Choirbook 12
| SHELF MARK | Basilica di San Marco, Libri musicali 12 |
| SHORT TITLE | [Giovanni Rovetta?]: 1 Magnificat [fragment] and 6 Motets |
DESCRIPTION
| IDENTIFIER | DOI: 10.14277/unive/vmo/soundstmark/2017/choirbook12 |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | 18 sheets: 1 front flyleaf (added during restoration in 2015) 15 sheets with music 1 back flyleaf (original) 1 back flyleaf (added during restoration in 2015) In-plano. Maximum sheet size (mm): 737 (height) x 475 (width) Before restoration (2015), the manuscript had 14 free sheets. The first sheet with music and what is now the first back flyleaf were originally glued to the front and back covers respectively: both were detached during restoration. This operation enabled the recovery of the music on the recto of sheet 1, here described in Contents, no. 1. New front and back flyleaves were added during restoration. |
| BINDING | Cover in paperboard. Corners and spine reinforced with parchment. Originally with six raised bands in cord, replaced during restoration in 2015. As evidenced by the original binding, the present contents of the manuscript were originally preceded by another section, no longer extant. This was probably removed in the second half of the 18th century (or later). The various sheets were coupled together before binding. The fragments of paper and parchment originally used to reinforce the connections between sheets were replaced during restoration in 2015. |
| MATERIAL |
Paper: 1 type Chain line width (mm): 39 Watermark: not ascertainable |
| DATING | Before 1690 |
| COPYIST(S) | Anonymous 7 Sections 1 and 2 of Choirbook 13 were copied by the same anonymous copyist. |
| INVENTORY | Marchio Angeli (1720) no 41 |
| NOTES | The presence of motets attributed to Giovanni Rovetta suggests that Choirbook 12 is the volume ‘of Magnificats and motets by Rovetta’ listed in Marchio Angeli’s inventory of 1720 (no. 41). The present state of the manuscript is the result of one or two operations resulting in the modification of the opening section. Two earlier numerations are visibile. The older of these, located in the upper right-hand corner of each recto, runs from ‘48’ to ‘62’. The other, located in the bottom right-hand corner of each recto, runs from ‘47’ to ‘59’ (corresponding to fols 48–60 of the earlier numeration). The verso of the last sheet containing music is blank. ThusIt is thus probable that the manuscript originally consisted of 62 sheets, of which only sheets 48¬–62 are now extant. The first 47 sheets, now lost, were presumably removed in two distinct phases: first a single sheet, then a further 46 sheets. Two labels, attached to the back cover (exterior) and the recto of the back flyleaf, are numbered ‘6’ and ‘2’ respectively. Both presumably stem from earlier numberings of the choirbooks. |
| LITERATURE | Collarile: Sacri concerti Collarile: Suono dell’eterno Passadore, Rossi: San Marco, no. 1927 |
CONTENT
Choirbook 12_01
| INCIPIT | Gloria Patri et Filio |
| COMPOSER | Anonymous Rovetta, Giovanni (?) |
| DESCRIPTION | Gloria Patri et Filio (sheet 1r) |
| SCORING | 2 vocal parts (fragment): Altus, Bassus |
| CLEFS | C4, F4 |
| LITURGICAL SOURCE | Magnificat |
| LITURGICAL GENRE | Magnificat |
| LITURGICAL SOURCE | Magnificat |
| TEXT | Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto. |
| TRANSCRIPTION |
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| NOTES | Probably a fragment of a 4 and 5-voice Magnificat (odd verses). This fragment was recovered during restoration in 2015, when the first sheet was detached from the front cover (to which it was previously glued). The attribution to Giovanni Rovetta is conjectural: the presence of a Magnificat in a collection of motets of which some are attributed to Rovetta suggests that this is the volume of ‘Magnificats and motets by Rovetta’ listed in Marchio Angeli’s inventory of 1720 (no. 41). |
