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• The second set of madrigales to 3. 4. and 5. parts apt for viols and voices. Newly composed by Michaell Est. (London : Printed by Iohn Windet the assigne of VVilliam Barley, 1606), by Michael East (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• English madrigals (Printed at London : In Little Saint Helens by William Barley, the assigne of Thomas Morley, and are to be solde at his shoppe in Gratious-streete, anno Dom. 1599. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum), by John Farmer (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Madrigals and mottets (London : Printed by Thomas Snodham, the assigne of W. Barley, 1612), by Orlando Gibbons (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Madrigals (London : Printed by Thomas Este dwelling in aldersgate street, 1597), by George Kirbye (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Madrigals ([London] : Printed by Thomas Snodham, 1613), by John Ward (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The first sett, of Italian madrigalls Englished, not to the sense of the originall dittie, but after the affection of the noate. By Thomas Watson Gentleman. There are also heere inserted two excellent madrigalls of Master VVilliam Byrds, composed after the Italian vaine, at the request of the sayd Thomas Watson (Imprinted at London : By Thomas Este, the assigné of William Byrd, & are to be sold at the house of the sayd T. Este, being in Aldersgate street, at the signe of the black Horse, 1590), by Thomas Watson, William Byrd, and Luca Marenzio (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Balletts and madrigals to fiue voyces with one to 6. voyces: newly published by Thomas Weelkes. (In London : Printed by Thomas Este, the assigne of William Barley, 1608), by Thomas Weelkes (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Madrigals of 5. and 6. parts apt for the viols and voices. Made & newly published by Thomas Weelkes of the Coledge at Winchester, organist. (At London : Printed by Thomas Este, the assigne of Thomas Morley, 1600), by Thomas Weelkes (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Madrigals, voices (3-6), set 1 (At London : Printed by Thomas Este, 1598), by John Wilbye (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Madrigals, voices (3-6), set 2 (London : Printed by Tho. Este alias Snodham, for Iohn Browne, and are to be sould at his shop in S. Dunstones Churchyard in Fleetstreet, [1609]), by John Wilbye (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Madrigals (At London : Printed in little Saint Hellens by [H. Ballard for] William Barley, the assigne of Thomas Morley. Cum priuilegio, M.D.XC.IX. [1599]), by John Bennet (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Madrigals to fiue voyces: newly published by Richard Carlton preist: batchelor in musique (London : Printed by Thomas Morley, dwelling in Little Saint Helens, 1601. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum), by Richard Carlton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• 14.Ayres in tabletorie to the lute expressed with two voyces and the base violl or the voice & lute only. 6.more to 4.voyces and in tabletorie. And 8.madrigalles to 5.voyces By Michaell Cavendish Gentleman (At London : Printed by Peter Short, on bredstreet hill at the signe of the Starre, 1598), by Michael Cavendish (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Madrigals and pastorals. Set 1 (London : Printed by M. L[ownes] I. B[rowne] and T. S[nodham] the assignes of W. Barley, 1614), by Francis Pilkington (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Madrigals and pastorals. Set 1 (London : Printed by Thomas Snodham, for M[atthew] L[ownes] and A. B[rowne], 1624), by Francis Pilkington and William Stanley Derby (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Melismata Musicall phansies. Fitting the court, citie, and countrey humours. To 3, 4, and 5. voyces. (London : Printed by William Stansby for Thomas Adams, 1611), by Thomas Ravenscroft (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Madrigals. 1st set (1604. In London : printed by Thomas Este, [1604]), by Thomas Bateson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Madrigals. Set 2 (London : printed by Thomas Snodham, for Matthew Lownes and Iohn Browne, 1618), by Thomas Bateson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Madrigals, voices (4) (In London : By Thomas Est in Aldersgate street at the signe of the black horse, M.D.XC.IV. [1594]), by Thomas Morley (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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• The First Set of English Madrigals to 3, 4, 5, and 6 Voices (London: Thomas Fiste, 1598), by John Wilbye (PDF at shipbrook.net)
• A Briefe Discourse of the True (But Neglected) Use of Charact'ring the Degrees, by Thomas Ravenscroft (HTML and page images at pbm.com)
