BELLAMY, THOMAS LUDFORD (COMPILED BY)
Lyric Poetry of Glees, Madrigals, Catches, Rounds, Canons, and Duets
London, England: Richard and John Edward Taylor, 1840. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book has it's original ribbed cloth binding. The book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear, along with several small to smallish edge tears to the spine ends. The spine of the book has some sunning, and there are several spots of rubbing / discoloration to the front and rear panels. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, though there is some light toning to the page edges. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page, and a faint previous owner's red penciled name on the front endpaper. "A glee is a type of English part song composed during the Late Baroque, Classical, and early Romantic periods (roughly the Georgian era, taken together). The respectable and artistic character of glees contrasts with the bawdiness of the many catches which continued to be composed and sung well into the early years of the 19th century. The use of the countertenor voice on the upper part(s) in glees composed for men's voices, and on the Alto part(s) in those for mixed voices, is a particular characteristic of the form (the most famous exponent, known for his elegant ornamentation, was William Knyvett) and serves to distinguish glees from other male voice partsongs, which usually lack countrapuntal writing and have the top part taken by a tenor. This gives them a highest note around a major third below that of men's voice glees. Some care is required in interpreting the intended voicing of glees in contemporary editions, due to the gradual replacement, taking place at this time, of the C clef with the treble clef but often without the required octave transposition being specified. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Keywords: Music Thomas Ludford Bellamy Musical Poetry Glees Madrigals Adelphi Glee Club