Andreas Ornithoparcus his Micrologus, or Introduction: containing the art of singing Digested into foure bookes. Not onely profitable, but also necessary for all that are studious of musicke. Also the dimension and perfect vse of the monochord, according to Guido Aretinus. By Iohn Douland lutenist, lute-player, and Bachelor of Musicke in both the Vniuersities. 1609.

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Title: Andreas Ornithoparcus his Micrologus, or Introduction: containing the art of singing Digested into foure bookes. Not onely profitable, but also necessary for all that are studious of musicke. Also the dimension and perfect vse of the monochord, according to Guido Aretinus. By Iohn Douland lutenist, lute-player, and Bachelor of Musicke in both the Vniuersities. 1609.
Author: Ornithoparchus, Andreas, 16th cent.
Publication: London :: Printed [by Thomas Snodham] for Thomas Adams, dwelling in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the white Lion,; [1609]
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Subject terms: Music theory -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
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Of Time.

TIme is a Breefe which containes in it two or three Semibreefes. Or it is the measuring of two or three Semibreefes in one Breefe. And it is two-fold, to wit, perfect: and this is a Breefe measured with three Semibreefes. Whose signe is the number of three ioyned with a Circle or a Semicircle, or a perfect Circle set without a number, thus; O3. C3. O. The imperfect is, wherein a Breefe is measured onely by two Semibreefes. Which is knowne by the number of two ioyned with a perfect Circle, or a Semicircle, or a Se∣micircle without a number, thus; O2. C2.