The Codex Faenza (Faenza, Biblioteca Comunale 117) abbreviated as "(I-FZc 117)", and sometimes known as Codex Bonadies, is a 15th-century musical manuscript containing the oldest large collection of keyboard music along with additional vocal pieces and music theoretical works by John Hothby. The Codex Faenza fully appeared in modern notation on Keyboard Music of the Late Middle Ages in Codex Faenza 117 (Corpus Mensurabilis Musicae, Band 57) by Dragan Plamenac, American Inst. of Musicology (1972). The manuscript is held at the Biblioteca Comunale di Faenza, near Ravenna. A facsimile of the complete manuscript with commentary by Pedro Memelsdorff was published by LIM in 2013.Faenza facsimile on site of LIM
The works of the manuscript are detailed below. The codes in the "Recordings" column are specified in the "Discography" section. The works added by Johannes Bonadies are specified with different color in the list.
NºFolioWorkVoices ComposerMusical formConcordancesRecordings Comments 1 2-3 Kyrie 2 intabulation CLE, PUN 2 3v-5 Gloria 2 intabulation 3 5v-6 Kyrie 3 John Hothbi Kyrie 4 6v-7 Et exultavit spiritus meus4 Bernhard Ycart Magníficat 5 7v-8 Et exultavit spiritus meus 4 Bernhard Ycart Magníficat 6 8v-9 Kyrie 4 Bernhard Ycart Kyrie 7 9v-11 Et in terra pax hominibus 4 Bernhard Ycart Gloria 8 11v Fuga trium temporum 3 anonymous fuga Fuga without text9 20v-21 Cantus grecus Christus surrexit 4anonymous 10 27v-28 Ora pronobis 3 John Hothbi motet 11 28v-29 Ave regina 3 Johannes de Erfordia motet 12 29v-30 Kyrie 3 Johannes de Erfordia Kyrie 13 30v-31 Sanctus 3 Johannes de Erfordia Sanctus 14 36-36v Indescort 2 intabulation FON, FRA Diminution based on the anonymous ballade A discort sont Desir et Esperance 15 37-37v Hont paur 2 intabulation STU, ORG, TRE, UNI, FAE, FRA, EGB, CAM Based on a vocal work by Guillaume de Machaut 16 37v-38v De tout flors 2 intabulation SCB, MHS, EML, LIB, ORG, TRE, FAE, ALT, DIS, ECG Based on a vocal work by Guillaume de Machaut 17 38v-39 Aspire refus 2 intabulation EST UNI 18 39-40 Elas mon cuer 2 intabulation ORG, UNI, POL 19 40-40v De ce fol penser 2 intabulation TFL, HAU, PAG Based on a vocal work by P. des Molins 20 40v-41v J'ay grant espoir 2 intabulation ORG, UNI 21 41v-42 Constantia 2 intabulation FON, ORG, DUF, ECG, FER, GVO 22 42-43 Le ior 2 intabulation ORG, UNI, POL, GOT, GVP 23 43-43v Iorlevie (Jour e jour la vie) 2 intabulation FRO 24 43v-44v Viver ne puis 2 intabulation 25 44v-46v Elas mon cuor 2 intabulation See #18 above. 26 46v-48 Deduto sey a quel che may 2 intabulation ORG Based on a vocal work by Antonio "Zachara" da Teramo 27 48v-49 Or sus, vous dormés trop 2 intabulation AFR, MAR, NBC, ALB 28 49v (untexted) 2 intabulation DUF, ECG, CPA 29 50 J'aime la biauté 2 intabulation 30 50-50v Iorlevie (Jour meur la vie) 2 intabulation = obra No 23 31 50v-52 Roseta che non canci mai colore 2 intabulation Based on a vocal work by Antonio 'Zachara' de Teramo32 52v-54 Tupes 2 intabulation 33 54 Sangilio 2 intabulation VOI, CLE, AMC 34 54-56 (untexted) 2 intabulation 35 56v-57 Biance flour 2 intabulation RES, MUN, UNI 36 57-58 Benedicamus Domino 2 intabulation DUF, VOI, SIX, PUN 37 59v-60 Kyrie 2 Johannes Bonadies Kyrie 38 63 Que est ista 4 John Hothbi motete 39 63v-65 Et exultavit spiritus meus 3 John Hothbi Magnificat 40 65v-66 Et exultavit spiritus meus 3 Bernhard Ycart Magnificat 41 66v-67v Et exultavit spiritus meus 3 John Hothbi Magnificat 42 68-69v Soto l'imperio del posente prinçe 2 intabulation Based on a madrigal by Jacopo da Bologna 43 69v-70v Qualle leçe move 2 intabulation Based on a vocal work by Bartolino da Padova 44 71-72 La dolçce sere 2 intabulation NBC, LON, TET Based on a vocal work by Bartolino da Padova 45 72-73 O ciecho mondo 2 intabulation DUF, TRE, HUE Based on a vocal work by Jacopo da Bologna 46 73-74v Aquila altera 2 intabulation PAN, LIB, ORG, REV, TRE, UNI, TFO, BER, CLA, RAY Based on a vocal work by Jacopo da Bologna 47 74v-77 Inperial sedendo 2 intabulation RSU Based on a vocal work by Bartolino da Padova 48 77-78 Io me son uno che per le frasche 2 intabulation PAN, ORG, TRE, RIE Based on a vocal work by Jacopo da Bologna 49 78-79 Non na el so amante 2 intabulation RIC, PAN, GVO, TRE, PUN Based on a vocal work by Jacopo da Bologna on a text by Petrarch 50 79-79v Kyrie 2 intabulation SYN, DUF, MAR, PUN 51 79v-80v Che pena questa 2 intabulation ORG, ECG, FAE Based on a vocal work by Francesco Landini 52 80v-81 Bel fiore dança 2 intabulation DUF, UNI, ECG, LAM, NBE, MAR, BAM, WIT, PER, RIE, EMA, CIN, SIG, AFA, AMC, DEA 53 81-81v Non arà may pietà questa mia dona 2 intabulation RES, BIN, UNI, ECG Based on a vocal work by Francesco Landini 54 82-82v Un fior gentil 2 intabulation TRE Based on a vocal work by Antonius 'Zachara' de Teramo 55 82v-83v Rosetta che non canbi may colore 2 intabulation BOL, LUC, PAR TRE Based on a vocal work by Antonius 'Zachara' de Teramo -- 82v-83v Roseta che non canci mai 2 intabulation Based on a vocal work by Antonius 'Zacharias' de Teramo 56 84 Diva panthera 3 John Hothbi motete 57 84v-85 Tard' il mio cor 3 John Hothbi Secular work in Italian 58 85v Ave sublime triumphale 3 John Hothbi motete 59 86-86v Amor 3 John Hothbi Secular work in Italian 60 87 Non so se'l e la mia culpa 3 Johannes de Erfordia Secular work in Italian 61 87v Doloroso mi tapinello io son 3 Johannes de Erfordia Secular work in Italian 62 88-90 Kyrie 2 intabulation DGO, PUN 63 90-92v Gloria 2 intabulation SIX, PUN 64 93-94 (untexted) 2 intabulation DUF, PUN [Deus in adjutorium meum intende]65 94v (untexted) 2 intabulation ECG, PUN 66 95 (untexted) 2 intabulation DUF 67 95-95v (untexted) 2 intabulation 68 96-96v (untexted) 2 intabulation 69 96v-97 Ave maris stella 2 intabulation DUF, VOI, SIX, TFO, EST, RVD, LEI, HUE, PUN, FOR 70 97-97v Benedicamus Domino 2 intabulation HUE
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