A Briefe Discourse of the True Use of Charact'ring the Degrees - Ravenscroft, Thomas 1588-1635 (Amsterdam Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1971)
The part-songs are by Ravenscroft, John Bennet, and Edward Pearce.
A briefe discourse of the true (but neglected) use of charact'ring the degrees by their perfection, imperfection, and diminution in measurable musicke, against the common practise and custome of these times. Examples whereof are exprest in the harmony of 4. voyces, concerning the pleasure of 5. vsuall reacreations: hunting, hawking, dauncing, drinking, enamouring.
Keywords: 17th Century (1601-1700); Music theory; Harmony; Scale; United Kingdom