A single Bass part-book (from a probable set of five), containing masses and motets of the early Tudor composers

Title

A single Bass part-book (from a probable set of five), containing masses and motets of the early Tudor composers

Shelfmark

MS. Tenbury 1464

Summary

Copied in England by a single scribe, except for the last six items, which contain slightly later additions in three different hands.

(fol. 1) Super septem planetarum. Osbert Persley [Parsley]

(fol. 1v) The song upon the Dial. Osbert Persley [Parsley]

(fol. 2) Lamentations. Osbert Persley [Parsley]

(fol. 3v) Plangete vivos. Philip the Italian [Van Wilder]

(fol. 5) Domine, in virtute (pars i); Magna gloria eius (pars ii). Robert Johnson

(fol. 8) In nomine. William Byrd

(fol. 8v) In nomine. Christopher Tye

(fol. 9) My death bed. Christopher Tye

(fol. 9v) My farewell. Christopher Tye

(fol. 10) Hold fast. Christopher Tye

(fol. 10v) The flats. Christopher Tye

(fol. 11) In nomine. Osbert Persley [Parsley]

(fol. 12) In nomine. R. White

(fol. 12v) Alma Redemptoris. Anon.

(fol. 13) Angelus ad pastores. [O. di Lasso/Lassus]

(fol. 14) O death rock me asleep. Anon.

(fol. 14) Godliness is great riches

(fol. 15) Sol mi ut. Christopher Tye

(fol. 15v) Amavit eum Dominus. [Tye]

(fol. 16) Eternae laudis lilium. Robert Fayrfax

(fol. 17v) O Maria deo grata, or Albanus. Robert Fayrfax

(fol. 20) Lauda vivi Alpha et O. Robert Fayrfax

(fol. 22) Gaude flore. Robert Fayrfax

(fol. 24) Maria plena virtute. Robert Fayrfax

(fol. 27) Virgo sacrata Maria (Mater Christi). John Taverner

(fol. 28) Ave dei patris. Robert Fayrfax

(fol. 30) Gaude plurimum. John Taverner

(fol. 31v) Ave dei patris. John Taverner

(fol. 33v) Ave dei patris. Robert Johnson

(fol. 34v) Salve intemerata. Thomas Tallis

(fol. 37v) Miserere mei. Christopher Tye

(fol. 39) Gloria tibi Trinitas (Mass). John Taverner

(fol. 46) Vidi civitatem. Nicolas Gumbert [Gombert?/Van Wilder?]

(fol. 47) Small Devotion (Mass). John Taverner

(fol. 51v) The Mean Mass. John Taverner

(fol. 54v) Mass (salve intemerata). Thomas Tallis

(fol. 58) Conserva me Domine. Osbert Persley [Parsley]

(fol. 59v) De lamentatione. Thomas Tallis

(fol. 61v) Salvator mundi [Adesto nunc propicius]. [Tallis]

(fol. 62) Jesu salvator [Tu fabricator omnium]. [Tallis]

(fol. 62v) Iam Christus. [Solemnis urgebat dies]. [Tallis]

(fol. 63) Aeterne Rex. [Tallis?/Sheppard?]

(fol. 63v) Exultet coelum [Hic nempe mundi]. [Sheppard]

(fol. 64) Hic Deum coeli [Quod chorus vatum]. Thomas Tallis

(fol. 64v) In nomine Jesu. Osbert Persley [Parsley]

(fol. 65v) O sacrum convivium. Thomas Tallis

(fol. 66) O salutaris hostia. Thomas Tallis

(fol. 66v) Absterge Domine. Thomas Tallis

(fol. 67v) Domine, quis habitabit? Thomas Tallis

(fol. 69v) Job, tonso capite. Thomas Criquillon [Crecquillon; really Clemens non Papa]

(fol. 70v) My soul, O God

(fol. 72v) Manus tuae. Mr White

(fol. 73v) Domine non. Thomas Criquillon [Crecquillon; really R. White]

(fol. 74v) Miserere me Deus. Thomas Criquillon [Crecquillon; really R. White]

(fol. 77v) Lamentationes. Robert Parsons [really R. White]

(fol. 80) Magnificat. R. Parsons

(fol. 82v) Educes de tribulatione. William Gobbold [Cobbold]

(fol. 83) Ave terrarum Domina [Post partum virgo]

(fol. 83v) Dominus tecum virgo serena [Ave Maria]

(fol. 84) Mariam concrepando symphonia nectarea [Hac clara die]

(fol. 85) O sancta Trinitas

(fol. 85v) Ave Virgo Singularis

Date

c 1575

Language

Latin

Physical extent

1 volume

Acquisition

This volume was bought from Quarich in 1937, for nine guineas.