The royal melody compleat: or, The new harmony of Sion. [electronic resource] : 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.
1760
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The royal melody compleat: or, The new harmony of Sion. [electronic resource] : 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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Compleat melody
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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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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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3v. (252,[4]p.) ; obl.4⁰.
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First published as 'A compleat melody'.
Each book has a separate titlepage; pagination is continuous.
All books are of the second edition.
Reproduction of original from Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection.
Each book has a separate titlepage; pagination is continuous.
All books are of the second edition.
Reproduction of original from Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection.
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English Short Title Catalog, N65195.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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