US-DAVowens Thomas Morley: Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke

Private Library of Prof. J. A. Owens, Davis, United States

Printed book: 1597

Archive	Private Library of Prof. J. A. Owens, Davis, United States (US-DAVowens)
Shelfmark	Thomas Morley: Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke
Numbering System	None
Notations	black void mensural
Inventory	This MS has not yet been inventoried by DIAMM. If you would like to submit an inventory, please send it to diamm@music.ox.ac.uk
Relationships	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) (dedicatee) Holborne, Anthony (mentioned in liminary text) Holborne, Anthony (author of liminary text)
External Links	Online complete text transcription by Peter M. Lefferts and Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene
Provenance	London, England
Contents	34 pieces from 6 composers

General Description

Thomas Morley's self-teaching primer for music, in three sections. Describes all information needed to sing (mensurations, pricking etc); how to sing a discant on a plainsong or ground; how to composer in three, four, five or more parts. The text is interspersed with examples and new compositions by Morley and English and continental masters.

JCM, 2011

Notation

black void mensural

JCM, 2011

Date

Printed in 1597

JCM, 2011

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
2–9	The Gamut	-	Anonymous
The Gamut Anonymous Appears on: 2–9 Genres: Illustration
9	Notes and equivalent rests	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Notes and equivalent rests Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 9 Genres: Illustration
9–11	Explanation of ligatures	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Explanation of ligatures Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 9–11 Genres: Illustration
12	Explanation of dotted notes	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Explanation of dotted notes Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 12 Genres: Illustration
13–19	Explanation of mensural signs	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Explanation of mensural signs Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 13–19 Genres: Illustration
33	Table of proportions	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Table of proportions Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 33 Genres: Illustration
69	Beginning of the second part	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Beginning of the second part Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 69 Genres: Illustration
116	Beginning of the third part	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Beginning of the third part Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 116 Genres: Illustration
129–131	Table of chords in four parts	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Table of chords in four parts Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 129–131 Genres: Illustration
132–134	Table of cadences in four parts	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Table of cadences in four parts Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 132–134 Genres: Illustration
135–139	Table of cadences in five parts	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Table of cadences in five parts Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 135–139 Genres: Illustration
140–142	Table of cadences in six parts	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Table of cadences in six parts Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 140–142 Genres: Illustration
152–156	Examples of syncopation	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Examples of syncopation Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 152–156 Genres: Illustration
166	Vocal ranges	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Vocal ranges Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 166 Genres: Illustration
173–177	Explanation of canons	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Explanation of canons Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 173–177 Genres: Illustration
195	Beginning of annotations necessary for the understanding of the book	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Beginning of annotations necessary for the understanding of the book Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 195 Genres: Illustration
197	Table showing the harmonic system	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Table showing the harmonic system Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 197 Genres: Illustration
201–205	Explanation of coloration	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Explanation of coloration Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 201–205 Genres: Illustration
202	Plain and colored ligatures with their resolution in simple notes	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Plain and colored ligatures with their resolution in simple notes Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 202 Genres: Illustration
218	List of authors and composers cited in the book	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
List of authors and composers cited in the book Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 218 Genres: Index
[-]	- - MUSIC EXAMPLES - -	-	Anonymous
- - MUSIC EXAMPLES - - Anonymous Appears on: [-]
34	Diverse lingue	-	Renaldi, Giulio
Diverse lingue Renaldi, Giulio Appears on: 34 Genres: Madrigal (Italian) General Note excerpt only. Concordances Madrigals & Neapolitans in 5vv (1576)
35–36	All' acqua sacra del novello fonte	-	Striggio, Alessandro (ca. 1536–1592)
All' acqua sacra del novello fonte Striggio, Alessandro (ca. 1536–1592) Appears on: 35–36 Genres: Madrigal (Italian) General Note extract only Concordances Second Book of Madrigals of 6vv (1571)
37–53	Christes crosse [an alphabet song]	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Christes crosse [an alphabet song] Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 37–53 Genres: Song General Note printed in 'English' and 'Continental' notations
97	Salvator mundi	-	Parsley [Percely], Osbert
Salvator mundi Parsley [Percely], Osbert Appears on: 97 Genres: Hymn General Note 3-part canon based on the plainsong
103–104	[Canon 'per arsin et thesin']	-	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
[Canon 'per arsin et thesin'] Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 103–104 Genres: Canción General Note source not identified by Morley General Note source not identified by Morley
184–185	Eheu! Sustulerunt Dominum	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Eheu! Sustulerunt Dominum Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 184–185 Genres: Motet
186–187	Ard' ogn' hora il cor lasso	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Ard' ogn' hora il cor lasso Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 186–187 Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
188–189	Perche tormi il cor mio	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Perche tormi il cor mio Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 188–189 Genres: Madrigal (Italian)
190–191	O amica mea - 1a pars (of 2): O amica mea	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
O amica mea - 1a pars (of 2): O amica mea Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 190–191 Genres: Motet
192–193	O amica mea - 2a pars (of 2): Dentes tui sicut greges	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
O amica mea - 2a pars (of 2): Dentes tui sicut greges Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 192–193 Genres: Motet
194	O sleep for fancie	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
O sleep for fancie Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 194 Genres: Madrigal (English)
214–215	Domine fac mecum misericordiam tuam	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Domine fac mecum misericordiam tuam Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 214–215 Genres: Motet
216–217	Agnus Dei	-	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Agnus Dei Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 216–217 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	- - MUSIC EXAMPLES - - – [-] The Gamut – 2–9
Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	[Canon 'per arsin et thesin'] – 103–104
Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	Agnus Dei – 216–217 Ard' ogn' hora il cor lasso – 186–187 Beginning of annotations necessary for the understanding of the book – 195 Beginning of the second part – 69 Beginning of the third part – 116 Christes crosse [an alphabet song] – 37–53 Domine fac mecum misericordiam tuam – 214–215 Eheu! Sustulerunt Dominum – 184–185 Examples of syncopation – 152–156 Explanation of canons – 173–177 Explanation of coloration – 201–205 Explanation of dotted notes – 12 Explanation of ligatures – 9–11 Explanation of mensural signs – 13–19 List of authors and composers cited in the book – 218 Notes and equivalent rests – 9 O amica mea - 1a pars (of 2): O amica mea – 190–191 O amica mea - 2a pars (of 2): Dentes tui sicut greges – 192–193 O sleep for fancie – 194 Perche tormi il cor mio – 188–189 Plain and colored ligatures with their resolution in simple notes – 202 Table of cadences in five parts – 135–139 Table of cadences in four parts – 132–134 Table of cadences in six parts – 140–142 Table of chords in four parts – 129–131 Table of proportions – 33 Table showing the harmonic system – 197 Vocal ranges – 166
Parsley [Percely], Osbert	Salvator mundi – 97
Renaldi, Giulio	Diverse lingue – 34
Striggio, Alessandro (ca. 1536–1592)	All' acqua sacra del novello fonte – 35–36

