A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music (Morley, Thomas)

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First Publication 1597
Genre Categories Music theory; Writings; Methods; Songs; For 1 voice; For unaccompanied voices; Scores featuring the voice; For 2 voices; For 3 voices; For 4 voices; For 5 voices; For 6 voices; Canons; For 8 voices; English language; Italian language; Latin language; For 2 viols (arr); For 2 players (arr); Scores featuring the viol (arr)

Contents

Performances

Naxos

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 Christes Crosse
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Misc. Notes Draft
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete

 Complete Book
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 Complete Book
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. London: Peter Short, 1597.
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 Part 1 of 3
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 Part 1 of 5
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Publisher. Info. London: Peter Short, 1597.
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 Complete Book
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Publisher. Info. London: Humfrey Lownes, 1608.
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 Songs in Score
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Editor Second edition
Publisher. Info. London: William Randall, 1771.
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Misc. Notes Randall appended the songs written in score, as well as the earlier table format. The songs were also issued separately as "A Collection of Motetts, Canzonetts &c. in Score selected from that celebrated work called Morley's Introduction to Practical Music as printed in the year 1597"
#03933 - The last page of the score of Agnus, along with several pages of parts to that piece, are missing from this file.
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Selections

 Christes Crosse
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For 2 Viols (Folop)

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 Duet 2 - Complete score
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 Duet 3 - Complete score
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 Duet 4 - Complete score
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 Duet 5 - Complete score
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General Information

Work Title A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music
Alternative. Title Title-page transcription
A plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke, set down in forme of a dialogue, devided into three partes, the first teacheth to sing with all things necessary for the knowledge of prickt-song. The second treateth of descante and to sing two parts in one upon a plainsong or ground, with other things necessary for a descanter. The third and last part entreateth of composition of three, foure, five or more parts with many profitable rules to that effect. With new songs of 2, 3, 4, and 5 parts
Composer Morley, Thomas
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
First Publication. 1597
Language English (includes songs in Italian, Latin)
Dedication William Byrd
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Renaissance
Piece Style Renaissance
Instrumentation 1-6 voices (1 canon for 8 voices)
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