Old Hall Manuscript

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General Information

Title: Old Hall Manuscript
Publication date and place: 1421 at British Library, Add MS 57950. – Manuscript
Editor-Compiler: Nicholas Sturgeon

Description: The Old Hall Manuscript (British Library, Additional MS 57950) is an important source of early 15c English music, held until 1973 at St Edmund's College, Old Hall Green (Herfordshire) before its acquisition by the British Library. Composers represented include Leonel Power, Pycard, William Typp, Thomas Bytteryng, Oliver, Chirbury, Excetre, John Cooke, Roy Henry (probably Henry V), Queldryk, John Tyes, Aleyn, Fonteyns, Gervays, Lambe, Nicholas Sturgeon, Thomas Damett, Antonio Zachara da Teramo and Mayshuet.
Numbering: From Gloria, Old Hall 5 onwards, the numbering in the below works list is one more than the conventional numbering of the works as seen on DIAMM due to the separation of two different pieces on folio 3, which are listed as a single item in the DIAMM inventory.

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References

  • Whent, Chris. no date. Research Period IIIC. John Dunstable and his time. Online. Accessed 14 June 2022.

Works in the manuscript

No. Fol. Title Composer Vo. Comment
1 1 Gloria, Old Hall 1 Anonymous 3 Fragment. Text starts Qui tollis peccata mundi. Some notation missing.
2 1v–2 Gloria, Old Hall 2 Anonymous 3 Text starts Pax hominibus. Some notation missing.
3 2–2v Gloria, Old Hall 3 Anonymous 3 Fragment. Text ends Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris.
4 3 Gloria, Old Hall 4 Anonymous 3 Fragment. Text starts nostram. Qui sedes ad. Some notation missing. Listed as a single entry with Gloria, Old Hall 5 on DIAMM.
5 3 Gloria, Old Hall 5 Anonymous 1 Fragment, untexted (apart from the incipit Et in terra). Only the Contratenor part survives.
6 3v Gloria, Old Hall 6 Anonymous 3 Fragment. Text ends at the first Qui tollis invocation.
7 4 Gloria, Old Hall 7 Anonymous 3 Fragment. Text starts tollis peccata mundi suscipe. Erroneously listed as an Agnus Dei setting on DIAMM.
8 04v–05v Gloria, Old Hall 8 John Cooke 3
9 05v–06 Gloria, Old Hall 9 Aleyn 3
10 06v–07 Gloria, Old Hall 10 Nicholas Sturgeon 3
11 07v Gloria, Old Hall 11 Thomas Damett 3 Fragment. Text ends Qui tollis peccata mundi mise-.
12 8 Gloria, Old Hall 12 Anonymous 3 Fragment. Text starts Qui tollis peccata mundi suscipe. Erroneously listed as an Agnus Dei setting on DIAMM.
13 08v–09 Gloria, Old Hall 13 John Burell 3
14 09v–10v Gloria, Old Hall 14 Thomas Damett 3
15 10v–11 Gloria, Old Hall 15 John Cooke 3
16 11v–12 Gloria, Old Hall 16 Nicholas Sturgeon 3 Incomplete. Some of the Contratenor missing due to damage.
17 12v–13 Gloria, Old Hall 17 Roy Henry 3
18 13v–14 Gloria, Old Hall 18 Thomas Bytteryng 3 (1410–1420)
19 14v Gloria, Old Hall 19 Thomas Bytteryng 4
20 15 Gloria, Old Hall 20 John Tyes 3
21 15v–16 Gloria, Old Hall 21 J. Excetre 3
22 16v–17 Gloria, Old Hall 22 Leonel Power 4
