Morley, Thomas
(1557–1602)
THOMAS MORLEYMORLEY, THOMASTHOMAS MORLEY [* ca. 1557-† 1602] Thomas Morley wrote at a time of musical experimentation, though he remained, as both composer and theorist, conservative. His Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke (1597) deals with hexachords, mensural notation, counterpoint, canon, and cadences. The work is divided into three sections, each of which is accompanied by explanatory notes. Part I deals with notation, Part II with two-part counterpoint, and Part III with…