Musica transalpina Cantus [-Sextus] : Madrigales translated of foure, fiue and sixe partes, chosen out of diuers excellent authors, vvith the first and second part of La verginella, made by Maister Byrd, vpon tvvo stanza's of Ariosto, and brought to speake English vvith the rest. Published by N. Yonge, in fauour of such as take pleasure in musicke of voices.

Format:

Microformat

Contributor:

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623.

Yonge, Nicholas, -1619.

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 404:11.

Standardized Title:

Musica transalpina. Book 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Madrigals, Italian--Early works to 1800.

Madrigals, Italian.

Physical Description:

352 unnumbered pages : music

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Place of Publication:

Imprinted at London : By Thomas East, the assigné of William Byrd, 1588.

Notes:

Six partbooks, each with separate dated title page and register. Third word of title, part 2, "Altus"; part 3, "Tenor"; part 4, "Quintus"; part 5, "Sextus"; part 6, "Bassus". At foot of titles: Cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis.

Signatures: A2 2 A-H4; A2 2 A-H4; A2 2 A-H4; A2 2 A-G4; A2 2 A-B4; A2 2 A-H4.

The last leaf of the Quintus, Tenor, and Bassus parts is blank.

In this edition line 1 of each table has "conteyned".

A second book was published in 1597.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Filmed copy is mixed: Tenor, Sextus, and Bassus parts are STC 26094.5.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1949. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 404:11). s1949 miun a

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 26094

OCLC:

61337211