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Psalmes, sonets, & songs of sadnes and pietie : made into musicke of fiue parts: whereof, some of them going abroad among diuers, in vntrue coppies, are heere truely corrected, and th'other being songs very rare & newly composed, are heere published, for the recreation of all such as delight in musick: by William Byrd, one of the Gent. of the Queenes Maiesties honorable chappell.

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623, author.; Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
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Title
Psalmes, sonets, & songs of sadnes and pietie : made into musicke of fiue parts: whereof, some of them going abroad among diuers, in vntrue coppies, are heere truely corrected, and th'other being songs very rare & newly composed, are heere published, for the recreation of all such as delight in musick: by William Byrd, one of the Gent. of the Queenes Maiesties honorable chappell.
Created/published
[London] : Printed by Thomas East, the assigne of VV. Byrd, and are to be sold at the dwelling house of the said T. East, by Paules wharfe, 1588.
Description
[240] p. : music ; (4to)
Associated name
Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623, author.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Note
Five partbooks, each with separate dated title page and collating [A]² B-F⁴ G². At head of title, part 1: "Superius."; part 2: "Medius."; part 3: "Contratenor."; part 4: "Tenor."; part 5: "Bassus.". At foot of title: Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis.

This edition lacks errata on [A]2v of each part.

Identified as STC 4253 on UMI microfilm reel 413.
ESTC staff note
rpm 07/17/96
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 4253.7
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S122507
Genre/form
Printing privileges.
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
STC 4253 Pt. 3 Tenor
Folger-specific note
HH41/25. Some leaves mended. Provenance: signatures of T. F. Forster and John Kent; William H. Cummings - Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 4253 Pt. 4 Bassus
Folger-specific note
HH41/25. Manuscript notes. Provenance: signature of James Eustis; William H. Cummings - Harmsworth copy

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