Canzonets or Litle short aers to fiue and sixe voices. By Thomas Morley gentleman of her Highnesse chappell.

Canzonets or Litle short aers to fiue and sixe voices. By Thomas Morley gentleman of her Highnesse chappell.

Canzonets, voices (5-6)

London : Printed by Peter Short dwelling on Bredstreet hil at the signe of the Star, M. D. XCVII. [1597]

[160] p. : music ; (4to)

Five partbooks containing seven parts, each with separate dated title page and register. At head of title, part 1, "Cantus." (includes lute tablature for most pieces); part 2, "Altus."; part 3, "Tenor." (includes the Sextus); part 4, "Bassus."; part 5, "Quintus.".

Each title page within cartouche.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-E⁴ F²; ²[A]⁴ B-C⁴ D²; ³[A]⁴ B-D⁴; ⁴[A]⁴ B-C⁴ D²; ⁵[A]⁴ B-C⁴ D².

Entered 31 October [1597]

Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books, Tract Supplement reel E4 has title page to part 4 (Bassus) only.
Signatures from DFo.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 18126
R. Steele, The earliest English music printing (1903), no. 160
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S110065

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 18126

HH148/1. Imperfect: lacking part 3 (tenor + sextus). Part 1 (cantus) sig. C misbound: 2,1,4,3. Part 2 (altus) bound before part 1 (cantus); part 5 (quintus) bound before part 4 (bassus). Part 1 poorly inked, affecting text. Some leaves with print show-through. Parts 2 and 5 untrimmed. Stiff vellum binding by Riviere & Son. Provenance: Harmsworth copy