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Lo Add MS 29987

Library
British Library, London (United Kingdom)source
Shelfmark
Add MS 29987
Siglum
Losource
Date
“14th century-16th century” (British Library catalogue)
Indexed as 1350–1550
Extent
1 volume (88 folios)source
Notation
Repertoire
Motetsource; Mass, Virelai, Ballata, Madrigal, Estampiesource

Add MS 29987 is a mediaeval Tuscan musical manuscript dating from the late fourteenth or early fifteenth century, held in the British Library in London. It contains a number of polyphonic Italian Trecento madrigals, ballate, sacred mass movements, and motets, and 15 untexted monophonic instrumental dances, which are among the earliest purely instrumental pieces in the Western musical tradition.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “British Library, Add MS 29987” (revision 1367692483), Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the source. Quoted as published.

Contents

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No.FolioPieceComposerGenre
1 whole manuscript O dolç' apress' un bel perlaro fiume Jacopo da Bologna madrigal
2 whole manuscript Di novo e giont' un cavalier errante Jacopo da Bologna madrigal
3 whole manuscript O dolç' apress' un bel perlaro fiume Jacopo da Bologna madrigal
4 whole manuscript O perlaro gentil Giovanni da Cascia madrigal
5 whole manuscript Apress' un fiume chiaro Giovanni da Cascia madrigal
6 whole manuscript Per allegreça del parlar d'amore Francesco Landini ballata
7 whole manuscript O tu chara scientia Giovanni da Cascia madrigal
8 whole manuscript Si chome al canto de la bella iguana Jacopo da Bologna madrigal
9 whole manuscript Sedendo al ombra d'una bella mandorla Giovanni da Cascia madrigal
10 whole manuscript Si dolce non sono Francesco Landini madrigal
11 whole manuscript Musica son che mi dolgho piaggendo / Gia furon le dolceççe mie / Ciascun vole narrar Francesco Landini madrigal
12 whole manuscript Una colomba candid' e genti Francesco Landini madrigal
13 whole manuscript Alba cholumba con sua verde rama Bartolino da Padova madrigal
14 whole manuscript Prima vertute chon stringer la lingua Jacopo da Bologna madrigal
15 whole manuscript Mille merce Egidius and Guglielmus de Francia ballata
16 whole manuscript Quando la terra parturessen verde Bartolino da Padova madrigal
17 whole manuscript La dolce cera Bartolino da Padova madrigal
18 whole manuscript Non posso far buchato not named ballata
19 whole manuscript Useletto selvagio Jacopo da Bologna madrigal
20 whole manuscript Un bel parlare vive sulla riva Jacopo da Bologna madrigal
21 whole manuscript Piu non mi churo Giovanni da Cascia madrigal
22 whole manuscript I credo ch'i dormiva Lorenzo da Firenze madrigal
23 whole manuscript Qual legie move Bartolino da Padova madrigal
24 whole manuscript Quando la terra parturessen verde Bartolino da Padova madrigal
25 whole manuscript Per sparverare Jacopo da Bologna caccia
26 whole manuscript Non avra mai pieta Francesco Landini ballata
27 whole manuscript Donna, s'i t'o falito Francesco Landini ballata
28 whole manuscript Guard' una volta Francesco Landini ballata
29 whole manuscript Io son un pellegrin not named ballata
30 whole manuscript Perche di novo sdegno Francesco Landini ballata
31 whole manuscript Tosto che l'alba Gherardello da Firenze caccia
32 whole manuscript L'aspido sord[o] e'l tirello scorçone Donato da Firenze madrigal
33 whole manuscript La dona mia Niccolò da Perugia ballata
34 whole manuscript Non senti donna piu piacer not named ballata
35 whole manuscript Se pronto non sara Francesco Landini ballata
36 whole manuscript Nella piu chara parte Francesco Landini ballata
37 whole manuscript Sta quel ch'esser po Andrea da Firenze ballata
38 whole manuscript Gran piant' agli occhi Francesco Landini ballata
39 whole manuscript Adyou, adyou, dous dame volie Francesco Landini virelai
40 whole manuscript Partesi con dolore Francesco Landini ballata
41 whole manuscript I son tua donna Niccolò da Perugia ballata
42 whole manuscript La mantacha ssera tututu lo primo / Cum martelli incrudena not named ballata
43 whole manuscript In forma quasi tra 'l veglar Vincenzo da Rimini caccia
44 whole manuscript Piu bella donna 'l mondo ma non Francesco Landini ballata
45 whole manuscript Donna, non fu giamay Bonaiuto Corsini ballata
46 whole manuscript Vidi nell'ombra Lorenzo da Firenze madrigal
47 whole manuscript Piata ti mova Bonaiuto Corsini ballata
48 whole manuscript Amor, tu vedi ch'io per te Bonaiuto Corsini ballata
49 whole manuscript Povero çappator Lorenzo da Firenze madrigal
