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
| Author/creator | Watson, Thomas |
| Other author | Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623. |
| Other author | Marenzio, Luca, 1553-1599. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Imprinted at London : By Thomas Este, the assigné of 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. |
| Description | [164] p. : music |
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| Subjects |
| Variant title | Superius. The first sett, of Italian madrigalls. |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General 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 Regiæ Maiestatis.". The Medius imprint reads "Imprinted at London by Thomas Este, the assigné of William Byrd. 1590". Variant: this imprint has "assigne". |
| General note | The words are chiefly free translations or imitations of Luca Marenzio. |
| General note | Signatures: [A]² B-D⁴ E² ; [A]² C⁴ C⁴ E² ; [A]² B-D⁴ E² ; [A]² B-D⁴ E² ; [A]² B⁴; [A]² B-D⁴ E² . |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
| References | STC (2nd ed.) 25119. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 371:3) |
| Stock number | CL0036000011 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218 |
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