A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music - Morley, Thomas 1557-?1603; Harman, Alec; Dart, Thurston 1921-1971 (London Dent, 1966)
"The various sections of the book have been arranged in a more convenient form ... All the pieces which Morley includes between the Peroratio and the Annotations have been omitted." Included are 2 motets by the author, Domine Fac mecum and Agnus Dei, each in Facsim. (part-books) and in modern transcription (score: SATB)
Contains a set of photocopies: 15 pages of handwritten resumé and 4 pages directly from the book
Originally published in 1597; this edition first published in 1952
Keywords: 16th Century (1501-1600); Method; Music theory; Counterpoint; Canon; Improvisation; Composing; United Kingdom