Lessons for 1.2. and 3. viols. By Alfonso Ferrabosco

Author: Ferrabosco, Alfonso, ca. 1575-1628.1609

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TO THE PERFECTION OF HONOVR, My Lord HENRY, EARLE of South-hampton.
TO THE WORLD.
TO MY EXCELLENT FRIEND, ALFONSO FERRABOSCO.
Jn lode dell'arte, & dell' Authore, SONETTO.

Lessons for the Lyra Violl.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
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- 21
- 22
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For two Viols.
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- 28
- 28
- 29
- 29
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- 31
- 31
34 Prelude.

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COR⸫ ✚ MVSICA ✚ LAETIFICAT ✚

LESSONS FOR 1. 2. and 3. Viols. BY Alfonso Ferrabosco.

LONDON: Printed by THOMAS SNODHAM, for IOHN BROVVNE, and are to be sould at his shop in Saint Dunstones Church-yard in Fleetstreet.

1609.

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TO THE PERFECTION OF HONOVR, My Lord HENRY, EARLE of South-hampton.

WHilst other men study your Titles (Honourable Lord) I doe your Honours; and finde it a nearer way to giue actions, then words: for the talking man commonly goes about, and meetes the iustice at his errours end, not to be beleeu'd. Yet, if in modest actions, the circumstances of singularitie, and profession hurt not; it is true, that I made these Compositions solely for your Lordship, and doe here professe it. By which time, I haue done all that I had in purpose, and returne to my silence:

Where you are most honor'd by

Alfonso Ferrabosco.

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TO THE WORLD.

LEast I fall vnder the Character of the vaine-glorious Man, in some opinions, by thrusting so much of my industrie in Print; I would all knew, how little fame I hope for, that way: when beside his, for, and to whom they are, I aym'd at no mans suffrage in the making; though I might praesume, that could not but please others, which I was contented had pleased him. But, as it is the errour, and misfortune of young Children, oftentimes to stray, and loosing their dwellings be taken vp by strangers; and there lou'd and own'd: So these, by running abroad hauing got them false Parents; and some, that, to my face, would challenge them; I had beene a most vnnaturall Father, if I had not corrected such impudence, and by a publique declaration of them to be mine (when other meanes abandon'd me) acknowledg'd kind. This is all the glory I affected, to doe an act of Nature and Iustice. For their seale, they had it in the Mint, or not at all: Howsoeuer, if they want it, I will ease my selfe the vice of commendation.

Alfonso Ferrabosco.

TO MY EXCELLENT FRIEND, ALFONSO FERRABOSCO.

WHen we doe giue, 
Alfonso, to the light
A worke of ours, we part with our owne right.
For then, all mouthes will iudge; and their owne way:
The Learn'd haue no more priuiledge, then the Lay.
And, though we could all men, all censures heare,
We ought not giue them taste, we had an eare:
For, if the humerous World will talke, at large,
They should be fooles, for me, at their owne charge.
Say, this, or that man they to thee preferre;
Euen those, for whom they doe this, know they erre:
And would (being ask'd the truth) ashamed say,
They were not to be nam'd, on the same day.
Then stand vnto thy selfe, nor seeke without
For Fame, with breath soone kindled, soone blowneout.

Ben: Ionson.

Jn lode dell'arte, & dell' Authore, SONETTO.

S'Ogni arte tanto piu da noi s'apprezza,
Quanto ha piu nobil senso per oggetto,
& quanto n'e peu degno il soggetto,
Ʋince l'altre arti harmonica dolcezza,
Quella a dar gusto & contento s'auezza
Al nostro vdir, de sensi il piu perfetto;
Per sogetto h'a numero vguale, & retto,
& di bella aria, & tuoni la vaghezza.
Questa arte dungue essendo di tal merto,
Alfonso mio, chi d' 
Orpheo ports il vanto,
Conuien pregiarti, & quests tuoi concenti▪
Tanto piu ch'essi con doppio concerto,
A gl'istromenti attando il dolce canto,
Di piacer doppio ne appagan le ment
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