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.
External websites:
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
Canonic at the unison. Uppermost part texted twice.
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