Cantus, songs and fancies
Subtitle: 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-apres, all in three parts, (viz.) two treebles and a bass. Most pleasant and delightfull for all humours
Contributors: Forbes, John, d. 1675; Davidson, Thomas, d. 1675, attributed name; Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?; Gastoldi, Giovanni Giacomo, fl. 1582-1609, composer
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2070:11
Publisher: printed by John Forbes, printer to the ancient city of Bon-Accord
Published: 1682
Place of publication: Aberdeen
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 116
Subjects: Songs, English -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Cantus, songs and fancies, to three, four, or five parts, both apt for voices and viols; Plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke
Notes: With an additional title page (woodcut) reading: Cantus, songs and fancies, to three, four, or five parts, both apt for voices and viols

Imprint from additional title page reads: 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

Epistle dedicatory signed: Iohn Forbes

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"

Signatures: pi²  A-O⁴

Includes divisional title and index

Copy stained with print show-through

Wing (2nd ed., 1994) D383

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1991. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2070:11).