum Dominus 13v–14
Apparebit in finem 23v–24
Aspice Domine de sede (5vv) - 2a pars (of 2): Respice domine 28v
Attollite portas 46v
Audivi vocem de caelo 25v–26
Ave Maria 47
Ave regina caelorum Anonymous 16v–17
Beata es virgo Maria 44v
Beata viscera 45
Beati mundo corde 55v–56
De Lamentatione Jeremiae (C64) 1–4v
Defecit in dolore - 1a pars (of 2): Defecit in dolore 57–57v
Defecit in dolore - 2a pars (of 2): Sed tu Domine 57v–58
Domine secundum multitudinem dolorum meum 30v–31
Domine tu jurasti 24v–25
Ecce virgo concipiet - 2a pars (of 2): Alleluia 47v
Emendemus - 1a pars (of 2): Emendemus in melius 38v–39
Emendemus - 2a pars (of 2): Adiuva nos Deus 39
Fac cum servo tuo 29v–30
Foderunt manus 40v
Gaude Maria 48v–49
Gaudeamus omnes 50v–51
Gaudeamus omnes - 1a pars (of 2): Gaudeamus omnes 52v–53
Gaudeamus omnes - 2a pars (of 2): Exultate justi 53v
Haec dicit Dominus - 1a pars (of 2): Haec dicit Dominus vox in excelsis 19v–20
Haec dicit Dominus - 2a pars (of 2): Haec dicit Dominus quiescat vox 20v–21
In resurrectione tua 28
Laetentur caeli - 1a pars (of 2): Laetentur caeli 28v–29
Lamentations (I) a5 8
Lamentations (II): De lamentatione Jeremiae - Gimel - Daleth - Heth - Convertere Jerusalem 5–7v
Lamentations (III) a6: Peccatum peccavit 8–11
Laudate Dominum omnes gentes, laudate eum 35v–36
Mirabile mysterium (C47) 39v–40
Misit Herodes - 1a pars (of 2): Misit Herodes 64–64v
Ne irascaris - 1a pars (of 2): Ne irascaris Domine 33v–34
Ne irascaris - 2a pars (of 2): Civitatis sancti tui 34v–35
Nunc dimittis (Gradualia) 42–42v
O quam gloriosum - 1a pars (of 2): O quam gloriosum est regnum 62v–63
O quam gloriosum - 2a pars (of 2): Benedictio et claritas 63v–64
Opprobrium facti sumus 18v–19
Optimam partem elegit 51v–52
Peccantem me quotidie 17v–18
Petrus beatus - 1a pars (of 3): Petrus beatus 11v–12
Petrus beatus - 2a pars (of 3): Quodcumque vinclis 12–12v
Petrus beatus - 3a pars (of 3): Gloria Deo - Per immensa saecula 12v–13
Plorans plorabit - 1a pars (of 2): Plorans plorabit 37v
Plorans plorabit - 2a pars (of 2): Die regi 37v–38
Post partum virgo 47v–48
Propter veritatem - 2a pars (of 2): Alleluia. Assumpta est Maria 49v–50
Quis est homo - 1a pars (of 2): Quis est homo qui vult venire 60v–61
Quis est homo - 2a pars (of 2): Diverte a malo] 61v–62
Quis me statim rupto vetat fato mori 36v–37
Rorate caeli - 1a pars (of 2): Rorate caeli 45v
Rorate caeli - 2a pars (of 2): Benedixisti Domine 45v–46
Salve regina (5vv) - 1a pars (of 2): Salve regina 58v–59
Salve regina (5vv) - 2a pars (of 2): Et Jesum benedictum 59v–60
Salve sancta parens - 1a pars (of 2): Salve sancta parens 43
Salve sancta parens - 2a pars (of 2): Eructavit cor meum 43v
Suscepimus Deus - 1a pars (of 2): Suscepimus Deus 41
Suscepimus Deus - 2a pars (of 2): Magnus Dominus 41v–42
Tantum ergo 56v
Timete Dominum - 1a pars (of 2): Timete Dominum 54
Timete Dominum - 2a pars (of 2): Inquirentes autem 54v–55
Tribulationes civitatum - 1a pars (of 3): Tribulationes civitatum 31v–32
Tribulationes civitatum - 2a pars (of 3): Timor et hebitudo 32–32v
Tribulationes civitatum - 3a pars (of 3): Nos enim pro peccatis 33–33v
Tristitia et anxietas - 1a pars (of 2): Tristitia et anxietas, Domine tu jurasti 14v–15
Tristitia et anxietas - 2a pars (of 2): Sed tu domine 15v–16
Vide domine afflictionem - 1a pars (of 2): Vide domine afflictionem nostram et in tempore 21v–22
Vide domine afflictionem - 2a pars (of 2): Sed veni domine et noli tardare 22v–23
Vigilate nescitis enim 26v–27v
Virgo Dei genitrix 44

Set: Paston Manuscripts

Type: Linked by Origin or Contents

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GB-Lbl Egerton 2009

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GB-Lbl Egerton 2012

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GB-Lcm MS 2035 [Altus]

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GB-Lcm MS 2041

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 349

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 350

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 369

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US-Ws V.a. 405

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Set: MSS Tenbury 369-373

Type: Partbooks

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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 369

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denotes primary source study

Charteris, Richard. 1984. Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder (1543-1588): A Thematic Catalogue of his Music with a Biographical Calendar.  New York. Pages: 83,85-6,92,193. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Bray, Roger W. 1971. The Part-Books Oxford, Christ Church, MSS 979-983: An Index and Commentary. Musica Disciplina, 179-97. Pages: 184-5. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Brett, Philip. 1964-68. Edward Paston (1550-1630): A Norfolk Gentleman and His Musical Collection. Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society, 51-69. Pages: 59-60, 69. Notes: physical description (partial).

Kerman, Joseph. 1963. Communication. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 110. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Brett, Philip, and Thurston Dart. 1960. Songs by William Byrd in Manuscripts at Harvard. Harvard Library Bulletin, 343-65. Pages: 349, 359-60, 364-5. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Fellowes, Edmund H. 1934. The Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of St. Michael's College Tenbury.  Paris. Pages: 64-5. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.

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