The royal melody compleat: or, The new harmony of Sion: In three books. Containing I. A new and correct introduction to the grounds of musick, rudimental, practical, and techmical. II. A new and compleat body of church musick, adapted to the most select portions of the book of Psalms, of either versions; with many fuging chorus's, and Gloria Patri's to the whole. III. A new, and select number of services, chants, hymns, anthems, and canons, suited to several occasions; and many of them never before printed; set by the greatest masters in the world. The whole are composed in two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight, mysical parts, according to the nicest rules; consisting of soul's fuges, and choras's correctly set in score for voices, or organ: and fitted for all teachers, learnrss, and musical societies, &c. With a preface on church-musick, shewing the beauty and excellency thereof. The second edition. By William Tans'ur, Senior, musico theorico
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Main Author: Tans'ur, William 1699?-1783 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Printed by R. Brown, for S. Crowder, over-against St. Magnu's Church, London-Bridge; also, sold by the author, and by his son, late chorister of Trinity-College, Cambridge, who teach the same M.DCC.LX [1760]
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Item Description:All books are of the second edition
Each book has a separate titlepage; pagination is continuous
English Short Title Catalog, N65195
First published as 'A compleat melody'
Reproduction of original from Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (3v. (252,[4]Seiten)) obl.4°

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