GB-Ctc O.3.58 (Agincourt Roll)

Trinity College, Cambridge, England

rotulus: Early 15th century

Archive	Trinity College, Cambridge, England (GB-Ctc)
Shelfmark	O.3.58 (Agincourt Roll)
Surface	Parchment
Numbering System	None
Format	roll
Measurements	2007 x 178 mm
Other Identifiers	RISM: GB-Ctc58 CCM: CambriT O.3.58
Notations	English mensural black void mensural coloration in red
Relationships	Roe, H. O. (owner)
Provenance	England
Contents	13 pieces from 1 composers

General Description

A rotulus bearing music on one side and carols on the other. A single scribe copied all the carols; a later hand added Latin Offices on the reverse side of the roll. Copied somewhere in East Anglia, judging from the language of the texts (GreS). Given to Trinity College in 1838 by H. O. Roe, Esq.

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Binding

The manuscript is kept in a metal cylinder.

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Notation

English black void mensural notation with mostly red colouration

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Foliation

roll

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Decoration

Red and blue initials.

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Surface

Parchment

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RISM Description

RISM B/IV 4: 15. Jh.; Pergament-Rotulus, 2007 x 178 mm. Rote Fünfliniensysteme in Partituranordnung mit weißer, englischer Mensuralnotation des frühen 15. Jh. (Colores bei Nr. 1 schwarz, sonst rot). - In einem Metallzylinder aufbewahrt.

Dieser aus der ersten Hälfte des 15. Jh. stammende Rotulus ist eine der frühesten und besten Quellen für die Musik der Carols. Er wurde dem Trinity College im Jahre 1838 von H. O. Roe Esq. geschenkt. Auf der Rückseite des Rotulus stehen theologische Texte.

[Translation: 15 Century, parchment-Rotulus, 2007 x 178 mm. Red five-line systems in score order with white, English mensural notation of the early 15th Century (No 1 has black, or red coloration). Stored in a metal cylinder.

This Rotulus dates from the first half of the 15th Century and is one of the earliest and best sources of carol music. It was given to Trinity College in 1838 by HO Roe Esq. On the back of the Rotulus are theological texts.

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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13 English carols

Anonymous

A parchment roll, 2007 x 178, consisting of three sections sewn together. The manuscript is kept in a metal cylinder. White mensural notation with red coloration. A single scribe copied all the carols; a later hand added Latin Offices on the reverse side of the roll. Red and blue initials.

First half of the 15th century (RISM). Copied somewhere in East Anglia, judging from the language of the texts (GreS). Given to Trinity College in 1838 by H. O. Roe, Esq.

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

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
roll	Heyl Mary full of grace mother in	-	Anonymous
Heyl Mary full of grace mother in Anonymous Appears on: roll Genres: Sacred Song Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Clef: c1 Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Clef: c2 Voice: [no designation] Languages: French Clef: c3 Voice Text: Heyl Mary full of grace mother in ... Layout score
roll	Nowel nowel nowel to us	-	Anonymous
Nowel nowel nowel to us Anonymous Appears on: roll Genres: Sacred Song Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Clef: c2 Voice: [no designation] Languages: English Clef: c5 Voice Text: Nowel nowel nowel to us ... Layout score
roll	Alma redemptoris mater	-	Anonymous
Alma redemptoris mater Anonymous Appears on: roll Genres: Alma redemptoris mater, BVM, Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Clef: c2 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c5 Voice Text: Alma redemptoris mater ... Layout score
roll	Now may we syngyn as it is	-	Anonymous
Now may we syngyn as it is Anonymous Appears on: roll Genres: Song Voice: [no designation] Languages: English Clef: c5 Voice Text: Now may we syngyn as it is ... Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Clef: c2 Layout score
roll	Be mery be mery I prey	-	Anonymous
Be mery be mery I prey Anonymous Appears on: roll Genres: Song Voice: [no designation] Languages: English Clef: c5 Voice Text: Be mery be mery I prey ... Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Clef: c2 Layout score
roll	Nowel syng we now al and sum	-	Anonymous
Nowel syng we now al and sum Anonymous Appears on: roll Genres: Sacred Song Voice: [no designation] Languages: English Clef: c5 Voice Text: Nowel syng we now al and sum ... Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Clef: c2 Layout score
roll	Deo gratias Anglia redde pro victoria	-	Anonymous
Deo gratias Anglia redde pro victoria Anonymous Appears on: roll Genres: Deo gratias, Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Clef: c2 Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c4 Voice Text: Deo gracias Anglia redde ... Layout score
roll	Now make we mirthe all and sum	-	Anonymous
Now make we mirthe all and sum Anonymous Appears on: roll Genres: Song Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Clef: c2 Voice: [no designation] Languages: English Clef: c5 Voice Text: Now make we mirthe all and sum ... Layout score
roll	Abide I hope it be the beste	-	Anonymous
Abide I hope it be the beste Anonymous Appears on: roll Genres: Song Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Clef: c1 Voice: [no designation] Languages: English Clef: c3 Voice Text: Abyde I hope it be ye beste. Voice: [no designation] Languages: English Clef: c5 Voice Text: Abyde I hope it be ... Layout score
roll	Qwo tydings bryngyst yu masager	-	Anonymous
Qwo tydings bryngyst yu masager Anonymous Appears on: roll Genres: Song Voice: [no designation] Languages: English Clef: c5 Voice Text: Qwo tydings bryngyst yu masager ... Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Clef: c2 Layout score
roll	Eya martir Stephane	-	Anonymous
Eya martir Stephane Anonymous Appears on: roll Genres: Sacred Song Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c5 Voice Text: Eya martir Stephane ... Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Clef: c2 Layout score
roll	Prey for us ye prynce of pees	-	Anonymous
Prey for us ye prynce of pees Anonymous Appears on: roll Genres: Sacred Song Voice: [no designation] Languages: English Clef: c5 Voice Text: Prey for us ye prynce of pees ... Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Clef: c2 Layout score
roll	There is no rose of swich virtue	-	Anonymous
There is no rose of swich virtue Anonymous Appears on: roll Genres: Sacred Song Voice: [no designation] Languages: none Clef: c2 Voice: [no designation] Languages: English Clef: c5 Voice Text: There is no rose of swich virtu ... Layout score

