Sloane MS 1021

Commonplace book of Johannes Stobaeus (or Stobäus), Kapellmeister to the Elector of Brandenburg, compiled at Königsberg in and shortly before 1640. The book contains vocal and instrumental music, writings on music and drawings of instruments. Many of the pieces are probably Stobaeus's compositions.

Collection of pieces arranged for lute, interspersed with which are instructions for that instrument, in the hand of Johann Stoæbus, of Konigsberg (see f. 115).

1. 'Phantasia fugate' (sic). f. 4. 2. 'Praeludium.' f. 4b. 3-5. Three other short ones. f. 5. 6. 'Loreta.' f. 5b. 7. 'Pazamezo, alias 'Der Gassen-hawer.'' ib. 8. 'Wolt Gott ich konte singen.' 'Frid[rich] Lin...' f. 6. 9. 'Praeludium Litt[auisches' — cf. no. 110, etc.']. ib. 10, 11. Two other Preludes. ff. 9b-10. 12. 'Vaulte' (sc. Volte). f. 15b. 13. 'Aquinton.' ib. 14. Piece without title. f. 16. 15, 16. Two Branles. f. 16b. 17. Courante. 'Petro Moro.' f. 17. 18. Piece without title. f. 17b. 19. 20. Galliard, and piece without title. f. 18. 21. Piece without title, with the initials C. A. at the end. f. 18b. 22. Branle. f. 19. 23. Piece without title. f. 19b. 24. 'Das Berg-liedt.' ib. 25, 26. Two pieces without title. f. 20. 27. 'Pavan 'Lacrymæ'' [adapted from John Dowland?]. f. 21b. 28. 'Pavan Hispan.' f. 22b. 29. 30. Two other arrangements of the same, the second apparently by '[Joachim ?] Decker.' ff. 23-23b. 31. Pavan. f. 29b. 32. Prelude, ib. 33, 34. Two Ballets, the first with one variation. f. 30. 35. A Venetian Ballet. f. 30b. 36. 'Ronda.' ib. 37, 38. Two pieces without title, the second apparently of Lithuanian origin. f. 31. 39. Ballet. 'Thom. Lind[ner ? — of] Lüb[eck].' ff. 31b-32. 40. English Galliard. f. 43b. 41. Another. f. 44. 42. 'Zinck-pass' (sc. 'Cinq pas'), ib. 43. 44. Two more Galliards, the second of them entitled 'Lacrymae.' f. 44b. 45. Another. f. 45. 46, 47. Two more. f. 45b. 48, 49. Two pieces, apparently 'Curanten' (sc. Courantes). f. 49. 50, 51. Courante 'sans chanterell,' and a piece without title. f. 49b. 52. 'Ich habe mein Liebchen zum Tantze gefuret': Courante. f. 50. 53. 'Nu bin Ich durch Liebe zu trawren gebracht.' f. 50b. 54. Courante. ib. 55. 'Das ünse Magd.' f. 51. 56-59. Four Courantes. f. 51b. 60, 61. Two others, the first by 'Frans Rasch' (?), the second by 'Magdelung' (?). f. 52. 62, 63. Two others. '— Madel.' f. 52b. 64, 65. Two others; the first by 'Johann Wada (?) Madel'; the second entitled 'Spanniolette,' and apparently founded on the song 'Ich hab mein Liebchen.' f. 53. 66, 67. Courante-Saraband, and Courante. '— Deck[er ?].' f. 53b. 68, 69. Courante, 'La vigno' (? = 'L'Avignon'); and Courante-Saraband. 'Th. Lind. Lub' (cf. no. 39). f. 54. 70. Courante. By the same. f. 54b. 71. Piece 'More Palatino' (cf. no. 74). f. 65. 72, 73. Two pieces without titles, the first apparently by '— Leo.' f. 65b. 74, 75. Piece 'More pal[atino] Kul.' [? = Culmbach], and another by '— Madel.' f. 66. 