Bologna Q15 Choirbook

Q.15 Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca Della Musica (Bologna, Italy)

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Bologna Q15 Choirbook

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Alternative Titles: Bologna Q15 Chorbuch
Bologna Q15. The Making and Remaking of a Musical Manuscript
I-Bc Q.15
BolC Q15
Liceo Musicale 37
Type: Manuscript on parchment|Manuscript on paper
Size / Format: 686 pages / 28.0 × 20.0 cm
Origin: Italy
Date: first half of the 15th century and 1473–1474
Epochs: Late Middle Ages Onwards
Style: Renaissance
Gothic
Genre: Other Liturgical Manuscripts
Music
Language: Latin
French
Illustrations: Numerous decorated initials
Content: The largest international anthology of polyphonic music of the early 15th century, comprising 323 compositions: 3 Introits, 16 Kyries, 61 Glorias, 44 Credos, 10 Sanctus, 8 Agnus, 109 motets, 12 laude, 19 French songs, 25 hymns, 9 Magnificats, 3 sequences,
Artist / School: Composers: Guillaume Du Fay, Johannes Ciconia, Zacara da Teramo, Johannes de Lymburgia, and others (total of 55 identified by name, 25 anonymous)
Compiler of the later added partial index: Guillelmus Musart

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#1 Bologna Q15. The Making and Remaking of a Musical Manuscript

Libreria Musicale Italiana – Lucca, 2008

Publisher: Libreria Musicale Italiana – Lucca, 2008

Commentary: 1 volume by Margaret Bent
Language: English

Complete color reproduction of the original “Bologna Q15 Choirbook” at its original size. The facsimile aims to reproduce the original’s appearance, feel and physical characteristics as faithfully as possible. The binding may differ from the original’s present-day binding. The pages are represented on a larger white background.

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