Thomas Morley (1557 – early October 1602) was an English composer, theorist, singer and organist of late Renaissance music. He was one of the foremost members of the English Madrigal School. Referring to the strong Italian influence on the English madrigal, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians states that Morley was "chiefly responsible for grafting the Italian shoot on to the native stock and initiating the curiously brief but brilliant flowering of the madrigal that constitutes one of the most colourful episodes in the history of English music." (From Wikipedia)
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Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?, ed.: The First Booke of Consort Lessons: Made by Divers Exquisite Authors, for Sixe Instruments to Play Together, viz, the Treble Lute, the Pandora, the Citterne, the Base-Violl, the Flute, and the Treble-Violl (newly set edition for all parts but the treble lute, based on known surviving copies of 1599 and 1611 editions), also ed. by Steve Gassira (PDF with commentary at imslp.org)
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Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: 3 old English songs (Boosey & Hawkes, 1995), also by Rebecca Clarke and Malcolm MacDonald (page images at HathiTrust)- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: Balletts (In London : By Thomas Este, M.D.XC.V. [1595]), also by Michael Drayton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: Balletts. Italian (In Londra : Appresso Tomaso Este, M.D.XC.V. [1595]), also by Michael Drayton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: 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) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: 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) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: Canzonets. Or Little short songs to foure voyces: celected out of the best and approued Italian authors. By Thomas Morley, Gent. of her Maiesties chappell. Cantus [-Altus, -Tenor, -Bassus]. (Imprinted at London : By Peter Short, dwelling on Bredstreet hill at the signe of the Star & are there to be sold, 1597) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: Canzonets, voices (2) (London : printed by Thomas Snodham, for Matthew Lownes and Iohn Browne, M. DC XIX. [1619]), also by Thomas Morley (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: Consort lessons ([London] : Printed at London in Little Saint Helens by VVilliam Barley, the assigne of Thomas Morely, and are to be solde at his shop in Gratious-streete, 1599) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: Eheu ! sustulerunt Dominum = (Alas ! they have taken Jesus) (Novello, 1910) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: First book of airs, 1600. (Stainer & Bell, 1932) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: First book of ballets to five voices (published in 1595, and re-printed in 1600) (Stainer and Bell, 1913), also by Michael Drayton (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: First book of ballets to five voices (published in 1595, and re-printed in 1600). (Stainer and Bell, 1921), also by Michael Drayton (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: First book of balletts (1595: ²1600). (Stainer & Bell :, 1965) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: The first book of canzonets to two voices (published in 1595) Canzonets or little short songs to three voices (published in 1593; reprinted in 1606 and 1631) (Stainer and Bell, 1913) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: The first book of canzonets to two voices : (published in 1595) ; Canzonets, or little short songs to three voices : (published in 1593; reprinted in 1606 and 1631) (Stainer and Bell, 1921), also by Edmund H. Fellowes (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: 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) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: 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) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: The first booke of canzonets to two voices (Stainer & Bell, 1913) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: Madrigals. The triumphs of Oriana, to 5. and 6. voices (Stainer & Bell, Ltd., 1923) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: Madrigals, voices (4) (In London : By Thomas Est in Aldersgate street at the signe of the black horse, M.D.XC.IV. [1594]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: Now is the month of Maying : (Old English dance) (G. Schirmer, 1890), also by Thomas Lincoln (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: A plain and easy introduction to music; or The new "Morley." (Forsyth, 1893), also by Frederick Corder (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: Plain and easy introduction to practical music, set down in form of a dialogue ... (London : [publisher not identified], 1771., 1771), also by Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: A plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke set downe in forme of a dialogue: deuided into three partes, the first teacheth to sing with all things necessary for the knowledge of pricktsong. The second treateth of descante and to sing two parts in one vpon a plainsong or ground, with other things necessary for a descanter. The third and last part entreateth of composition of three, foure, fiue or more parts with many profitable rules to that effect. With new songs of 2. 3. 4. and .5 [sic] parts. By Thomas Morley, Batcheler of musick, & of the gent. of hir Maiesties Royall Chapell. (Imprinted at London : By Peter Short, dwelling on Breedstreet hill at the signe of the Starre, 1597) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?: Triumphes of Oriana (In London : Printed by Thomas Este, the assigne of Thomas Morley., 1601) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
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