76. A variation on the same. '— Deck[er].' f. 66b. 77. 'Bergamesco.' f. 68. 78-80. Another, followed by variations on the same by 'Deck[er],' and 'Th. Lind. Lub.' (cf. no. 42, etc.). f. 69. 81, 82. Two pieces without titles. ff. 69b, 70. 83-85. Three 'Choreæ Polonicæ,' of which the third appears to be entitled 'Lustig panie bratchi.' f. 72. 86, 87. Two others. f. 72b. 88-91. Four others, the first by 'Madel,' the second (apparently to the air 'Käes vnnd Brott') by '— Linn,' and the fourth to the air 'Schlirn, Schlirn.' f. 73. 92-95. Four others, of which the second is a variation on no. 88, and the third is apparently by '— Henckl.' f. 73b. 96, 97. Two others, the second of which appears to be of Lithuanian origin. f. 74. 98. 'Sanadri cziczk. . .' (Lithuanian). f. 74b. 99. 'Doratka.' ib. 100. 'Schlim ii' (cf. no. 91). ib. 101. 'Ob ich schon wegziehe.' ib. 102. 'Chorea [Polonica?].' ib. 103. 'Frantzosisch Liedlein.' '— Decker.' f. 75. 104. 'Chanzon Angloise: 'Ach wie bin ich von Hertz betrübt.'' f. 76. 105. 'Wo soil ich hin.' ib. 106. 'Chanzon: 'Mündlein roth, wohin.'' f. 76b. 107. Another without title, ib. 108. 'Labellana Fran' (? = 'La bella Franciscana — see no. 111), ib. 109. 'Curante: Ach wie bin Ich' (cf. no, 104). f. 77. 110. 'Littaw[ische] Chor.' ib. 111. '' La bella Franciscana,' alias Dannenbaum.'' f. 77b. 112. 'Mündlein roth' (cf. no. 106). ib. 113. 'Ännke' de 'Äschatt.' 'ib. 114. 'Littawe Engelsche Leuffer...' (?). ib. 115. 'Alman (sc. Allemande?) mor.' f. 78. 116. 'Dannenbaum' (cf. no. Ill), ib. 117. 'Ey, du feiner Reuter.' f. 78b. 118. 'Viel Trawrens in meinem Hertzen.' ib. 119-122. Three settings of 'Von den schonen Jungfrewlein,' and another short piece. f. 79. 123. 'Ah, hertziges Hertz.' f. 79. 124. 'Komb, rnein Liebchen' (English air), ib. 125. 'Aüff, mein gesang.' ib. 126. 'Bey dir, mein Hertz.' f. 81. 127. 'Blaw Garn und weissen'; with variations, ib. 128. 'Als ein Studente spazierete.' ib. 129. 'Müs den die Trewe mein.' f. 81b. 130. 'Von den schönen Jungfräwlein.' f. 82. 131. 'Grüsse dich Gott.' ib. 132. 'Gesteriges Tages Abend spatt.' Lithuanian (?). f. 85. 133. A piece apparently entitled 'Das Korn hatt jetz reiffen.' f. 87b. The remaining numbers are arrangements of 'Geistliche Lieder und Psalmen.' 134. 'Dancket dem Herrn'; with a variation. ff. 111b, 112. 135. 'Nu lobe, nieine Seele, den Herren.' f. 112. 136. 'Singen wir aus Hertzens Grund.' ib. 137. 'Ach,Godt von Himmel.' f. 112b. 138. 'Auss meines Hertzens Grunde.' ib. 139. 'Nu last runs Gott den Herrn.' ib. 140. 'Dancket dem Heren' (cf. no. 134). f. 113. 141. 'O Mensch, wollest bedencken.' ib. 142. 'Her Jesu Christ war Mensch und Gott.' ib. 143. 'Gelobet seystu, Jesu Christ.' 'Deck[er?].' ib. 144. 'Wie schon leucht uns der Morgen-stern.' 'Decker.' f. 113b. 145. 'In dulci jubilo.' ib. 146. 'Zion spricht' (à 5). f. 114. 147. 'Was Lobes sollen wir dir, O Vater, singen.' 'Decker.' f. 114b. 148. 'Ach, wir armen Sünders.' ib.