50 whole manuscript I fu gia bianch' ucciel Donato da Firenze madrigal
51 whole manuscript Po che da tte mi Francesco Landini ballata
52 whole manuscript Cantano gl'angiolieti Santus not named motet
53 whole manuscript Io vegio in gran dolo Niccolò da Perugia ballata
54 whole manuscript Chosi pensoso Francesco Landini caccia
55 whole manuscript Chi 'l ben sofri non po Niccolò da Perugia ballata
56 whole manuscript Nell' aqua chiara Vincenzo da Rimini caccia
57 whole manuscript Dappoy che 'l sole i dolçi raçi Niccolò da Perugia caccia
58 whole manuscript State su, donne Niccolò da Perugia caccia
59 whole manuscript Itta se n'era star Lorenzo da Firenze madrigal
60 whole manuscript No dispregiar vi[r]tu Niccolò da Perugia madrigal
61 whole manuscript Ita se n'era star Vincenzo da Rimini madrigal
62 whole manuscript Soto verdi frascetti Gherardello da Firenze madrigal
63 whole manuscript Mentre che vagho viso Niccolò da Perugia ballata
64 whole manuscript La neve e 'l ghiaccio e venti d'oriente Guglielmus de Francia madrigal
65 whole manuscript I pregho amor Francesco Landini ballata
66 whole manuscript Come tradi[r] pe[n]sasti donna may Jacopo Pianelaio da Firenze ballata
67 whole manuscript Lasso, per mie fortuno post' amore Francesco Landini ballata
68 whole manuscript Quanto piu charo fay Francesco Landini ballata
69 whole manuscript Per lla 'nfruença di Saturn e Marte Francesco Landini madrigal
70 whole manuscript Se non ti piaque Paolo da Firenze madrigal
70a whole manuscript [Povero pellegrin] Niccolò da Perugia madrigal
71 whole manuscript Donna, i prego amor Francesco Landini ballata
72 whole manuscript Benche partir da te Niccolò da Perugia ballata
73 whole manuscript Posando l'onbra delle verde fronde not named madrigal
74 whole manuscript Bench'i serva con fe not named ballata
75 whole manuscript Donna, tu pur i vecchi not named ballata
76 whole manuscript [D]iligenter advertant chantores Lorenzo da Firenze antiphon
77 whole manuscript Ghaetta not named estampie
78 whole manuscript Chominciamento di gioia not named estampie
79 whole manuscript Isabella not named estampie
80 whole manuscript Tre fontane not named estampie
81 whole manuscript Belicha not named estampie
82 whole manuscript Gia perch'i penso Francesco Landini ballata
83 whole manuscript Bench' amar, crudel donna not named ballata
84 whole manuscript Parlamento not named estampie
85 whole manuscript In pro not named estampie
86 whole manuscript Principio di virtu not named estampie
87 whole manuscript Salterello not named saltarello
88 63v Trotto not named trotto
89 whole manuscript Salterello not named saltarello
90 whole manuscript Salterello not named saltarello
91 whole manuscript Lamento di Tristano; La rotta not named dance pair
92 whole manuscript La Manfredina; La rotta della Manfredina not named dance pair
93 whole manuscript Salterello not named saltarello
94 whole manuscript Dies irae Thomas de Celano sequence
95 whole manuscript Surgit Christus not named sequence
96 whole manuscript In forma quasi tra 'l vegliar Vincenzo da Rimini caccia
97 whole manuscript I son c'a seguitar Niccolò da Perugia madrigal
98 whole manuscript Ciascum faccia per se Niccolò da Perugia caccia
99 whole manuscript Gi porte mi ebramant Donato da Firenze virelai
100 whole manuscript Con levrier e mastini Gherardello da Firenze madrigal
101 whole manuscript Tremando piu che foglia Rosso de Collegrana madrigal
102 whole manuscript Chosa non e ch'a se tanto mi tiri not named ballata
103 whole manuscript Non piu no piu diro Niccolò da Perugia ballata
104 whole manuscript El gra disio Francesco Landini ballata
105 whole manuscript Chançonete tedesche not named canzonetta tedesca
106 whole manuscript L'alma mia piagie Francesco Landini ballata
107 whole manuscript Nessun ponga sperança Francesco Landini ballata
108 whole manuscript Or sus, vous dormét not named virelai
109 whole manuscript Segugi a corde not named caccia
110 whole manuscript Comtenplar le gran cose Francesco Landini ballata
111 whole manuscript Dolcie signorie Francesco Landini ballata
112 whole manuscript La dolce vista Francesco Landini ballata
113 whole manuscript Luce'a nel prato Francesco Landini madrigal
114 whole manuscript Per um verde boschetto Bartolino da Padova ballata
115 whole manuscript Kyrie not named ordinary of the mass
116 whole manuscript Et in terra not named ordinary of the mass
117 whole manuscript Patrem not named ordinary of the mass
118 whole manuscript Tibi Christe splendor not named hymn
119 whole manuscript [textless piece] not named madrigal (?)

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