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prick-song Mus. Obs. exc. Hist.|ˈprɪksɒŋ|
[Shortened from the early form pricked song, prickt song: cf. prick v. 13 and n. 3 b.]
1. orig. pricked song: Music sung from notes written or ‘pricked’, as distinguished from that sung from memory or by ear; written vocal music.
α1463in Bury Wills (Camden) 17, I wille yt on the day of myn intirment be songge a messe of prikked song at Seynt Marie auter. 1556Burgh Rec. Stirling (1887) 70 The said Sir Johne sall study continualie quhill he be cunnand in prikat sang. 1597Morley Introd. Mus. Title-p., The first teacheth to sing with all things necessary for the knowledge of pricktsong. 1606Holland Sueton. 187 Beeing much delighted with the Alexandrines praises in prict song.
β1519Interl. Four Elem. (Percy Soc.) 50 Pes, man, pryksong may not be dispysyd. 1522Churchw. Acc. St. Giles, Reading 16 Paid for a boke of priksong iijs. 1607Chapman Bussy D'Ambois i. i. Wks. 1873 II. 16, I can sing prickesong, Ladie, at first sight. 1872Ellacombe Ch. Bells Devon, Bells of Ch. ix. 457 The staff is of five lines, and the notes are of the lozenge form, usually seen in prick-song of the period.
2. esp. A written descant or accompanying melody to a ‘plain-song’ or simple theme; hence, gen. descant or ‘counterpoint’ accompanying a simple melody (also fig.).
1501Douglas Pal. Hon. 500 In modulatioun hard I play and sing Faburdoun, pricksang, discant, countering. 1503Mem. Ripon (Surtees) IV. 276 Nullus diaconus..admittatur nisi scit distincte cantare cantum planum, et eciam fractum, viz. prykesange. 1513Priket sang; 1545 Priksong [see plain-song 1]. 1593R. Barnes Parthenophil & P. Elegy xiv. in Arb. Garner V. 425 I'll sing my Plain Song with the turtle dove; And Prick Song, with the nightingale rehearse! a1670Hacket Abp. Williams i. (1692) 91 The unsatisfied that sung so far out of tune, had another ditty to their prick-song. 1776Sir J. Hawkins Gen. Hist. Mus. II. ii. x. 243 From the preference which the old writers give to written descant, which they termed Prick-song, in regard that the harmony was written or pricked down.
3. attrib., as prick-song book, prick-song lesson, prick-song music, etc.
1518in Vicary's Anat. (1888) App. x. 232 Item to Doctor Fairfax, for a pricksonge boke xx li. 1529–30Rec. St. Mary at Hill 351 Paid to Iohn Northfolke for prykkyd song bokes. c1547in Strype Eccl. Mem. (1721) II. App. A. 15 Which mass [being] solemnely sung in prick song descant, and organ playing. 1598E. Guilpin Skial. (1878) 20 Yee that haue beauty and withall no pitty, Are like a prick-song-lesson without ditty. a1668R. Lassels Voy. Italy (1670) I. 34 They sing..without pricksong musick, organs, or other instruments, using only the ancient plain-song. 1691Wood Ath. Oxon. I. 572 The..Archb. [Warham] left all..the prick-song books belonging to his Chappel, to New coll.
†b. pricksongwort, an old name for the herb ‘honesty’ (Lunaria), bearing flat round pods. Obs.
1597Gerarde Herbal ii. cxvii. 378 We cal this herb in English Pennie flower, or money flower, siluer plate, Prick⁓songwoort,..& among our women it is called Honestie. |