Also contains dance-tunes, in the hand of Johann Stobæus of Konigsberg, and other music:

f. 22b Spanish air.

f. 30b Venetian air.

f. 46 'Galliarda Anglica,' apparently for 2 Lutes (Testudo minor and Testudo major), in parts. Anonymous.

f. 58b. 'Mein Gott möcht sich doch schicken'; for 2 trebles and a tenor, in parts. Anonymous.

f. 60b. 'Keine Nacht, kein Tag vergehet'; for 2 trebles, without accompaniment, in quasi-score. [By Heinrich Albert, from his Arien, pt. i, about 1640.]

ff. 51-88 Songs, mostly unaccompanied, from the Common-place book of Johann Stobæus, Kapellmeister to the Elector of Brandenburg (see f. 115), compiled at Königsberg in and shortly before 1640. Many of the pieces are probably his compositions. 1. 'So soltu doch mein Liebchen sein.' Melody only, in lute tablature. f. 51. 2. 'Ein zimlicher Herr Alter'; with a bass in quasi-score. f. 58. 3. 'Ein Brautt wol[l]t nicht.' f. 59. 4. 'Soll den[n], schönste Doris '; with a bass. f. 59b. 5. 'Auf den grün bemahlten feldern.' f. 60. 6. 'Soll dan[n], liebste (?) Phillis.' f. 60b. 7. 'Woll dem der weit von hohen dingen '; with bass. f. 61. 8. 'Unser felder pracht.' f. 61b. 9. 'Cras serum est vivere'; with German translation, 'Ich empfinde fast ein grawen.' 'Martin Opitz.' This and nos. 10 and 11 are taken from Arien ... von Heinrich Alberten, 1640 (?). f. 61b. 10. 'Cras serum est discere '; with German translation, 'Ich empfinde gar ein grauen.' f. 62. 11. 'Nimphe, gib mir selbst den mund.' f.64b. Of nos. 12-17 only the melody, in lute tablature, is given. 12. 'Ach! Wie bin ich von hertzen betrübt.' f. 75b. 13. 'Von der Fortuna.' f. 79b. 14, 15. 'List vnd Neid,' and 'Müs[s] den[n] die trewe mein.' f. 81b. 16. 'Viel trawrens in meinem Hertzen.' ff. 82, 83b. 17. 'Ach! Soll ich nicht klagen.' ff. 87, 87b. 18. 'Gretke, warumb; words by Simon Dach, and music by 'Klk,' evidently the composer of the next song. f. 87b. 19. 'Nachten war ich bey—.' '—Klugkist [von] Brem[en?].' f. 88. ff. 72-74b Polish dances, etc. See under Lute Solos, in vol. iii.

ff. 77, 77b. Russian (Lithuanian) airs.

f. 107 The melodies only of four Chorales, the words of which are taken from Psalms vi, xxiii, xlii, and cxxx. The notes exactly correspond with those given in 'Die Psalmen Davids. Nach den Frantzösischen Weisen gesetzt. Durch Martin Opitzer . . . Basel . . . 1640, but the words are different. 1. ‘In deinem grosse Zorne.’ 2. ‘Mein huter v[nd] mein Hirt ist Gott.’ 3. ‘Wie nach einer Wasserquelle.’ 4. ‘Zu dir vom hertzens grunde.’

f. 108. 'Appendix de solmisatione, h.e. sonos per voces musicales exprimendi exercitio'; added at the end of a musical treatise apparently written by Johann Stobæus.

f. 109. 'Vestive (sc. Vestiva i) Colli' [by Palestrina], arranged with variations for the Harpsichord or Organ. Treble part only.

f. 115. ‘Canon ad decimam acutam,’ beg. ‘Qui non est mecum,’ by Johannes Stobæus, ‘Electoris Brandenburg: . . . capellæ magister . . . Regiomonti [i.e. Konigsberg] . . . 1640.’ Autograph.