0 a book containing a collection of songs showing both their words and their music
The anthologies that did not to have illustrations, possibly on grounds of principle, were the religious songbooks.
All the songs are gathered into a songbook that is updated from time to time.
In addition to various reprints, new spiritual and secular songbooks were published throughout the seventeenth century.
At the beginning of the seventeenth century a new type of songbook had rapidly cornered the market.
The songbooks of the respective denominations differ from each other in several respects, having varying aims, personal emphases and religious content.
Every faith had its own output of songbooks which was geared to the customs, usages and preferences of its community.
Finally, although infrequently included in community songbooks, hymns and carols proved a popular addition to many events.
Consequently, songbooks are an indispensable source of information about the use of music on the stage.