23 17v–18 Gloria, Old Hall 23 Leonel Power 3
24 18v–19 Gloria, Old Hall 24 Leonel Power 4
25 19v–20 Gloria, Old Hall 25 Leonel Power 3
26 20v–21 Gloria, Old Hall 26 Leonel Power 3
27 21v–22 Gloria, Old Hall 27 Pycard 3
28 22v–23 Gloria, Old Hall 28 Pycard 4
29 23v–24 Gloria, Old Hall 29 Pycard 6 Tenor Johannes Jesu care
30 24v–25 Gloria, Old Hall 30 Rowlard 3
31 25v–26 Gloria, Old Hall 31 Queldryk 4 Tro Spiritus et alme
32 26v–27 Gloria, Old Hall 32 Claude Gervaise 3 OH 31
33 27v–28 Gloria, Old Hall 33 Anonymous 3
34 28v Gloria, Old Hall 34 Antonio Zacara da Teramo 2 (ca. 1350–ca. 1413). Tro Gloria Laus Honor
35 29 Gloria, Old Hall 35 Anonymous 2
36 29v–30 Gloria, Old Hall 36 Pycard 5
37 30v–31 Gloria, Old Hall 37 John Cooke 4
38 31v–32 Gloria, Old Hall 38 Thomas Damett 3
39 32v–33 Gloria, Old Hall 39 John Cooke 3
40 33v–34 Gloria, Old Hall 40 Thomas Damett 3
41 34v–35 Gloria, Old Hall 41 Nicholas Sturgeon 3
42 35v Maria laude genetrix, Old Hall 42 Anonymous 3
43 36 ... venie, Old Hall 43 Anonymous 3
44 36 Ave regina caelorum, Old Hall 44 John Dunstable 3
45 36v Regina caeli laetare, Old Hall 45 Anonymous 3
46 37 ... et propicia nobis portis, Old Hall 46 Anonymous 3
47 37v Pia mater salvatoris, Old Hall 47 Anonymous 3
48 37v Salve mirifica virgo, Old Hall 48 Anonymous 3
49 38 Nesciens mater, Old Hall 49 Anonymous 3
50 38 Beata progenies, Old Hall 50 Leonel Power 3
51 38v Nesciens mater, Old Hall 51 Thomas Bytteryng 3
52 38v–39 Regali ex progenie, Old Hall 52 Pierre Fontaine 3
53 39–39v Ave regina caelorum, Old Hall 53 John Cooke 3
54 39v–40 Beata Dei Genitrix, Old Hall 54 Thomas Damett 3
55 40 Salve porta paradisi, Old Hall 55 Thomas Damett 3
56 40v Stella celi extirpavit John Cooke 3
57 41–42 Credo, Old Hall 57 Anonymous 3
58 42v–43 Credo, Old Hall 58 Anonymous 3
59 44–45 Credo, Old Hall 59 Anonymous 3
60 45v–46v Credo, Old Hall 60 Oliver 3
61 47v–48 Credo, Old Hall 61 Anonymous 3
62 48v–50 Credo, Old Hall 62 R. Chirbury 3
63 50–51v Credo, Old Hall 63 William Typp 3
64 52 Credo, Old Hall 64 Anonymous 3
65 52v–53 Credo, Old Hall 65 Nicholas Sturgeon 3
66 54v–55 Credo, Old Hall 66 John Burell 3
67 55v–56 Veni Sancte Spiritus, Old Hall 67 John Dunstable 4
68 56v–57 Qualis est dilectus meus, Old Hall 68 John Forest 3 John Forest (?) or John Plummer (?)
69 57v Ascendit Christus, Old Hall 69 John Dunstable 1
70 58 Credo, Old Hall 70 Nicholas Sturgeon 1
71 59 Credo, Old Hall 71 Anonymous 2
72 59v–60 Credo, Old Hall 72 Anonymous 3
73 60v–61 Credo, Old Hall 73 Thomas Damett 3
74 61v Credo, Old Hall 74 Leonel Power 1
75 62 Credo, Old Hall 75 Anonymous 2
76 62v–63 Credo, Old Hall 76 Anonymous 6
77 63v–64 Credo, Old Hall 77 Pycard 4
78 64v–65 Credo, Old Hall 78 Leonel Power 4
79 65v–66 Credo, Old Hall 79 Pycard 4
80 66v–67 Credo, Old Hall 80 Thomas Bytteryng 3
81 67v–68 Credo, Old Hall 81 J. Excetre 3
82 68v–69 Credo, Old Hall 82 Leonel Power 4
83 69v–70 Factorem caeli et terre, Old Hall 83 Anonymous 4
84 70v–71 Credo, Old Hall 84 Leonel Power 3 OH 83
85 71v–72 Credo, Old Hall 85 Leonel Power 3
