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Medieval Music Database

London, British Library, Arundel 14

This 13th century manuscript contains the
Topographia Hiberniae of Giraldus Cambrensis and
other verses, together with the 6 polyphonic
Kyries from the 14th century listed below. In
addition, there are 3 liturgical pieces in 3-parts
for which no notes were entered: music concordances identified for the Alleluya and Gradual are listed below; the Gloria is not known elswhere and has been excluded from Part 1.


INVENTORY

Répertoire international des sources musicales. BIV 2. Manuscripts of Polyphonic Music (c.1320-1400), edited by Gilbert Reaney, G. Henle Verlag: Munich-Duisburg, 1969, pp. 224-226.

CONTENTS


  1. Virgo Dei genitrix (gradual))

  2. Alleluya. Post partum virgo. (alleluia))

  3. fol. 34, Kyrie leyson (Kyrie))

  4. fol. 34-34v, Kyrie leyson (Kyrie))

  5. fol. 34v, [K]yrie leyson (Kyrie))

  6. fol. 35, Kyrie leison (Kyrie))

  7. fol. 35v, Kyrie [leison] (Kyrie))

  8. fol. 35v, [Kyrie leison] (Kyrie))


LITERATURE


  1. SMIJERS, A. 'De Illustre Lieve Vrouwe Broederschap te 's -Hertogenbosch', Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, XI (1925): 187-210.

  2. APFEL, Ernst. Studien zur Satztechnik der mittelalterlichen englischen Musik, 2 vols, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, 1959. Abhandlungen der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaft, Philosophisch-Historische Klasse 5, vol. II, p. 98.

  3. HUGHES, Andrew. 'Fifteenth-century English polyphony discovered in Norwich and Arundel', Music and Letters, LIX (1978): 148-158.

CONCORDANCES

1.Durham, Cathedral Library C.I.20 (4v, Virgo Dei genitrix).
2.Oxford, Bodleian Library, Barlow 55 (5, Alleluya. Post partum virgo.).

Recordings of works contained in this manuscript

  1. Geistliche Musik circa 1400: Telefunken AW6 41221 (SAWT 9505) (GER): [K]yrie leyson;.
  2. XIvth and Early XVth Century English Polyphony: Expèriences Anonymes EA 31: [K]yrie leyson;.


Content Approved by: MMDB Director
Last updated: Wednesday, 5 March 2003