A single Discantus part-book from a likely set of six, containing Latin motets and a few secular pieces

Title

A single Discantus part-book from a likely set of six, containing Latin motets and a few secular pieces

Shelfmark

MS. Tenbury 389

Summary

The book in its original vellum binding was repaired in 1921 at the British Museum. It was absolutely necessary that it should be restitched and some disturbance of the initials W B was inevitable in the process.

Although Fellowes believed that the initials on the cover of the book and again in red ink on p. 2 line 2 were T E, and thus the book was likely to be in the hand of Thomas East, it later transpired that the letters are simply a fairly elbaborate majuscule 'E', of which the slightly flourishing left-hand upright stroke was mistaken for 'T'. The letter 'E' was no doubt borne by other part-books, now missing, of the set to which this belonged, as the designation of the set. The initials 'W B' are written on the top margins of the book, and this may indicate that it was owned by William Byrd, though this speculation is not substantiated.

No. 71 has the date 1573 under White's name, but the date of the manuscript is probably rather later than that.

Contents:

(p. 1) Aspice Domine. William Byrd

(p. 2) Ne irascaris (pars 1). William Byrd

(p. 3) Civitas sancti tui (pars 2). William Byrd

(p. 4) Domine prestolamur (pars 1). William Byrd

(p. 5) Veni Domine (pars 2 of Domine prestolamur). William Byrd

(p. 6) A woeful heart. Robert Parsons

(p. 7) In nomine. Robert Parsons

(p. 7) Instrumental fancy. Henri de la Court. [Parsons?]

(p. 10) Hey down

(p. 13) In nomine. Nicholas Strogers

(p. 13) Lusty gallant. Robert Parsons

(p. 14) Mine heart

(p. 15) Precamur sancte Domine. Robert White

(p. 16) Memento nostri

(p. 17) Esurientes implevit. John Shepherd [Sheppard]

(p. 18) The world is a world. [Strogers]

(p. 18) The God of gods

(p. 19) Save me O God

(p. 20) Quis te victorem? [Clemens non Papa]

(p. 21) Deliver me from mine enemies. [Parsons]

(p. 22) Blessed art thou. Peter Philips [?Philip van Wilder]

(p. 23) O Lord, that heaven

(p. 25) Qui consolabatur. [Clemens non Papa]

(p. 27) Non tc hostis. [Clemens non Papa]

(p. 28) Lame bani. Peter Philips [?Philip van Wilder]

(p. 29) Madona. Peter Philips [?Philip van Wilder]

(p. 26) Blessed are those. Thomas Tallis

(p. 48) Salva nos Domine. A'photso Ferrabosco

(p. 47) Da pacem. Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 48) Timor et tremor. Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 49) Exaudi deus. Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 51) Heu mihi Domine. Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 52) Virgo per incertos. Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 53) Domine non secundum. Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 55) Afflictus sum. Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 57) Ne derelinquas me. Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 58) Credo quod redemptor. Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 59) Domine in virtute (pars 1). Robert Johnson

(p. 60) Magna gloria eius (pars 2). Robert Johnson

(p. 70) In nomine. [Tye?]

(p. 71) In nomine. William Byrd

(p. 72) In nomine. William Byrd

(p. 73) In nomine. John Taverner

(p. 74) In nomine. Robert Johnson

(p. 75) In nomine. Thomas Tallis

(p. 76) In nomine. Hawkes [Hake]

(p. 77) A solis ortus. Nicholas Strogers [Parsons?]

(p. 78) In nomine. Mudd

(p. 79) O salutaris hostia. Thomas Tallis

(p. 80) Sabbatum Maria Magdalena. Thomas Tallis

(p. 81) Tota pulchra es. Robert White

(p. 84) Vestra precincti. John Redford

(p. 86) Browning. William Byrd

(p. 88) Peccantem me. Robert Parsons

(p. 89) Veni sponsa Christi. [Lassus]

(p. 90) Miserere. Patrick Douglas

(p. 91) Deus in adiutorium. William Byrd

(p. 94) When weary bones. Robert White

(p. 95) If trickling tears. William Byrd

(p. 96) Mistrut not truth. Nicholas Strogers

(p. 97) What is the cause? Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 98) Come tread the path. William Byrd

(p. 99) O trifling toys. William Byrd

(p. 101) Abradate. William Byrd [Farrant?]

