Abstract

The Ars Nova fragments Aachen, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Stadt, Beis e14 contain previously unknown voices for two motets securely attributed to Philippe de Vitry. Their rendition of Petre / Lugentium includes two lower voices—a tenor and a contratenor. These had not been suspected missing, since the lowest voice for the motet provided in the Ivrea codex—the motet’s only other source—is labelled ‘tenor’. It now appears to be a solus tenor, and the tenor–contra pair of which it is a conflation is revelatory in several respects. The Aachen leaves also preserve part of a triplum for Phi millies / O creator, a work of Vitry’s for which only the texts were known to have survived. 148 breves of its triplum can now be reconstructed. This voice gives clues as to the original form of Phi millies / O creator and says much about its musical and notational style. Based on the evidence of its texts Phi millies / O creator appears to be a product of the 1350s. The new insights into Vitry’s two latest dateable works provided by the Aachen leaves invite a broader reconsideration of Vitry’s notational usage across his career.

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