John Merbecke (c.1505-c.1585) is most famous as the composer of the first musical setting of the English liturgy, The Booke of Common Praier Noted (BCPN), publi

Exploring the nexus of music and religious education involves fundamental questions regarding music itself, its nature, its interpretation, and its importance i

This volume provides the first printed critical edition of The Praise of Musicke (1586), keeping the original text intact and accompanied by an analytical comme

Speech Act Theory and Shakespeare delves deeper than linguistic ornamentation to illuminate the complex dynamics of thanking as a significant speech act in Shak

Song offers a vital case study for examining the rich interplay of music, gender, and representation in the early modern period. This collection engages with th