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Thomas Morley: Elizabethan Music Publisher

Thomas Morley: Elizabethan Music Publisher

Murray, Tessa

Hardcover

Series: Music in Britain, 1600-2000, Book 10

Classical MusicBritish HistoryMusic Reference

ISBN10: 1843839601
ISBN13: 9781843839606
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: Jul 17 2014
Pages: 286
Weight: 1.28
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
An essential book for scholars and students of renaissance music, as well as the history of music publishing and print.

The Renaissance composer and organist Thomas Morley (c.1557-1602) is best known as a leading member of the English Madrigal School, but he also built a significant business as a music publisher. This book looks at Morley's pioneering contribution to music publishing in England, inspired by an established music printing culture in continental Europe. A student of William Byrd, Morley had a conventional education and early career as a cathedral musician both in Norwich and at St Paul's cathedral. Morley lived amongst the traders, artisans and gentry of England's major cities at a time when a market for recreational music was beginning to emerge. His entrepreneurial drive combinedwith an astute assessment of his market resulted in a successful and influential publishing business. The turning point came with a visit to the Low Countries in 1591, which gave him the opportunity to see a thriving music printpublication business at first hand.

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