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Opus aureum musicae (a).

Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, 1501, vdm: 362

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Technique for printing music:

empty staff lines; woodcut

Text font:

Textura, Rotunda, Antiqua (Roman), Uncial

Remarks on printing:

Various examples of notation: A5v shows a Guidonian hand woodcut with text from type and musical notation in woodcut. Musical examples set from woodcut, text from type in between (B4v-F4v). Empty staff lines from woodcut, no notes (G2v-H5r). Types: 5, 9, 10, 12 (Proctor).


Notation:

Hufnagel notation

Number of staff lines:
4, 5
Number of voices:
1
Measurements:

full-length staff (B4v): 92.5 x 13.5 mm

Comments on notation:

Limited range of notational forms.


Genre:

example in theory book

Repertoire:

Musical examples to illustrate various theoretical topics (intervals, rests etc).



Secondary literature:

Lindmayr-Brandl, Andrea. “Früher Notendruck in Köln. Das Erzbistum Köln in der Musikgeschichte des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts.” In Kongressbericht Köln 2005, edited by Klaus Pietschmann. Kassel: Merseburger, 2008: 77-107 (ill. 5, p. 99)
Proctor, Robert. An Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. Part II. MDI-MDXX. Section I. Germany. London: Kegan Paul, 1903 (55, 10355)


D-Mbs 4 Mus.th. 1777, A5v

  
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