Published in 1571 and containing works in a variety of styles, Thomas Whythornes collection Songes for three, fower and five voyces is of immense importance in the history of English music. The five-part songs are published in this volume. This volume contains the twenty five-part songs from Thomas Whythornes highly enterprising if commercially unsuccessful 1571 publication. Some songs are rather severely contrapuntal and imitative; others are more homophonic and lyrical. For five solo singers or small choir: mainly TrATBarB but also TrTrATB and TrAATB. xvi + 71 pages.