86 72v–73 Credo, Old Hall 86 Anonymous 4
87 73v–74 Credo, Old Hall 87 Swynford 4
88 74v–75 Credo, Old Hall 88 William Typp 3
89 75v–76 Credo, Old Hall 89 Queldryk 3
90 76v–77 Gloria, Old Hall 90 Pennard 5
91 77v Credo, Old Hall 91 Anonymous 2
92 78 ... ante omnia saecula, Old Hall 92 Anonymous 2
93 78v–79 Patrem ominpotentem, Old Hall 93 John Cooke 3
94 79v–80 Credo, Old Hall 94 Thomas Damett 3
95 80v Sanctus Roy Henry 3 Henry IV (1367–1413) or Henry V (1386–1422)
96 81 Sanctus, Old Hall 96 William Typp 3
97 81v Sanctus, Old Hall 97 Leonel Power 3
98 82–82v Sanctus, Old Hall 98 Walter Lambe 3
99 82v–83 Sanctus, Old Hall 99 William Typp 3
100 83–83v Sanctus, Old Hall 100 Leonel Power 3
101 84 Sanctus, Old Hall 101 Anonymous 3
102 84v Sanctus, Old Hall 102 Anonymous 3
103 85–85v Sanctus, Old Hall 103 R. Chirbury 3
104 85v–86 Sanctus, Old Hall 104 Anonymous 3
105 96 Sanctus, Old Hall 105 Anonymous 3
106 86v Sanctus, Old Hall 106 Anonymous 3
107 87 Sanctus, Old Hall 107 William Typp 3
108 87v Sanctus, Old Hall 108 Anonymous 3
109 88 Sanctus, Old Hall 109 R. Chirbury 3
110 88v Sanctus, Old Hall 110 Leonel Power 3
111 89 Sanctus, Old Hall 111 William Typp 3
112 89v–99 Salvatoris mater pia, Old Hall 112 Thomas Damett 3
113 90v–91 Alma proles regina, Old Hall 113 John Cooke 3
114 91v–92 Salve mater Domini, Old Hall 114 Nicholas Sturgeon 3
115 92v Sanctus, Old Hall 115 Nicholas Sturgeon 3
116 93v–94 Sanctus, Old Hall 116 Leonel Power 3
117 94v–95 Sanctus, Old Hall 117 Leonel Power 3
118 95v–96 Sanctus, Old Hall 118 Leonel Power 4
119 96v–97 Sanctus, Old Hall 119 Leonel Power 4
120 97v–98 Sanctus, Old Hall 120 Oliver 3
121 98–98v Sanctus, Old Hall 121 Oliver 3
122 99 Sanctus, Old Hall 122 J. Excetre 3
123 99v–100 Sanctus, Old Hall 123 John Tyes 4
124 100v Sancuts Marie filius, Old Hall 124 Pycard 2
125 101 Agnus Dei, Old Hall 125 Anonymous 3
126 101 Agnus Dei, Old Hall 126 Anonymous 3
127 101v Agnus Dei, Old Hall 127 Anonymous 3
128 101v Agnus Dei, Old Hall 128 Anonymous 3
129 102 Agnus Dei, Old Hall 129 Anonymous 3 Ascribed to W. Aleyn; or William Typp?
130 102v–103 Agnus Dei, Old Hall 130 Anonymous 3
131 103–103v Agnus Dei, Old Hall 131 Anonymous 3
132 103v–104 Agnus Dei, Old Hall 132 Anonymous 3
133 104 Agnus Dei, Old Hall 133 R. Chirbury 3
134 104 Agnus Dei, Old Hall 134 Leonel Power 3
135 104v–105 Agnus Dei, Old Hall 135 Anonymous 3
136 105 Agnus Dei, Old Hall 136 Willam Typp 3
137 105v Agnus Dei, Old Hall 137 Anonymous 3
138 105v–106 Agnus Dei, Old Hall 138 Leonel Power 3
139 106 Agnus Dei, Old Hall 139 Leonel Power 3
140 106v Agnus Dei, Old Hall 140 Anonymous 4
141 107 Agnus Dei, Old Hall 141 Anonymous 2
142 107v–108 Agnus Dei, Old Hall 142 Leonel Power 4
143 108v–109 Agnus Dei Oliver 3
144 109v Carbunculus ignitus lilie, Old Hall 144 Anonymous 1
145 110 Mater munda pro renatis, Old Hall 145 Anonymous 2
146 110v–111 En Katherine solennia, Old Hall 146 Thomas Bytteryng 3
147 111v–112 Are post libamina, Old Hall 147 Matheus de Sancto Johanne 2 (–ca. 1391)

