H-Bn MS Bártfa Mus.Pr. 17

Budapest, National Széchényi Lbrary, MS Bártfa Pr. 17 (hereeafter ms. Pr. 17)

A disorganized collection of miscellaneous liturgical music without text, probably intended for instruments

3 partbooks (incomplete): D, T, B. Heavily damaged and restored.

Provenance: Copied for the church of St. Aegidius in Bártfa (Bardejov). See below for details.

Published catalogue: Róbert Árpád Murányi. Thematisches Verzeichnis der Musiksammlung von Bartfeld (Bártfa). Bonn, 1991.

DIAMM entry

Choralis Constantinus II contents (B only):

Ms. Pr. 17 is appended to the prints RISM 1560/7, 1569/9, and 1569/10. Its date is unknown. Murányi (p. XXXII) suggests a date around 1600 based on the style of the notation. According to DIAMM, the date 1648 appears in the manuscript. The notation is without ligatures.