Cantus, songs and fancies, to severall musicall parts. : Both apt for voices and viols. With a brief introduction to musick, as is taught into the musick-school of Aberdeen. The third edition, exactly corrected and enlarged. Together also, with severall of the choisest Italian-songs, and new English-ayres, all in three parts, (viz.) two treebles and a bass. Most pleasant and delightfull for all humours..
Forbes, John,-1675.
Davidson, Thomas,-1675.
Morley, Thomas,1557-1603?.Plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke.
Gastoldi, Giovanni Giacomo,active 1582-1609,composer.
Aberdeen, : Printed by Iohn Forbes, printer to the ancient city of Bon-Accord.,
anno Dom. 1682..
A reissue of 'Cantus, songs and fancies, to three, four, or five parts, ... third edition' (Wing D383) with a letter-press title page.
With an additional woodcut title page (pi1): Cantus, songs and fancies, to three, four, or five parts, both apt for voices and viols ... The third edition, much englarged and corrected. Printed in Aberdeen, by Iohn Forbes, and are to be sold at his printing-house above the Meal. Market at the sign of Tovvns-Armes. 1682.
The recto of leaf L3 bears title: Severall of the choisest Italian songs composed by Giovanni Giacomo Castoldi da Carravaggio. Together also, with some of the best new English-ayres. Collected from their chiefest authors, all in three parts, viz. two trebles and a bass.
Epistle dedicatory signed: Iohn Forbes.
Royal arms on verso of title page.
The introduction is plagiarized from: Morley, Thomas. A plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke.
The first edition title page has 'T.D.' [i.e. Thomas Davidson] as the instructor of the 'musick-schole'.
Identified as Wing D383 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 2070.
Signatures: pi² A-O⁴.
Aldis, H.G.  Scotland,
Wing (2nd ed., 1994)
ESTC
Songs, English
Scotland Aberdeen.