A year ago when addressing this Association I dealt with the subject of John Wilbye, who by general consent is regarded as the greatest figure in the English Madrigal School. This afternoon I propose to say something about another of the English madrigalists, Thomas Weelkes, whose work in this class of composition closely approaches the excellence attained by Wilbye, although in many details the styles of these two madrigal-writers are dissimilar. I should mention that Weelkes also composed quite a considerable amount of Church music which has survived to our day, although I believe I am right in stating that not a single note of it is sung in any cathedral or collegiate church in this country at the present time; my paper this afternoon will, however, be confined exclusively to the consideration of his secular vocal work.