Manuscript Inscriptions in Early English Printed Music

by David Greer

Who were the first owners of the music published in England in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries? Who went to 'the dwelling house of ... T. East, by Paules wharfe' and bought a copy of Byrd's Psalmes, sonets, & songs when it appeared in 1588? Who purchased a copy of Dowland's First booke of songes in 1597? What other books formed part of their music library? In this survey of surviving books of music published before 1640, David Greer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367598507
• ISBN13: 9780367598501
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 226 Pages