A plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke set downe in forme of a dialogue: deuided into three partes, the first teacheth to sing with all things necessary for the knowledge of pricktsong. The second treateth of descante and to sing two parts in one vpon a plainsong or ground, with other things necessary for a descanter. The third and last part entreateth of composition of three, foure, fiue or more parts with many profitable rules to that effect. With new songs of 2. 3. 4. and .5 [sic] parts. By Thomas Morley, Batcheler of musick, & of the gent. of hir Maiesties Royall Chapell.
- Title
- A plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke set downe in forme of a dialogue: deuided into three partes, the first teacheth to sing with all things necessary for the knowledge of pricktsong. The second treateth of descante and to sing two parts in one vpon a plainsong or ground, with other things necessary for a descanter. The third and last part entreateth of composition of three, foure, fiue or more parts with many profitable rules to that effect. With new songs of 2. 3. 4. and .5 [sic] parts. By Thomas Morley, Batcheler of musick, & of the gent. of hir Maiesties Royall Chapell.
- Author
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?
- Publication
- Imprinted at London :: By Peter Short, dwelling on Breedstreet hill at the signe of the Starre,
- 1597.
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- Music theory -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
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"A plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke set downe in forme of a dialogue: deuided into three partes, the first teacheth to sing with all things necessary for the knowledge of pricktsong. The second treateth of descante and to sing two parts in one vpon a plainsong or ground, with other things necessary for a descanter. The third and last part entreateth of composition of three, foure, fiue or more parts with many profitable rules to that effect. With new songs of 2. 3. 4. and .5 [sic] parts. By Thomas Morley, Batcheler of musick, & of the gent. of hir Maiesties Royall Chapell." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A07753.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 5, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- To the most excellent Mu∣sician Maister William Birde one of the gentlemen of her Maiesties chappell.
- Ant. Holborne in commendation of the Author.
- Another by A. B.
- Another by I. W.
- ❧ To the curteous Reader.
- The first part of the Introduction to Musicke, teaching to sing.
- The second part of the introduction to Musick: treating of Descant.
- The third part of the intro∣duction to Musicke, treating of composing or setting of Songes.
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- ANNOTATIONS necessary for the vnderstanding of the Booke, vvherein the veritie of some of the preceptes is prooued, and some argumentes which to the contrary might be obiected are refuted. To the Reader.
- ERRATA.
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- Authors whose authorities be either cited or vsed in this booke.