(Torino, Biblioteca Universitaria J.II.9)The Codex J.II.9 is a volume of 159 large-framed folios of richly decorated parchment. It is composed of 302 pieces, polyphonic for the most part, belonging to very different types in both the sacred and secular fields. The present volume offers diplomatic transcriptions of the first 30 virelais and rondeaus of the last booklet of J.II.9. Although the exact date of the compilation of the pieces in this codex is not known, we do know that it was probably part of the dowry provided by Anne de Lusignan for her marriage to Louis de Savoie in 1434. Cyprus was then under french domination and the style of the songs that we find here often evoke the style of the Burgundian songs of the first third of the 15th century.This manuscript has the particularity of having no attributions or concordances: all the pieces are unicae and anonymous. The musical styles of the songs are varied, alternating pieces of simple construction in the manner of the 3 part Burgundian song of the first third of the 15th century, with examples of the most refined and elaborate types that can exist.The collection Opus Artis Novae permits the understanding and the interpretation of medieval music, and contributes to making it better known while keeping as close as possible to the tools of representation and analysis of the musicians of the Middle-Ages. The concept of diplomatic transcription, which has been adopted, combines the advantages of global vision provided by polyphony with the advantages of the essential characteristics of ancient notation. A practical guide leads the reader and musician towards an understanding of medieval theory so as to arrive at an enlightened reading of these scores: this is the aim of this practical collection.RONDEAUX ET VIRELAISen transcriptions diplomatiques1. Je sens mon cuer d un tres amoureus point 2. Puis que je sui d Amours loial servant 3. Le mois de mai, qui tout plein est de joye 4. Il ne sait pas que c est joieuse vye 5. Viaire gent, veulliés moi conforter 6. J ai mon cuer mis de tres loialle amour 7. Quant je verrai vostre figure8. Mon cuer m en rit de tres finne plaisance 9. Ja nuls ne porra tant loer 10. Se brief retour, plein de tres grant plaisir11. La douceur de vostre biau vis 12. Tant est douce la morsure 13. S Espoir ne fust vers moi si gracïeus 14. Qui cuide amer sans loiauté avoir15. D amers souspirs, de poine et de dolour 16. Mon cuer s enfuit de Fortunne en bon port 17. Garison, gente figure 18. Nul vrai amant ne pregne desconfort 19. Bien ha choisi mon euil quant vous amay 20. Quant me souvient de vostre noble atour21. Vo gent vis et gracïeus22. Puis qu en vous est, jone, gente et polye 23. S aucun amant doit s amie chierir 24. Puis que sans vous querons nostre plaisir25. Ayés pitié de vostre creature 26. Tout vrai solas feray en moi entrer27. Amours me dit qu Il me fera joïr 28. Pour un atrait gracïeus.29. Humain engien ne poroit deviser 30. Le mois de mai tres gracïeus INDEX DES RONDEAUX ET VIRELAISpar ordre du manuscrit.par ordre alphabétique.
