Thesis--Florida State University. / Vol. 2 consists of the author's transcription of Morley's Canzonets; or Little short songs to fovre voyces (London, 1597) and his Madrigals to fiue voyces (London, 1598) The score includes reduction of the voice parts for piano. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliography.

Este trabalho contempla a teoria e prática da música inglesa do final do século XVI e início do XVII. Seu objetivo central é oferecer uma tradução comentada da primeira parte do tratado A Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke\" (1597) de Thomas Morley, amparada por notas explicativas e críticas que tratam dos problemas referentes à terminologia e algumas questões de caráter histórico. A escolha do tratado de Morley para a presente pesquisa deve-se ao seu enfoque completo e pedagógico das principais definições da teoria musical da época e é na primeira parte do tratado que todos os elementos melódicos e rítmicos necessários para a leitura de uma partitura são apresentados. Portanto, a tradução para o português desta importante obra será muito útil para músicos e editores, pois permitirá realizar transcrições, leituras críticas de edições modernas e leitura em fac-símile. Além disso, será essencial para o estudo da música inglesa daquele período, considerando que a prática musical inglesa difere, em alguns aspectos, daquela ensinada no continente europeu. / This research contemplates the theory and practice of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century English music. Its main objective is to provide a commented translation of the first part of \"The Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke\" (1597) by Thomas Morley supported by explanatory notes and criticisms dealing with problems related to terminology and reflections on historical matters. The choice of Morleys treatise for this research is due to its comprehensive teaching of the main definitions of music theory at that time. It is in the first part that all the melodic and rhythmic elements necessary for the reading of a musical score are presented. Therefore, the translation of this important work into Portuguese should be very useful for musicians and publishers, as it will allow transcriptions and critical readings of modern editions and reading in facsimile. Moreover, it should also be essential for the study of English music of that period, as the English musical practice differs in some respects from that taught in the European continent.

Este trabalho contempla a teoria e prática da música inglesa do final do século XVI e início do XVII. Seu objetivo central é oferecer uma tradução comentada da primeira parte do tratado A Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke\" (1597) de Thomas Morley, amparada por notas explicativas e críticas que tratam dos problemas referentes à terminologia e algumas questões de caráter histórico. A escolha do tratado de Morley para a presente pesquisa deve-se ao seu enfoque completo e pedagógico das principais definições da teoria musical da época e é na primeira parte do tratado que todos os elementos melódicos e rítmicos necessários para a leitura de uma partitura são apresentados. Portanto, a tradução para o português desta importante obra será muito útil para músicos e editores, pois permitirá realizar transcrições, leituras críticas de edições modernas e leitura em fac-símile. Além disso, será essencial para o estudo da música inglesa daquele período, considerando que a prática musical inglesa difere, em alguns aspectos, daquela ensinada no continente europeu. / This research contemplates the theory and practice of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century English music. Its main objective is to provide a commented translation of the first part of \"The Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke\" (1597) by Thomas Morley supported by explanatory notes and criticisms dealing with problems related to terminology and reflections on historical matters. The choice of Morleys treatise for this research is due to its comprehensive teaching of the main definitions of music theory at that time. It is in the first part that all the melodic and rhythmic elements necessary for the reading of a musical score are presented. Therefore, the translation of this important work into Portuguese should be very useful for musicians and publishers, as it will allow transcriptions and critical readings of modern editions and reading in facsimile. Moreover, it should also be essential for the study of English music of that period, as the English musical practice differs in some respects from that taught in the European continent.

By considering sixteenth-century English chorister training, modern singers of Renaissance vocal music are informed of the practical and academic demands unique to Elizabethan musicians and audiences. Clauses in relevant choirmaster contracts provide an insight into pedagogical expectations of teachers and their choristers. Studies included plainchant, grammar, Latin, rhetoric, improvisation, poetry, morality, instrumental instruction on organ and viols, and composition. For those not associated with cathedrals and collegiate chapels, Thomas Morley outlined the educational sequence of his teacher's generation in his 1597 publication, "A plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke." Morley presented education as discourse between students and teacher, and covered the fundamentals of singing, improvisation, and composition. With the digitization of and online access to Renaissance performing sources, present-day performers can readily examine the design of sixteenth-century manuscript and printed partbooks. Performance practice recommendations can be gleaned from the physical nature of the music that once equipped the Renaissance chorister with the visual means necessary for expression. Combined with principles of chorister training, this project suggests learned choices in pronunciation, tone, intonation, phrasing, pitch, text underlay, musica ficta, rhetoric, and expression for the prima pars of William Byrd's middle period motet, "Tristitia et anxietas." With the digitization of and online access to Renaissance performing sources, present-day performers can readily examine the design of sixteenth-century manuscript and printed partbooks. Performance practice recommendations can be gleaned from the physical nature of the music that once equipped the Renaissance chorister with the visual means necessary for expression. Combined with principles of chorister training, this project suggests learned choices in pronunciation, tone, intonation, phrasing, pitch, text underlay, musica ficta, rhetoric, and expression for the prima pars of William Byrd's middle period motet, "Tristitia et anxietas."