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1. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 1-48

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Lansdowne MS 763, ff 1-48
Title:
1. "Hunc librum vocitatum Musica Guidonis scripsit Dominus Johannes Wylde quondam exempti monasterii Sancte Crucis de Waltham precentor. Quem quidem librum ut [aut?] hunc titulum qui maliciose abstulerit vel deleverit Anathema sit." fo. 1*.
Scope & Content:
This work is also intitled "Monacordum," and divided into two parts; the first being called by the author "Musica Manualis," and the second "Tonale." The whole has been accurately analysed and commented on in the valuable Histories of Musick composed by Sir John Hawkins (vol. ii. p. 202), and Dr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 49

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Lansdowne MS 763, ff 49
Title:
2. "Tractatus de octo tonis." Inc. "Septem orbes septem planetarum cum duleissima armonia volvuntur." fo. 49.
Scope & Content:
This short treatise, in which the musical tones are assimilated to the sun and planets, occupies little more than a single page. The author's name no where appears. See an abstract of it in Hawkins's Hist. of Musick, ii. 214.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 50-52

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Lansdowne MS 763, ff 50-52
Title:
3. "Musica de Sancta Magdalena." Inc. "Felix Magdalene cantandi prominet arte." fo. 50.
Scope & Content:
This short work, in hexameter verses, contains a mystical gamut in which all musical perfection is said to he concealed. It was composed, if we are to believe the author of the verses, by Mary Magdalen herself. The writer appears to have been one Kendall, a monk of Sherborne.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 53

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Lansdowne MS 763, ff 53
Title:
4. A resolution of tones and semitones, set to musick. fo. 53.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

5. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 54r

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Lansdowne MS 763, ff 54r
Title:
5. "Anti ona, per quam ascendit a Gamma usque ad Delasol." fo. 54.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

6. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 54v-58r

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 763, ff 54v-58r
Title:
6. "Tractatulus de effectu musice speculative." Inc. "Musica est scientia recte canendi." fo. 54 b.
Scope & Content:
Of this anonymous work Sir J. Hawkins has given an analysis, vol. ii. p. 215. And see Burney, vol. ii. p. 416.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 58v-59

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Lansdowne MS 763, ff 58v-59
Title:
7. "Speculum cantantium sive psallentium, scil. de affectu musice moralis secundum tradiciones antiquorum et sanctorum patrum." Inc. "Quia omnes 7 scientie liberales." fo. 58 b.
Scope & Content:
See an abstract of it in Hawking, ii. 218. See also Burney, ii. 417. In this treatise are the following very curious satirical verses upon those clerical chanters who in performing the church service not only corrupt the singing psalms, but hurry them over in a very disgraceful ,manner. They hav...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

8. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 60-67r

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 763, ff 60-67r
Title:
8. "Metrologus liber." Inc. "In nomine sancte et individue Trinitatis incipit de plana musica et brevis sermo." fo. 60.
Scope & Content:
See it analysed in Hawkins, ii. 220. See Burney, ii. 417.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

9. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 67v

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 763, ff 67v
Title:
9. "Octo tonorum tractatus metricus." Inc. "Primus est tonus re la, re fay quoque secundus." fo. 67 b.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

10. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 68-86r

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 763, ff 68-86r
Title:
10. A treatise intitled "Tonale." Inc. "De origine musice artis quia rudem lectorem vidimus." fo. 68.
Scope & Content:
It contains some account of the discovery of the consonances by Pythagoras, and much relating to the nature of tones, plagal modes, &c. evidently extracted from the Micrologus of Guido.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

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