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
- - MUSIC EXAMPLES - -	Anonymous	[-]
[Canon 'per arsin et thesin']	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	103–104
Agnus Dei	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	216–217
All' acqua sacra del novello fonte	Striggio, Alessandro (ca. 1536–1592)	35–36
Ard' ogn' hora il cor lasso	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	186–187
Beginning of annotations necessary for the understanding of the book	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	195
Beginning of the second part	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	69
Beginning of the third part	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	116
Christes crosse [an alphabet song]	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	37–53
Diverse lingue	Renaldi, Giulio	34
Domine fac mecum misericordiam tuam	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	214–215
Eheu! Sustulerunt Dominum	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	184–185
Examples of syncopation	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	152–156
Explanation of canons	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	173–177
Explanation of coloration	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	201–205
Explanation of dotted notes	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	12
Explanation of ligatures	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	9–11
Explanation of mensural signs	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	13–19
List of authors and composers cited in the book	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	218
Notes and equivalent rests	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	9
O amica mea - 1a pars (of 2): O amica mea	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	190–191
O amica mea - 2a pars (of 2): Dentes tui sicut greges	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	192–193
O sleep for fancie	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	194
Perche tormi il cor mio	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	188–189
Plain and colored ligatures with their resolution in simple notes	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	202
Salvator mundi	Parsley [Percely], Osbert	97
Table of cadences in five parts	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	135–139
Table of cadences in four parts	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	132–134
Table of cadences in six parts	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	140–142
Table of chords in four parts	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	129–131
Table of proportions	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	33
Table showing the harmonic system	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	197
The Gamut	Anonymous	2–9
Vocal ranges	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	166

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