| LITERATURE | Caffi: San MarcoCollarile: Suono dell’eterno Moore: Ceremoniale Moore: Vespers at St Mark’s Passadore, Rossi: San Marco, no. 1927 (1) |
Choirbook 12_02
| TITLE IN SOURCE | [sheet 1v:] ‘Pro Apostolis’ |
| INCIPIT | Ecce ego mitto vos sicut oves in medio luporum |
| COMPOSER | Anonymous Rovetta, Giovanni (?) |
| DESCRIPTION | Ecce ego mitto vos sicut oves in medio luporum (sheets 1v–3r) |
| SCORING | 4 vocal parts: Cantus, Altus, Tenor, Bassus |
| CLEFS | C1, C3, C4, F3 |
| LITURGICAL SOURCE | Responsorium |
| LITURGICAL FEAST | 1st Nocturn in vigilia Apostolorum cf. Cattin: San Marco, vol. 2, p. 132 |
| LITURGICAL GENRE | Motet |
| LITURGICAL SOURCE | Responsorium |
| TEXT | Ecce ego mitto vos sicut oves in medio luporum, dicit Dominus: estote ergo prudentes sicut serpentes et simplices sicut columbae. |
| TRANSCRIPTION |
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| NOTES | The attribution to Giovanni Rovetta is conjectural: the presence of two motets attributed to the composer and a fragment of a Magnificat suggests that Choirbook 12 is the volume of ‘Magnificats and motets by Rovetta’ listed in Marchio Angeli’s inventory of 1720 (no. 41). |
| LITERATURE | Caffi: San MarcoCollarile: Sacri concerti Collarile: Suono dell’eterno Moore: Ceremoniale Moore: Vespers at St Mark’s Passadore, Rossi: San Marco, no. 1927 (2) |
Choirbook 12_03
| TITLE IN SOURCE | [sheet 3v:] ‘Pro Martiribus’ |
| INCIPIT | Propter testamentum Domini et leges paternas |
| COMPOSER | Anonymous Rovetta, Giovanni |
| DESCRIPTION | Propter testamentum Domini et leges paternas (sheets 3v–5r) |
| SCORING | 4 vocal parts: Cantus, Altus, Tenor, Bassus |
| CLEFS | C2, C4, C4, F4 |
| LITURGICAL SOURCE | Responsorium |
| LITURGICAL FEAST | 3rd Nocturn in vigilia Plurimorum Martyrum cf. Cattin: San Marco, vol. 2, p. 134 |
| LITURGICAL GENRE | Motet |
| LITURGICAL SOURCE | Responsorium |
| TEXT | [Responsorium] Propter testamentum Domini et leges paternas sancti Dei perstiterunt in amore fraternitatis, quia unus fuit semper spiritus in eis et una fides. [Versus] Ecce quam bonum et quam iucundum habitare fratres in unum. |
| TRANSCRIPTION |
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| OTHER SOURCES | F-Pc, Ms. 2177 |
| NOTES | The motet is attributed to Giovanni Rovetta in F-Pc, Ms. 2177. |
| LITERATURE | Caffi: San MarcoCollarile: Sacri concerti Collarile: Suono dell’eterno Moore: Ceremoniale Moore: Vespers at St Mark’s Passadore, Rossi: San Marco, no. 1927 (3) |
Choirbook 12_04
| TITLE IN SOURCE | [sheet 5v:] ‘Pro Confessore’ |
| INCIPIT | Iustus germinabit sicut lilium |
| COMPOSER | Anonymous Rovetta, Giovanni |
| DESCRIPTION | Iustus germinabit sicut lilium (sheets 5v–8r) |
| SCORING | 4 vocal parts: Cantus, Altus, Tenor, Bassus |
| CLEFS | C2, C4, C4, F4 |
| LITURGICAL SOURCE | Responsorium |
| LITURGICAL FEAST | Vespers 'in vigilia Confessorum non Pontificum' cf. Cattin: San Marco, vol. 2, p. 282 |
| LITURGICAL GENRE | Motet |
| LITURGICAL SOURCE | Responsorium |
| TEXT | Iustus germinabit sicut lilium et florebit in aeternum ante Dominum, plantatus in domo Domini, in atriis domus Dei nostri, qui cognovit iustitiam et inventus est in numero sanctorum. CAO no. 7060 For the final two versets cf. CAO nos 3418 and 6995. |
| TRANSCRIPTION |
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| OTHER SOURCES | D-B, Mus. Ms. 19078 |
| NOTES | The motet is attributed to Giovanni Rovetta in D-B, Mus. Ms. 19078. |
| LITERATURE | Caffi: San MarcoCollarile: Sacri concerti Collarile: Suono dell’eterno Moore: Ceremoniale Moore: Vespers at St Mark’s Passadore, Rossi: San Marco, no. 1927 (4) |
Choirbook 12_05
| TITLE IN SOURCE | [sheet 8v:] ‘In dedicatione’ |
| INCIPIT | Benedic Domine domum istam |
