Holtzach Fragment
The fragmentary manuscript CH-Bu F VI 26c, signed "Osswald Holtzach / von Basel 1515" on the cover, is written in Old German tablature and contains several pieces of pedagogical music along with other repertoire typical of the time.
It begins with a general introduction to musical notation (using a diagram of the gamut and several solmisation exercises), as well as an explanation of the specific notation used for organ music. The manner in which this latter part is presented is remarkably similar to that found in one of Kotter's tablatures.
Contents
| Folio | Title | Incipit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2v | (untitled) |
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Solmisation exercises. |
| 4v | Lauffwerck |
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Fingering exercises (five patterns are given). |
| 5r | (at end of previous page) Hie nach folgend Beschluss und / lauffwerck mit Beiden henden / zubruchen uff alle Thon und zu / dem Ersten in das ut |
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Short phrases demonstrating possible realisations of cadences. |
| 6v | Salve Regina / In Re. Hans / Kotter |
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Different from the first verset of Kotter's Salve in CH-Bu F IX 22. |
| 7v | (untitled) |
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Colorised version of "Fortuna d'un grand tempo" (attr. Josquin). |
| 8v | Min Gmut / unnd plut. |
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Colorised version of a song sometimes attributed to Andreas Silvanus. Incomplete. |
References
CH-Bu F VI 26c Online facsimile: e-manuscripta.ch accessed 13 November 2024.
Marx, H. J. (ed.) (1967). Tabulaturen des XVI. Jahrhunderts / 1, Die Tabulaturen aus dem Besitz des Basler Humanisten Bonifacius Amerbach. in: Schweizerische Musikdenkmäler. Basel, Bärenreiter-Verlag.
Merian, W. (1916). Die Tabulaturen des Organisten Hans Kotter. Doctoral dissertation, Basel University.
