NL-Uc BMH 27

Antiphoner (including procession chants), 1517-1519, prepared at Galilea minor near Monnikendam for an unidentified convent (?). Secular cursus, hence not cistercian? But fol. 171v: Sequens cantatur in ordine cisterciensi...
Hufnagelschrift on ink staves.
Sometimes only the verses of the responsories are written down.

Contents

3r: psalm incipits and versicles for Commons

5r: Ece carissimi

6r: In dom. prima adventus domini ad vesperas resp.

25r: In vigilia vigilie nativ.

30r: Christmas (31r: resp. Descendit and fol. 34v: Verbum caro incl. tropes)

39v: Sequuntur carmina de nativ. Christi: Impleta est impleta est vatum prophecie, 1-part mensural notation; then some polyphonic pieces in mensural notation: In hoc anni circulo, Dies est leticie nam processit, Magnum nomen domini emanuel, Puer natus in bethlehem, Puer nobis nascitur rector angelorum, Dies est leticie in ortu. Then (56v) 1-part mensural: in nativitate domini ad completorium hymnus Enixa est puerpera.

57v: De s. stephano responsorium in primis vesperis

95r: Dom. prima post oct. epiphanie

105v: ferial office; very confusing melodies, probably with many errors: 105v: Benediximus vobis, 106v: Domine clamavi ad te, Portio mea domine, etc.

126r: Dominica 3 in Quadr.: Ad nunc dimittis Media vite, versus super prec. ana..? (Hufnagelschrift) Ach! Homo perpende fragilis... Heu! Calamitatis in die vermis ... Vach! Nihil valet nobilitas

142v: Dominica in palmis

153r: Lamentations

162r: Trishagion

172r: washing of the feet: Dominus ihesus postquam cenavit etc., (extended service with many lesser-known chants)

178r: Sanctorale (Andreas)

Literature

* CMD-NL, nr. 744, pl. 810
* RISM B-IV-3/4
* Valkestijn II

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