The first sett, of Italian madrigalls Englished, not to the sense of the originall dittie, but after the affection of the noate. By Thomas Watson Gentleman. There are also heere inserted two excellent madrigalls of Master VVilliam Byrds, composed after the Italian vaine, at the request of the sayd Thomas Watson.

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• The first sett, of Italian madrigalls Englished, not to the sense of the originall dittie, but after the affection of the noate. By Thomas Watson Gentleman. There are also heere inserted two excellent madrigalls of Master VVilliam Byrds, composed after the Italian vaine, at the request of the sayd Thomas Watson.
• Superius. The first sett, of Italian madrigalls

People / Organizations

• Thomas Watson (Author)

Imprint

Imprinted at London: By Thomas Este, the assignéof William Byrd, & are to be sold at the house of the sayd T. Este, being in Aldersgate street, at the signe of the black Horse, 1590.

Publication year

1590-1590

ESTC No.

S119493

Grub Street ID

139132

Description

[4], XXVIII, [4], IX-XXVIII, [4], XXVIII, [4], IX-XXVIII, [4], XXI-XXVIII, [4], XXVIII p. : music ; 4⁰

Note

Six partbooks, each with separate dated title page and register. At head of title, part 1, "Superius."; part 2, "Medius."; part 3, "Contratenor."; part 4, "Tenor"; part 5, "Sextus."; part 6, "Bassus.". At foot of titles, "Cum priuilegio Regi¾ Maiestatis.". The Medius imprint reads "Imprinted at London by Thomas Este, the assigné of William Byrd. 1590". Variant: this imprint has "assigne".

The words are chiefly free translations or imitations of Luca Marenzio.

Signatures: [A]? B-D? E?; ?[A]? B-C? D?; ?[A]? B-D? E?; ?[A]? B-D? E?; ?[A]? B?; ?[A]? B-D? E?.

With slip-cancels correcting missigned signatures of second register.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures from DFo