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	Abide I hope it be the beste – roll Alma redemptoris mater – roll Be mery be mery I prey – roll Deo gratias Anglia redde pro victoria – roll Eya martir Stephane – roll Heyl Mary full of grace mother in – roll Now make we mirthe all and sum – roll Now may we syngyn as it is – roll Nowel nowel nowel to us – roll Nowel syng we now al and sum – roll Prey for us ye prynce of pees – roll Qwo tydings bryngyst yu masager – roll There is no rose of swich virtue – roll

Composer

Compositions

Anonymous

Abide I hope it be the beste – roll
Alma redemptoris mater – roll
Be mery be mery I prey – roll
Deo gratias Anglia redde pro victoria – roll
Eya martir Stephane – roll
Heyl Mary full of grace mother in – roll
Now make we mirthe all and sum – roll
Now may we syngyn as it is – roll
Nowel nowel nowel to us – roll
Nowel syng we now al and sum – roll
Prey for us ye prynce of pees – roll
Qwo tydings bryngyst yu masager – roll
There is no rose of swich virtue – roll

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Abide I hope it be the beste	Anonymous	roll
Alma redemptoris mater	Anonymous	roll
Be mery be mery I prey	Anonymous	roll
Deo gratias Anglia redde pro victoria	Anonymous	roll
Eya martir Stephane	Anonymous	roll
Heyl Mary full of grace mother in	Anonymous	roll
Now make we mirthe all and sum	Anonymous	roll
Now may we syngyn as it is	Anonymous	roll
Nowel nowel nowel to us	Anonymous	roll
Nowel syng we now al and sum	Anonymous	roll
Prey for us ye prynce of pees	Anonymous	roll
Qwo tydings bryngyst yu masager	Anonymous	roll
There is no rose of swich virtue	Anonymous	roll

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Schlager, Karlheinz (editor). 1971-. Répertoire International des Sources Musicales. Series A/I. Kassel. Pages: B IV/4,593-6.

Russell, Theodore C. 1967. Cantus Firmus Technique in the Music of Fifteenth Century Manuscripts of English Provenance. Student Musicologists at Minnesota, 52-77. Pages: 65.

Greene, Richard Leighton. 1962. A Selection of English Carols. Oxford. Pages: 182.

Lewis, Anthony (editor). 1951-. Musica Britannica: A National Collection of Music. London. Pages: IV,125-7; IV,2-11; IV,xix.

Bukofzer, Manfred F. 1950. Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Music. Pages: 165-7.

Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: II, 713-4.

Greene, Richard Leighton (editor). 1935, 2nd 1977. The Early English Carols. Oxford. Pages: 343-4.

Wolf, Johannes. 1904; Reprinted: Hildesheim, 1965. Geschichte der Mensural-Notation von 1250-1460 nach den theoretischen und praktischen Quellen. 3 vols. Leipzig. Pages: I, 401.

James, Montague Rhodes. 1900-4. The Western Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge: A Descriptive Catalogue. 3 vols. Cambridge. Pages: III,247-8.

Fuller-Maitland, J A (editor). 1891. English Carols of the Fifteenth Century from a Ms. Roll in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge. London.

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Surface Note

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

Monday, 23 January, 2017

NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description

Répertoire Internationale des Sources Musicales

Monday, 23 January, 2017

NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. RISM Description