• Musica transalpina ... Madrigales translated of foure, fiuve and sixe parts, chosen out of diuers excellent authorsvvith the first and second part of La verginella, made by Maister Byrd vpon tvvo stanz's of Ariosto, and brought to speake English vvith the rest (T. East, the assigné of W. Bryd, 1588), by Nicholas Yonge, William Byrd, and Thomas East (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Boston glee book, consisting of an extensive collection of glees, madrigals, and rounds; selected from the works of the most admired composers. Together with many new pieces from the German, arranged expressly for this work (J. H. Wilkins & R. B. Carter, and G. W. Palmer & Co., 1839), by Lowell Mason and George James Webb (page images at HathiTrust)
• An hour's recreation in music (published in 1606) (Stainer & Bell, 1924), by Richard Alison (page images at HathiTrust)
• First set of madrigals (published in 1604) (Stainer & Bell, 1922), by Thomas Bateson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Second set of madrigals (published in 1618) (Stainer & Bell, 1922), by Thomas Bateson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigals to four voices (published in 1599) A madrigal (Stainer and Bell, 1922), by John Bennet (page images at HathiTrust)
• Psalms, songs, and sonnets, some solemn, others joyful. To 3, 4, 5, and 6 parts, published in 1611. A madrigal included by (Stainer and Bell, 1920), by William Byrd (page images at HathiTrust)
• Psalms, sonnets, and songs of sadness and piety, to five parts (published in 1588) Two madrigals (Stainer and Bell, 1920), by William Byrd (page images at HathiTrust)
• Michael Cavendish. Madrigals to 5. voices (published in 1598) A madrigal (Stainer and Bell, ltd., 1924), by Michael Cavendish, Richard Edwards, William Holborne, and Thomas Greaves (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigals to 3, 4, and 5 parts, published in 1604. (Stainer and Bell, 1923), by Michael East (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigals to 3. 4. and 5. parts (published in 1606) A madrigal (Stainer and Bell, ltd., 1923), by Michael East (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigals contained in The third set of books, published in 1610 [and] madrigals contained in The fourth set of books, published in 1619. (Stainer and Bell, 1923), by Michael East (page images at HathiTrust)
• First set of madrigals to four voices (published in 1599) A madrigal (Stainer and Bell, ltd., 1914), by John Farmer (page images at HathiTrust)
• First set of madrigals and motets of five parts (published in 1612) (Stainer and Bell, 1914), by Orlando Gibbons (page images at HathiTrust)
• Robert Jones. The first set of madrigals of 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. parts (published in 1607) (Stainer and Bell, ltd., 1924), by Robert Jones and John Mundy (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigals to 4. 5. and 6. voices (published in 1597) A madrigal (Stainer and Bell, 1922), by George Kirbye, Edmund Spenser, and Philip Sidney (page images at HathiTrust)
• Canzonets or little short airs to five and six voices (published in 1597) Two madrigals (included by Morley in the Triumphs of Oriana; published in 1601) (Stainer and Bell, 1913), by Thomas Morley (page images at HathiTrust)
• First book of madrigals to four voices (published in 1594, and re-printed in 1600) Two canzonets to four voices (included by Morley in his Italian collection; published in 1597) (Stainer and Bell, 1913), by Thomas Morley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigals. The triumphs of Oriana, to 5. and 6. voices (Stainer & Bell, Ltd., 1923), by Thomas Morley (page images at HathiTrust)
• First set of madrigals and pastorals of 3. 4. and 5. parts (published in 1614) (Stainer & Bell, 1923), by Francis Pilkington (page images at HathiTrust)
• Second set of madrigals and pastorals of 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts (published in 1624) (Stainer and Bell, 1923), by Francis Pilkington (page images at HathiTrust)
• Songs of divers airs and natures (published in 1619) (Stainer and Bell, 1924), by Thomas Vautor (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigals to 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts (published in 1613) (Stainer and Bell, 1922), by John Ward (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigals to 3, 4, 5, and 6 voices (published in 1597) (Stainer and Bell, 1916), by Thomas Weelkes (page images at HathiTrust)
• Airs; or Fantastic spirits to three voices (published in 1608) A madrigal included by Morley in the "Triumphs of Oriana," published in 1601. Transcribed, scored, and edited by Edmund Horace Fellowes. (Stainer and Bell, 1916), by Thomas Weelkes (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ballets and madrigals to five voices (published in 1598; re-printed in 1608) (Stainer and Bell, Ltd., 1916), by Thomas Weelkes (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigals of five parts (published in 1600) (Stainer and Bell, 1916), by Thomas Weelkes (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigals of six parts (published in 1600) (Stainer and Bell, 1916), by Thomas Weelkes (page images at HathiTrust)
• First set of madrigals to 3. 4. 5. and 6 voices (published in 1598) Madrigal (Stainer and Bell, 1914), by John Wilbye (page images at HathiTrust)
• Second set of madrigals to 3, 4, 5, and 6 voices (published in 1609) (Stainer and Bell, 1914), by John Wilbye (page images at HathiTrust)
