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A faint, mirrored image of an elaborate architectural woodcut title-page border is visible. The design features various allegorical figures within niches, representing the Seven Liberal Arts. A central figure, possibly representing Music or Urania, sits at the top center. The base features an ornamental cartouche and additional figures.
The first teaches how to sing with every
thing necessary for an unskilled
learner.
The second treats of descant the art of adding melodic parts to a fixed melody and
how to sing two parts in one upon a
plainsong or ground, with a table
thereof, as a foresight of one
part shall serve for both.
The third part treats of com-
position of three, four, five or more
parts with many profitable rules
to that effect.
With new songs of 2, 3, 4, and 5 parts.