Composition: A Briefe Discourse (Ravenscroft, Thomas)
| Title | A Briefe Discovrse Of the true (but neglected) vse of Charact’ring the Degrees by their Perfection, Imperfection, and Diminution in Measurable Musicke, against the Common Practice and Custome of these Times. |
| Creators | Thomas Ravenscroft (composer) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor and bass |
| Number of movements | 20 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1614 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Music theory, Madrigals |
| Language | English |
| Period | Renaissance |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Bennet: A Hunts Up | mixed chorus | — |
| view | Drinking (Nos.10-12) | 2 flugelhorns, bass trombone and tuba | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | London: Edward Alde for Thomas Adams | 1614 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | Bennet: A hunts up · view Pearce: A Hunting Song · view A Hawkes-up, for a Hunts up · view Hawking for the Partridge · view Bennet: For the Hearne and Ducke · view The Fayries Daunce · view The Satyres Daunce · view The Urchins Daunce · view Bennet: The Elues Daunce · view Of Beare · view Of Ale · view Ale and Tobacco · view Kramme: Introduction to the Enamouring section of A Briefe Discourse · view Bennet: Three Fooles · view Bennet: The Servant of his Mistris · view Pearce: The Mistris of her Seruant · view Their Mariage Zolemnized · view Hodge Trillindle to his Zweet hort Malkyn · view Malkinz anzwer to Hodge Trillindle · view Their Goncluzion · view Bennet: Their Wedlocke · view Engraving files (M-Tx) · view Engraving files (MusiXTeX) · view |
| view | Bennet: A Hunts Up | Arrangement for mixed chorus | — | — | Complete Score (SSAB chorus) · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Drinking (Nos.10-12) | Arrangement for 2 flugelhorns, bass trombone and tuba |
Michel Rondeau | 2020 | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | Bennet: A hunts up · file Pearce: A Hunting Song · file A Hawkes-up, for a Hunts up · file Hawking for the Partridge · file Bennet: For the Hearne and Ducke · file The Fayries Daunce · file The Satyres Daunce · file The Urchins Daunce · file Bennet: The Elues Daunce · file Of Beare · file Of Ale · file Ale and Tobacco · file Bennet: Three Fooles · file Bennet: The Servant of his Mistris · file Pearce: The Mistris of her Seruant · file Their Mariage Zolemnized · file Hodge Trillindle to his Zweet hort Malkyn · file Malkinz anzwer to Hodge Trillindle · file Their Goncluzion · file Bennet: Their Wedlocke · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | For Mixed Chorus (Knuth) | The Satyres Dance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Drinking (Nos.10-12) | For 2 Flugelhorns, Bass Trombone and Tuba (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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