• Euterpe : a collection of madrigals and other music of the 16th and 17th centuries (Published by the Oriana Madrigal Society :, 1905), by Janet Dodge, G. E. P. Arkwright, J. A. Fuller-Maitland, Charles Kennedy Scott, and Oriana Madrigal Society (page images at HathiTrust)
• First set of madrigals to 3,4, and 5 parts published in 1604. (Stainer and Bell, 1923), by Michael East (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigales : The Triumphes of Oriana : to 5. and 6. voices (Performers' Facsimiles, 1992), by Thomas Morely (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigals of 5. and 6. parts, apt for the viols and voices (Performers' Facsimiles, 1999), by Thomas Weelkes (page images at HathiTrust)
• The English madrigal school (Stainer, 1922), by Edmund Horace Fellowes (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ballets and madrigals to five voices (published in 1598; reprinted in 1608) (Stainer and Bell, 1921), by Thomas Weelkes and Edmund H. Fellowes (page images at HathiTrust)
• First set of madrigals of five parts (published in 1613) (Stainer and Bell, 1922), by Henry Lichfild (page images at HathiTrust)
• Second set of madrigals to 3, 4, 5, and 6 voices (published in 1609). (Stainer and Bell, 1920), by John Wilbye (page images at HathiTrust)
• First set of madrigals and motets of five parts (published in 1612) (Stainer and Bell, 1921), by Orlando Gibbons (page images at HathiTrust)
• Songs, madrigals and sonnets. A gathering of some of the most pleasant flowers of old English poetry. (Longman, Brown, Green, and co., 1849), by Joseph Cundall (page images at HathiTrust)
• Musica transalpina. (J. Williams, 1894), by Alfonso Ferrabosco and G. E. P. Arkwright (page images at HathiTrust)
• Musica transalpina. (J. Williams, 1894), by Alfonso Ferrabosco and G. E. P. Arkwright (page images at HathiTrust)
• Six madrigals to four voices. (Joseph Williams;, 1891), by George Kirbye and G. E. P. Arkwright (page images at HathiTrust)
• Twelve madrigals to five voices. (Joseph Williams;, 1891), by George Kirbye and G. E. P. Arkwright (page images at HathiTrust)
• Six madrigals : to six voices (J. Williams, 1892), by George Kirbye and G. E. P. Arkwright (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigals by English composers of the close of the fifteenth century (Novello, Ewer and Co., 1893), by C. F. Abdy Williams, Charles William Pearce, and Plainsong and Mediaeval Music Society (Great Britain) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fantastic spirits. (J. Williams, 1895), by Thomas Weelkes and G. E. P. Arkwright (page images at HathiTrust)
• Eight ballets and madrigals, 1598 (Joseph Williams ;, 1895), by Thomas Weelkes and G. E. P. Arkwright (page images at HathiTrust)
• A briefe discovrse of the true (but neglected) vse of charact'ring the degrees, by their perfection, imperfection, and diminution in measurable musike, 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 recreations: 1 hunting, 2 hawking, 3 dauncing, 4 drinking, 5 enamouring. (Printed by E. Allde for T. Adams, 1614), by Thomas Ravenscroft, John Bennet, and Edward Pearce (page images at HathiTrust)
• Eight [i.e. 24] ballets and madrigals (J. Williams, 1895), by Thomas Weelkes (page images at HathiTrust)
• Euterpe : a collection of madrigals and other English vocal music of the 16th & 17th centuries (Oriana Madrigal Society ;, 1905) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Balletts and madrigals : to five voices (published in 1598, reprinted in 1608) (Stainer & Bell, 1921), by Thomas Weelkes (page images at HathiTrust)
• First set of madrigals : to four voices (published in 1599) (Stainer & Bell, 1914), by John Farmer and John Farmer (page images at HathiTrust)
• First set of madrigals : to 3. 4. 5. and 6 voices (published in 1598) (Stainer & Bell, 1914), by John Wilbye (page images at HathiTrust)
• First book of madrigals to four voices : (published in 1594, and reprinted in 1600) ; Two canzonets to four voices : (included by Morley in his Italien collection; published in 1959) (Stainer and Bell, 1921), by Thomas Morley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigal; part song for mixed voices [words by] Thomas Weelkes ... (The Boston Music Co., 1913), by George Balch Nevin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Canzonets, or little short airs to five and six voices : (published in 1597) ; Two madrigals (included by Morley in the Triumphs of Oriana : published in 1601) (Stainer and Bell, 1921), by Thomas Morley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Second set of madrigals to 3, 4, 5, and 6 voices (Stainer and Bell, 1920), by John Wilbye and Edmund H. Fellowes (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigals of six parts (published in 1600) (Stainer and Bell, ltd., 1921), by Thomas Weelkes and Edmund H. Fellowes (page images at HathiTrust)
• Madrigals : to four voices (published in 1599) (Stainer & Bell, 1922), by John Bennet and John Bennet (page images at HathiTrust)
• Though Amaryllis dance (Stainer & Bell, 1920), by William Byrd and Edmund H. Fellowes (page images at HathiTrust)
• The English Madrigal school : a selection of works by various composers (Stainer & Bell, 1925), by Edmund H. Fellowes (page images at HathiTrust)

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