on ised ▁by ▁ten ▁em inent ▁compos ers . ▁They ▁are ▁Richard ▁All ison , ▁E . ▁Blan cks , ▁Michael ▁Cav end ish , ▁William ▁Cob bold , ▁John ▁Dou land , ▁John ▁Far mer , ▁G iles ▁F arn aby , ▁Edmund ▁Ho oper , ▁Edward ▁Johnson , ▁and ▁George ▁Kir bye . ▁The ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁runs : ▁ ▁From ▁this ▁it ▁is ▁plain ▁that ▁the ▁ps alter ▁is ▁an ▁early ▁example ▁of ▁what ▁mus icians ▁now ▁call ▁" score " ▁as ▁distinguished ▁from ▁the ▁" part - books ", ▁each ▁of ▁which ▁contained ▁a ▁separate ▁part , ▁so ▁that ▁a ▁whole ▁set ▁of ▁books ▁was ▁always ▁necessary ▁before ▁a ▁m adr ig al ▁or ▁other ▁composition ▁contained ▁in ▁them ▁could ▁be ▁s ung . ▁The ▁book ▁aff ords ▁also ▁an ▁early ▁instance ▁of ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁calling ▁t unes ▁by ▁various ▁names : ▁" G lassen bur ie ▁T une ", ▁" K ent ish ▁T une ", ▁and ▁" Ch ess hire ▁T une " ▁are ▁thus ▁distinguished . ▁The ▁ps alter ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁Right ▁Hon . ▁Sir ▁John ▁P uck ering , ▁kn ight , ▁lord ▁ke eper ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁se al , ▁and ▁a ▁dedic ation ▁and ▁pre face ▁are ▁written ▁by ▁East . ▁The ▁second ▁edition , ▁the ▁earliest ▁known ▁to ▁Bur ney ▁and ▁Haw kins , ▁is ▁dated ▁ 1 5 9 4 , ▁and ▁a ▁third ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 5