Bryn Mawr College Scholarship, Research, and Creative Work at Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr College Dissertations and Theses 1975 Anne de Bretagne (1477-1514) and Music an Archival Study Stephen Bonime Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.brynmawr.edu/dissertations Part of the Philosophy Commons This paper is posted at Scholarship, Research, and Creative Work at Bryn Mawr College. https://repository.brynmawr.edu/dissertations/190 For more information, please contact [email protected]. Anne de Bretagne (1477-1514) and Music an Archival Study Stephen Bcnime March 1975 Submitted to the Faculty of Bryn Kawr College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES......... ............................ iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS........................... iv LIST OF SIGLA FOR MUSIC MA N U S C R I P T S.............. V LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS C I T E D ........................ vii INTRODUCTION ..................................... 1 Chapter I. MUSICIANS OF ANNE'S FIRST REIGN (1491-98) . 6 Singers Instrumentalists Etrennes and Entree's Music Manuscripts II. THE CHAPELLS ROYALE OF CHARLES VIII AND .. ■ I.OUIS X I I ............................... -27 Maltres de Chapelle Chantres: Charles VIII Chantres: Louis XII III. MUSICIANS OF THE CHAMBRE OF CHARLES VIII AND LOUIS XII . ................... 40 Evrard de La Chappelle Antoine de Hee La Ville, Morel, Delaire Riet, Bonnet Verjust (Estienne Guillot) Fresneau IV. MUSICIANS OF THE ECURIE OF CHARLES VIII AND LOUIS XII . .................... 51 Trumpets Tabourins Suisses Sacqueboutes and Haulxboys Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Chapter Page V. ANNE'S MUSIC AND MUSICIANS, 1499-1514 .... 66 Mouton: 1500-03 1502-05: Mouton, Josquin; La Rue, Agricola Agricola: Transit Anna timor (1503-05?) 1507-10: New Chapel Singers and Masters Mouton: Non nobis Domine (1510) Mouton: Caeleste beneficium (15IO?) Other Motets for Anne (?) VI. THE ROYAL ENTREE IN PARIS,- 1467-1517 ....... 77 Notre-Dame Organists Charlotte (1467) and Marguerite (1483) Anne de Bretagne, 1492 Anne de Bretagne, 1504 Mary Tudor, 1514 Claude de France, 1517 VII. THE FUNERAL OF ANNE DE BRETAGNE.............. 95 Funeral Motets and Contemporary accounts Services at Blois and en route to Paris Services at Notre-Dame and St-Denis NOTES ............... 105 APPENDIXES A. Pietrequin Bonnel's contract as Chantre in the Savoy Chapel (October 1488 - September 1489) . 163 B. The Works of Pietrequin Bonnel and Fresneau, with their S o u r c e s ....................... .. 164 C. Judgment by Parlement granting Evrard de La Chappelle all benefits due him as Treasurer of St-Martin de Tours— which mentions the date of Oekeghem's death (Paris: Arch. nat.,X 1A.1505, fol. 239')................................. 165 D. Jean d'Auton, Cronicque of 1502, Ch. xxii: "D'ung nomme raaistre Evrard . " .....................166 E. Letters by Anne de Bretagne concerning Pregent de Jagu.......................................... 168 F. Notre-Dame's record of Anne's funeral services in Paris (Arch, nat., LL.132 bis, fols. 102-03). 169 G. Compositions for Anne de Bretagne: Original Sources and Modern editions .................. • 172 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................... ' ........... 174 li Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST CF TABLES Table Page 1. Manuscripts Containing Records of the Personnel and Expenses of Anne de Bretagne...... 5 2. Musicians Employed by Anne de Bretagne.. 26 3. Manuscripts Containing Records of the Royal Ecurie, 1487-1509 ............ 64 4. Musicians of the Royal Ecurie, 1487-1509.... 65 5. Musical Mysteres in Paris Entries, 1484-1517 . 94 iii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST 0? ABBREVIATIONS Manuscripts anci their repositories Arch. comm.: Archives coamunales (AC) Arch, dept.: Archives dfpartementales (AS) Arch, nat.: Archives Rationales (AN) Bibl. nran.: 3ibliotheque nunicipale (BrI) Bibl. nat.: Bibliotheque rationale (3N) I-Is (s). fr.: Kanuscrit (5) _ franpais Nouv. acq. fr.: -Touvelle(s) acquisition(s) frahcaise(s) Publ?: cations JAMS: Journal of the American Knsicologieal Society E1BG-: Husik in Geschichte and G-e^enuart KQ? Musical Quarterly French currency L.t.: livres tournois s.t.: sols tournois d.t.: deniers tournois L.p.: livres oarisis e*: ~cus s.p.: sols carisis d.p.: deniers oarisis — 1 Miscellaneous d.3.: dudit Seigneur S.S.: Isew Style 0.3.: Old Style iv Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OP SIGLA FOB. KtJSIC MAJJUSCRIITS Bologna 0.17 Bologna: Civico Mhseo 3ibliografico Musicale, Ms. Q.17 Bologna fl.19 Bologna: Civico Huseo 3ibliografico Musicale, Ms. Q.19 3ologna R.142 Bologna: Civico Museo Bibliografico Musicale, Ms. R.142 (Tenor part-book only) Copenhagen 1848- 0 Copenhagen: Kongelige Bibl., Ms. My. Sgl. Samling 1848-2 Florence. Magi.XII.59 Florence: Bibl* .Mazionale Centrale, Ms. Magi. X U . 