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London: R. Young, 1631
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General Information
| Work Title
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A Briefe and Short Instruction on the Art of Musicke
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| Alternative. Title
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A briefe and short instruction of the art of musicke : to teach how to make discant, of all proportions that are in vse: very necessary for all such as are desirous to attaine to knowledge in the art ; and may by practice, if they can sing, soone 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
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| Composer
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Bevin, Elway
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None [force assignment]
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| First Publication.
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1631
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| Language
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English
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| Dedication
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Bishop of Gloucester
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Renaissance
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| Piece Style
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Renaissance
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A book of music theory with many puzzle canons. Bevin was famous for his canons in his day, and published two books of them, but both are lost.
