Thomas Campion was an English composer, poet, writer, lutenist, theorist and medical doctor. The majority of his compositions were songs accompanied by lute. Unusual for the time, Campion wrote the words to all of his songs. This, unfortunately, did not have any bearing on the merits of his compositions. His melodies were non-spontaneous but did show indications of exposing the text. It may well be that Campion's writings on music were more important than the music itself. "A New Way of Making Fowre Parts in Counter-point, by a most Familiar, and Infallible Rule" is of interest as Campion points out that the other parts within a four part composition were discerned from the bass line, in his day, and that in earlier forms of music the other voices were strictly dependent upon the tenor. It is also important to note that Campion was a major contributor to the masques performed at the court of James I. ~ Keith Johnson, Rovi