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Published in 1571 and containing works in a variety of styles, Thomas Whythorne’s collection Songes for three, fower and five voyces is of great importance in the history of English music. The forty-two four-part songs are published in this volume, the three-part songs are published as AE31, and the five-part songs as AE38. Some songs are rather severely contrapuntal and imitative; others are more homophonic and lyrical. For four solo singers or small choir: mainly SATB. xxiv + 116 pages. ISMN 979-0-57039-043-4.
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