59 (now Ms. Banco Rari 229) Florence. ife.gl.XIX.178 Florence: Bibl. STazionale Centrale, Ms. Magi. XIX. 178 Florence. Ricc.2556 ; Florence: Bibl. Riccardiana, Ms. 2556 Florence. Ricc.2794 Florence: Bibl. Riccardiana, Ms. 2794 rFlorenceJJ Medici Codex of 1518________________________________ * Florence: Bibl. Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Acquisti e doni 666 London. Add.55087 J London: British Museum, Additional Ms* 55087 London. Roval 20.A.xvi London: British Museum, Roval Ms. 20.A.rvi CLondonpMs. Harley 5242 ■■ London; British Museum, Ms. Harley 5242 Medici Codex of 1518: see under "{[Florence^" Munich 528-551 Munich: universitatsbibl., Mss. 528-551 Paris 1597 EarisT Bibl* nat./ Ms. fr. 1597 Paris 2245 Paris: Bibl. nat., Ms. fr. 2245 Paris 12744 Paris: Bibl* nat., Ms. fr. 12744 Paris. Hivelle Paris: Bibl. G. Thibault, Hivelle de la Chausse'e chansonnier Rome. CG XIII.27 Rome: Bibl. Apostolica Vaticana, Capnella Giulia Ms. XIII.27 Rome. CS 25 Rome: Bibl. Apostolica Yaticana, Capnella Sistina Ms. 25 v Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Some. Pal. Lat. 1976-1979 Rome: Bibl. Apostolica Yaticana, Ess. Palatini Lat ini 1976- 1979 Rome, Cas.2856 Rome: Bibl. Casanatense, Es. 2856 Vienna 15491„ Vienna: 6’sterreichische Nationalbibl., Cod. 15491 Vienna 18810^ Vienna: Csterreichische Nationalbibl., Cod. 18810 Wash. B.C., laborde Washington, D Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST 0? MANUSCRIPTS CITED *mnsic manuscripts I. France A. Paris 1. Bibliotheque Rationale (3ibl. nat. or BE) a. Hanuscfits irancais (Ess, fr.): *1597. *2245, 2914. 2915. 2926. 2927. 2950. 5087. 5152. 4559. 5094-5101. 5750. 7355. 7556. 10576. *12744. 18557. 20685. 21449-21451. 25956. 24052. 25158. 52511 b. Nouvelles accuisitions franqaises (Nouv. acc. fr.): 24, 5245. 21155 c. Blancs lianteaur 49 d. V£ Colbert 54 2. Archives Rationales (Arch. nat. or All) a. Series J: 910r b. Series K: 550'-' c. Series KZ: 70, 75, 74, 76, 77, 82-89, 100, 240, 555. 416 — — d. Series LL: 152 bis. 622. 625 e. Series MM: 859 f. Series X 1A: 1499. 1505. 5. Bibliotheque de 1 ’Arsenal: Ms. 5224 4. Petit Palais: Ms. 3.665 5. Bibliothbcue Sainte-Genevilve: Ms. 5056 6 . 3ibliothlque G. Thibault: *Nivelle de la Chaussle 3. Chambery: Arch. dept, de Savoie, Bonds rltrocldls de Turin, Inv. 124, SA. 5619, Supplement au compte (1 oct. 14S3 - 1 oct. 1439) ' C. Grenoble: Arch. dept, de l’Isere, G.447 D. Lyon: Arch, comm., 33.24, CC.556 B. Mantes' 1. Arch. dipt, de la Loire-Atlantique, B.208, B.210 2. Bibl. nun., Mss. 1555 (fr. 1174), 1557Tfr.~ir7o) F. Pontoise: Arch, mun., AA.i G. Tours: Arch. dipt. d ’lndre-et-IoSre, G.418, G.422, G.425 II. England A. London 1. British Museum a.*Additional Ms. 55087 b .*Royal Ms. 20.A.rvi c.*Ms. Harley 5242 d. Cottonian Ms. Vespasian II B. Cambridge: Magdalene College, Pepys Library, Ms. 1791 III. Austria A. Vienna 1. Csterreichische Nat ionalbibliothek a. Ms. 5410 (in 1841) o.*Cod. 15491 c.*Cod. 18310 N.B. for music manuscripts in other countries, consult list of their sigla (pp. v-vi) vii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. INTRODUCTION Anne de Bretagne, the duchess of Brittany for a quarter of a century and twice-crowned queen of France, gener­ ously patronized musicians and other artists throughout her thirty-seven years. In return she was honored musically by at least ,eight compositions that refer to her, quote her motto, or praise her directly. Besides rewarding outside performers, Anne employed a contingent of instrumentalists and maintained her own musical chapel— which included the composer, Pietrequin Bonnel; the organist, Pierre Mouton; and was directed in 1510 by Jean Mouton. This study focuses on the musicians of Anne's household and those of her successive husbands, Charles VIII (1491-98) and Louis XII (1499-1514); on music and manuscripts written for Anne de Bretagne; and on musical performances for her three ceremonial passages through Paris— both coronation entrees and her state funeral. La Laurencie's article on music at the court of Brittany^ paved the way for further research in this area. Though it contains several slight inaccuracies of detail, it clearly conveys the importance music held for