thomas morley

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Definition of thomas morley in English English dictionary

born 1557/58, Norwich, Norfolk, Eng. died October 1602, London English composer, organist, and music theorist. He was educated at Oxford and studied with William Byrd. Though he composed a number of anthems and psalms, he is best known for his secular songs, including those published in the First Booke of Ayres (1600), and for the treatise A Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musick (1597). By editing and printing several anthologies of Italian music (often reworked), he was instrumental in bringing the Italian madrigal to England. He also edited The Triumphes of Oriana (published 1603), the most significant collection of English madrigals

Hyphenation

Thom·as Mor·ley

Turkish pronunciation

tämıs môrli

Pronunciation

/ˈtäməs ˈmôrlē/ /ˈtɑːməs ˈmɔːrliː/