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Collection of chansons in four parts (SATB), with table of contents at end. All works are in four parts, except for no. 12 which is marked ’A Six’.
British Library K.8.i.4.(3.)
F. Lesure and G. Thibault: Bibliographie des éditions musicales publiées par Nicolas du Chemin (1549–1576). Annales musicologiques: i (1953), 269–373.
RISM B/I, 15579
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Copy at K.8.i.4.(3.). Imperfect. Bassus part book only. Ms. inscription on flyleaf in a contemporary hand: Cantiones, madrigali, psalmi, proverbia, & moteta, duarum, trium, et quatuor vocum. Quatuor libellis comprehe[n]sa. Succentor. Musica non lasciviae: sed laudando Deo ac excitandis ad virtutem ingenijs, mitigandisg[us] curarum molestijs, coelitus donata est. Brown leather binding with decorative gold tooling. "Succentor" on front cover, "A 2, 3 et 4 vocu" on spine, "Adriani sc Holastici" on back cover.
Indexed names
Besancourt, fl. 1549-1568, composer. Bracquet, Gilles, fl. 1551-1559, composer. Cartier, Antoine, fl. 1552-1588, composer. Du Buisson, Jacques, fl. 1500-1570, composer. Goudimel, Claude, d. 1572, composer. Hasard, 16th cent., composer. Janequin, Clément, ca. 1495-ca. 1560, composer. Menehou, Michel de, composer. Sohier, Mathieu, d. ca. 1560, composer. Du Chemin, Nicolas, printer. Nicolas du Chemin (Firm), printer.
Prenés mo[n] cueur dame / Goudimel -- O voyla cy voyla la bergiere / M. De Menehou -- A vostre aduis me dois-ie contenter / A. Cartier -- Reveillés vo[us] dame iolie / Bracquet -- Cavernuese montaigne, espais umbrageux boys / A. Cartier -- Ie suis heureux com[m]e l’on dit / Bracquet -- Helas mes yeux, pour quoy veistes vo[us] oncq / Besancourt -- Piteuse Echo, qui erres on ces bois / Ianequin -- T’en yras tu? as tu bien le courage. [Response: I’ay ia perdu la couleur du visaige] / Sohier -- Las Cupido, prince des amoureux / Hasard -- En m’asseurant i’ay un co[n]tentement / Du Buysson -- La fleur de lys sur toutes l’outrepasse [A six] / Bracquet -- De liberté iamais la fin n’est bonne / Du Buysson -- Si vostre mal dont vous plaignes si fort / Besancourt.