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PREFACE SOME time ago, when working upon a small edition of Campions English poems for Messrs. Routledges Muses Library I had , the good fortune to come across certain information concerning the poets descent and early circumstances which had not, so far as I am aware, been previously noticed. The original clues, when fully pursued, provided a mass of material too great for inclusion in that volume, and I was obliged to content myself with a promise of dealing with the subject more completely in a subsequent work. The present edition was undertaken by way of redemption of that promise, partly with the object of placing the facts on record, and partly to provide for general access a complete collection of Campions works, the fullest edition hitherto produced Mr. Bullens 1889 volume having been privately printed and limited by subscription. The text has everywhere been given in the old spelling reduced to consistency in the Latin works and I have striven to repro- duce the character of the originals in typography, indentation, and punctuation, though discretion has been used in the lastnamed. MS. records have been quoted in their native garb of spelling and abbreviation and here let me anticipate a criticism which I have heard in respect of other books by stating that I am fully aware that the current MS. abbreviation for th is not y , though I have employed that letter as nearest to the character in question. Except in a very few passages I have adhered to and occasionally restored the reading of the original texts. I think I ought at this point to explain the course of reasoning which led me to my conclusions as to Thomas Campions identity, so as to lay my grounds open to examination. Egerton MS. Mr. Flower of the British 2599 was first pointed out to me by Museum, but, beyond the fact that it referred to a Thomas Campion at Cambridge, I could at first find no sure footing for identification. Finally, however, a laborious search through ac- counts and title-deeds, Latin and English, disclosed the allusion to Thomas Campion de . Grayes ynne This was the keystone to the whole structure of material. It had been shown by Mr. Bullen that the poet was a member of Grays Inn, and the records of the Inn make it clear that it only boasted one Campionat this date. This proved, the MS. afforded clues which ramified in every direction, frequently providing corroborative evidence of the truth ofmy original identification. My obligations are almost too numerous to be acknowledged in detail, though shift must be made to mention the greater. To Professor Raleigh, and that veteran of literature, Dr. Furnivall, I am indebted for encouragement and advice and I have to thank Mr. Bullen, the pioneer of the study to which I am a mere apprentice, for his assistance, and for kind permission to quote Several notes from his own editions. I owe much to Dr. Walker, Librarian of Peterhouse, who at my instance and armed with clues of my providing, made successful research among the College records for proof of Campions membership and who hasshown untiring courtesy in affording me subsequent assistance. Among other literary creditors mention must be made of my friend Robin Flower of the British Museum, who, as already explained, was in a sense the only begetter of the present work of Dr... ... Read more

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Title: A Score for the Lord's Masque by Thomas Campion.(Review)
Author: Andrew R. Walking
Publication: Renaissance Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: December 22, 1998
Publisher: Renaissance Society of America
Volume: 51Issue: 4Page: 1395(2)

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England's Musical PoetTHOMAS CAMPION By Miles Merwin. Kastendieck New York . Printed in the United States of America To My Father PREFACE THIS book serves to reveal., through a close scrutiny of the works of Thomas Campion., the interrelationship of poetry and music which created one of the great phenomena of English literature the Elizabethan lyric. It presents an entirely new approach to Campion by recognising in him the musician as poet and the poet-musician whereas in the past he has been considered only as a poet. He emerges the index and exponent of his age in its expression of poetry and music England's Musical Poet. In the course of treatment., I have shown how music had a material effect in conditioning the Elizabethan lyric,, how poets wrote lyrics to be sung., and composers sought singable lyrics. Together they created an art form called the ay re wherein poetry and music were equally balanced. In all prob ability many of the anonymous lyrics of the age originated in this manner., while Campion's ayres attest the ability of one man to write both words and music. Since the secret of their effectiveness lies in associating words and notes together, the spontaneity of the Elizabethan lyric may be explained through the influence of music. The book evolved from two circumstances first., the comparatively recent monumental edition of the Elizabethan songbooks by Dr. Edward H. Fellowes and secondly, the juxtaposition of the study of English literature and the study of music in my pursuit of education culminating in graduate work at Yale. Without Percival Vivian's authoritative edition of Campion's Works and Dr. Fellowes scholarly achievement, this book 8 PREFACE could not have been written. Even with these., it was necessary to consult the originals , and I am grateful to the authorities of the Harvard Library for photostats of the 1601 Booke of Ayres, and of the British Museum for photostats of the other song books. I welcome this opportunity to thank a triumvirate of Yale professors for their help John M. Berdan, for his thorough belief in my ideas Alexander M. Witherspoon, for his critical appraisal of the manuscript and Bruce Simonds, for his defence of the musical interpretation. To these should be added William Lyon Phelps for his infectious enthusiasm upon reading the finished book and Dorothea Walker Edge, for her meticulous proof-reading of the manuscript. M. M. K. February 1938 CONTENTS I. WORDS AND MUSIC IN THREE CENTURIES OF SONG 13 II. MUSIC AND POETRY IN THE ELIZABETHAN AGE 2-7 III. THE CASE FOR THOMAS CAMPION 4Z IV. A BOOKE OF AYRES 54 V, THE POETS ART OF ENGLISH POESY JI VI. THE MUSICIAN AS POET 103 VII. THE MUSICAL POET Il6 fill. THE POET AS MUSICIAN l6l. IX. CONCLUSION 197 BIBLIOGRAPHY 1OI ENGLANDS MUSICAL POET THOMAS CAMPION ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on June 1, 1995. The length of the article is 691 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: In Harmony Framed: Musical Humanism, Thomas Campion, and the Two Daniels.
Author: James A. Winn
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 1995
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: v51Issue: n4Page: p1311(2)

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This digital document is an article from Renaissance Quarterly, published by Renaissance Society of America on March 22, 1995. The length of the article is 623 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: In Harmony Framed: Musical Humanism, Thomas Campion, and the Two Daniels.
Author: John Walter Hill
Publication: Renaissance Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1995
Publisher: Renaissance Society of America
Volume: v48Issue: n1Page: p200(3)

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