| COMPOSER | Anonymous Rovetta, Giovanni (?) |
| DESCRIPTION | Benedic Domine domum istam (sheets 8v–10r) |
| SCORING | 4 vocal parts: Cantus, Altus, Tenor, Bassus |
| CLEFS | C1, C2, C3, F3 |
| LITURGICAL SOURCE | Responsorium |
| LITURGICAL FEAST | 3rd Nocturn 'in vigilia Dedicationis Ecclesiae' cf. Cattin: San Marco, vol. 2, p. 141 |
| LITURGICAL GENRE | Motet |
| LITURGICAL SOURCE | Responsorium |
| TEXT | Benedic Domine domum istam quam aedificavi nomini tuo venientium in loco isto exaudi preces in excelso solio gloriae tuae quia venient ad eam omnes gentes et dicent: Gloria tibi Domine. CAO no 6235 For the final two versets cf. CAO nos 6755 and 6756. |
| TRANSCRIPTION |
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| NOTES | The attribution to Giovanni Rovetta is conjectural: the presence of two motets attributed to the composer and a fragment of a Magnificat suggests that Choirbook 12 is the volume of ‘Magnificats and motets by Rovetta’ listed in Marchio Angeli’s inventory of 1720 (no. 41). |
| LITERATURE | Caffi: San MarcoCollarile: Sacri concerti Collarile: Suono dell’eterno Moore: Ceremoniale Moore: Vespers at St Mark’s Passadore, Rossi: San Marco, no. 1927 (5) |
Choirbook 12_06
| TITLE IN SOURCE | [sheet 10v:] ‘Pro uno Martire’ |
| INCIPIT | Hic est vere martir |
| COMPOSER | Anonymous Rovetta, Giovanni (?) |
| DESCRIPTION | Hic est vere martyr (sheets 10v–12r) |
| SCORING | 4 vocal parts: Cantus, Altus, Tenor, Bassus |
| CLEFS | C2, C4, C4, F4 |
| LITURGICAL SOURCE | Responsorium |
| LITURGICAL FEAST | 3rd Nocturn 'in vigilia Unius Martyris' Cf. Cattin: San Marco, vol. 2, p. 136 |
| LITURGICAL GENRE | Motet |
| LITURGICAL SOURCE | Responsorium |
| TEXT | Hic est vere martyr [‘martir’ in source] qui pro Christi nomine sanguinem suum fudit, qui minas iudicum non timuit nec terrenae dignitatis gloriam quaesivit, sed ad caelestia regna feliciter pervenit. CAO no. 6830 |
| TRANSCRIPTION |
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| NOTES | The attribution to Giovanni Rovetta is conjectural: the presence of two motets attributed to the composer and a fragment of a Magnificat suggests that Choirbook 12 is the volume of ‘Magnificats and motets by Rovetta’ listed in Marchio Angeli’s inventory of 1720 (no. 41). |
| LITERATURE | Caffi: San Marco Collarile: Sacri concerti Collarile: Suono dell’eterno Moore: Ceremoniale Moore: Vespers at St Mark’s Passadore, Rossi: San Marco, no. 1927 (6) |
Choirbook 12_07
| INCIPIT | Benedicam Dominum in omni tempore |
| COMPOSER | Anonymous Giovanni Rovetta (?) |
| DESCRIPTION | Benedicam Dominum in omni tempore (sheets 12v–15r) |
| SCORING | 4 vocal parts: Cantus, Altus, Tenor, Bassus |
| CLEFS | C1, C3, C4, F3 |
| LITURGICAL SOURCE | Offertorium, Proprium missae |
| LITURGICAL FEAST | Dominica V post Pentecostes' cf. Cattin: San Marco, vol. 2, p. 393 |
| LITURGICAL GENRE | Motet |
| LITURGICAL SOURCE | Offertorium, Proprium missae |
| TEXT | Benedicam Dominum in omni tempore, semper laus eius in ore meo. In Domino laudabitur anima mea, audiant mansueti et laetentur. Gustate et videte quoniam suavis est Dominus: beatus vir qui sperat in eo. CAO no. 6237 |
| TRANSCRIPTION |
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| OTHER SOURCES | I-Vsm, B.849 (see Passadore, Rossi: San Marco, no. 16, 20) |
| NOTES | The attribution to Giovanni Rovetta is conjectural: the presence of two motets attributed to the composer and a fragment of a Magnificat suggests that Choirbook 12 is the volume of ‘Magnificats and motets by Rovetta’ listed in Marchio Angeli’s inventory of 1720 (no. 41). |
| LITERATURE | Not in the DB, please, verify: Caffi: San MarcoCollarile: Sacri concerti Collarile: Suono dell’eterno Moore: Ceremoniale Moore: Vespers at St Mark’s Passadore, Rossi: San Marco, no. 1927 (7) |
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