Private musicke. Or the First booke of ayres and dialogues contayning songs of 4. 5. and 6. parts, of seuerall sorts, and being verse and chorus, is fit for voyces and viols. And for want of viols, they may be performed to either the virginall or lute, where the proficient can play vpon the ground, or for a shift to the base viol alone. All made and composed according to the rules of art. By M.P. Batchelar of Musicke.
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Private musicke. Or the First booke of ayres and dialogues contayning songs of 4. 5. and 6. parts, of seuerall sorts, and being verse and chorus, is fit for voyces and viols. And for want of viols, they may be performed to either the virginall or lute, where the proficient can play vpon the ground, or for a shift to the base viol alone. All made and composed according to the rules of art. By M.P. Batchelar of Musicke.
Author
Peerson, Martin, 1571?-1651.
Publication
London :: Printed by Thomas Snodham,
1620.
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Part-songs, English -- Early works to 1800.
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"Private musicke. Or the First booke of ayres and dialogues contayning songs of 4. 5. and 6. parts, of seuerall sorts, and being verse and chorus, is fit for voyces and viols. And for want of viols, they may be performed to either the virginall or lute, where the proficient can play vpon the ground, or for a shift to the base viol alone. All made and composed according to the rules of art. By M.P. Batchelar of Musicke." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A09241.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 9, 2025.
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Were I as faire as you pretend,Yet to an vnknowne sild-seene friendI dare not ope the dore.To heare the sweet birds sing,Oft proues a dangerous thing.The Sun may run his wonted race,And yet not gaze on my poore face,The day may misse mee:Therefore depart,You shall not kisse me.
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