(p. 101) Pour down ye powers. Nicholas Strogers

(p. 103) O heavenly God. William Byrd

(p. 104) O quam gloriosum. William Byrd

(p. 105) Benedictio et claritas. William Byrd

(p. 106) O Lord within thy tabernacle. William Byrd

(p. 107) Susanne un jour. [Rore]

(p. 109) In resurrectione tua. William Byrd

(p. 110) Arise O Lord. William Byrd

(p. 110) Help us O God. William Byrd

(p. 111) Super flumina. Philip de Monte

(p. 114) Quomodo cantabimus (pars 1). W. Byrd

(p. 115) Si non proposuero (pars 2). W. Byrd

(p. 117) Sana me Domine (pars 1). Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 118) Ne derelinquas me (pars 2). Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 119) Tribulationem et dolorem. Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 120) Incipit lamentatio. Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 124) De lamentatione. Albponso Ferrabosco

(p. 127) Mirabile misterium. Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 129) Ingemuit Susanna. Alphonso Ferrabosco

(p. 131) Sponsus amat (a fragment). William Byrd

(p. 132) Domine tu iurasti. William Byrd

(p. 134) Vide Domine (pars 1). William Byrd

(p. 135) Sed veni Domine (pars 2). William Byrd

(p. 136) Exurge quare obdormis. William Byrd

(p. 139) Haec dicit Dominus (pars 1). William Byrd

(p. 140) Haec dicit Dominus (pars 2). William Byrd

(p. 141) Audivi vocem. William Byrd

(p. 142) Apparebit in finem. William Byrd

(p. 144) Fac cum servo tuo. William Byrd

(p. 146) Laetentur coeli (pars 1). William Byrd

(p. 147) Orietur in diebus (pars 2). William Byrd

(p. 148) Circumdederunt me. William Byrd

(p. 150) Care for thy soul. William Byrd

(p. 150) Vide Domine (pars 1). William Byrd

(p. 151) Quoniam amaritudine (pars 2). William Byrd

(p. 152) Domine exaudi. William Byrd

(p. 153) Tribulationes civitatum (pars 1). William Byrd

(p. 154) Timor et hebitudo (pars 2). William Byrd

(p. 156) Nos enim pro peccatis (pars 3). William Byrd

(p. 157) Tristitia et anxietas (pars 1). William Byrd

(p. 159) Sed tu Domine (pars 2). William Byrd

(p. 160) Deus venerunt gentes (pars 1). William Byrd

(p. 162) Posuerunt morticinia (pars 1). William Byrd

(p. 163) O salutaris hostia. William Byrd

(p. 164) Omni tempore benedic (pars 1). William Byrd

(p. 165) Memor esto fili (pars 2). William Byrd

(p. 166) Domine quis habitat. Robert Parsons

(p. 168) Credo quod redemptor. Robert Parsons

(p. 169) Haec dies est. John Shepherd [Sheppard]

(p. 170) Spem in alium

(p. 173) Vidi civitatem. [van Wilder?/Gombert?]

(p. 175) Quemadmodum (pars 1 et 2). [Taverner]

(p. 176) Instrumental piece

(p. 177) Aspice Domine. Peter Philips [van Wilder]

(p. 178) Plorans plorabit

(p. 180) Verbum caro. E. Blankes [Blancks]

(p. 181) Libera nos. John Shepherd [Sheppard]

(p. 182) In manus tuas. Thomas Morley

(p. 183) Peccavi. William Byrd

(p. 185) Retribue. [Parsons]

(p. 186) Aufer de me opprobrium

(p. 188) Opprobrium facti sumus. W. Byrd

(p. 189) Infelix ego (pars 1). W. Byrd

(p. 191) Quid igitur faciam? (pars 2). W. Byrd

(p. 192) Quoniam tu solus (Ad te igitur) (pars 3). W. Byrd

(p. 194) With wailing voice. Blankes [Blancks]

(p. 196) Mr Blankes his farewell. Blankes [Blancks]

(p. 197) Bella signora

(p. 198) Dulce Madona

(p. 199) Phillis hath stolen my heart away

(p. 200) In nomine. Alphonro Ferrabosco

(p. 200) Fantasy of 5 parts. E. Blankes [Blancks]

(p. 202) Vita della mia vita. Orlando di Lasso [Lassus]

(p. 203) Une nonayne. Peter Philips [van Wilder]

(p. 204) Un jour une moine. Peter Philips [van Wilder]

(p. 205) In nomine. Brewster

(p. 206) Fie then why sit we musing?

(p. 208) Save me O God. [Byrd]

(p. 210) O give thanks

(p. 212) O my son Absalom. [Weelkes]

(p. 214) Alleluia salvation and glory. [Weelkes]

(p. 216) Christus resurgens (pars 1). John Redford

(p. 218) Dicant nunc (pars 2). John Redford

(p. 222) Miserere, a 5. [W. More]

(p. 222) Miserere, a 3. [W. More]

Date

c 1600

Language

Latin

Physical extent

1 volume