A briefe and short instruction of the art of musick, to teach how to make discant, of all proportions that are in use
Subtitle: very necessary for all such as are desirous to attaine to knowledge in the art : and may be by practice, if they can sing, soone to be able to compose three, foure, and five parts : and also to compose all sorts of canons that are usuall, by these directions of two or three parts in one, upon the plain-song
By: by Elway Bevin
Publisher: Printed by R. Young
Published: 1631
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 52
Subjects: Music theory; History; Canon (Musical form)
Notes: Signatures: A-G⁴, H² (A₁, blank?, wanting)

Title vignette (printer's mark); head-piece.

Principally musical examples.

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