Works at CPDL

Title Composer No. Genre Subgenre Vo. Voices
Agnus Dei, Old Hall 139 Anonymous 139 Sacred Mass fragments 4 SATB
Agnus Dei Oliver 142 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATB
Beata progenies, Old Hall 49 Leonel Power 49 Sacred Motets 3 STB
Credo, Old Hall 59 Oliver 59 Sacred Masses 3 ATB
Credo, Old Hall 77 Leonel Power 77 Sacred Masses 5 TTTBB
Gloria, Old Hall 10 Thomas Damett 10 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Gloria, Old Hall 11 Anonymous 11 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Gloria, Old Hall 12 John Burell 12 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Gloria, Old Hall 13 Thomas Damett 13 Sacred Mass fragments 3 TBB
Gloria, Old Hall 14 John Cooke 14 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Gloria, Old Hall 15 Nicholas Sturgeon 15 Sacred Masses 3 ATT
Gloria, Old Hall 16 Roy Henry 16 Sacred Mass fragments 3 TBB
Gloria, Old Hall 17 Thomas Bytteryng 17 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Gloria, Old Hall 18 Thomas Bytteryng 18 Sacred Mass fragments 4 AATT
Gloria, Old Hall 19 John Tyes 19 Sacred Mass fragments 3 AAT
Gloria, Old Hall 1 Anonymous 1 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Gloria, Old Hall 20 J. Excetre 20 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Gloria, Old Hall 21 Leonel Power 21 Sacred Masses 5 TTTBB,ATTBB
Gloria, Old Hall 26 Pycard 26 Sacred Mass fragments 4 AATT
Gloria, Old Hall 27 Pycard 27 Sacred Mass fragments 5 SSATT
Gloria, Old Hall 2 Anonymous 2 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Gloria, Old Hall 3 Anonymous 3 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Gloria, Old Hall 4a Anonymous 4.1 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Gloria, Old Hall 4b Anonymous 4.2 Sacred Mass fragments 1 T
Gloria, Old Hall 5 Anonymous 5 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Gloria, Old Hall 6 Anonymous 6 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Gloria, Old Hall 7 John Cooke 7 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Gloria, Old Hall 8 Aleyn 8 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Gloria, Old Hall 9 Nicholas Sturgeon 9 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Nesciens mater, Old Hall 50 Thomas Bytteryng 50 Sacred Votive antiphons 3 ATB
Sanctus, Old Hall 119 Oliver 119 Sacred Masses 3 ATB
Sanctus, Old Hall 120 Oliver 120 Sacred Masses 3 ATB
Sanctus Roy Henry 94 Sacred Mass fragments 3 ATT
Stella celi extirpavit John Cooke 55 Sacred Motets 3 ATB
Veni Sancte Spiritus, Old Hall 66 John Dunstable 66 Sacred Motets 4 SATB