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Book/Printed Material The theory and practice of fingering the violoncello, containing rules & progressive lessons for attaining the knowledge & command of the whole compass of the instrument

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Title

  • The theory and practice of fingering the violoncello, containing rules & progressive lessons for attaining the knowledge & command of the whole compass of the instrument

Names

  • Gunn, John, approximately 1765-approximately 1824

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for & sold by the author, [1793]

Headings

  • -  Cello--Instruction and study
  • -  Stringed instruments

Notes

  • -  Engraved t.- p.
  • -  "Dissertation on the origin of the violoncello": p. [1]-32.

Medium

  • 3 p. l., 96 p. ; 34 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MT302.A2 G97
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item G-084a, Reel 86 Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [1982]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On reel with other titles.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 06043358

OCLC Number

  • 2095981

Online Format

  • image

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Gunn, John, Approximately Approximately 1824. The Theory and Practice of Fingering the Violoncello, Containing Rules & Progressive Lessons for Attaining the Knowledge & Command of the Whole Compass of the Instrument. [London: Printed for & sold by the author, 1793] Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/06043358/.

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Gunn, J. (1793) The Theory and Practice of Fingering the Violoncello, Containing Rules & Progressive Lessons for Attaining the Knowledge & Command of the Whole Compass of the Instrument. [London: Printed for & sold by the author] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/06043358/.

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Gunn, John, Approximately Approximately 1824. The Theory and Practice of Fingering the Violoncello, Containing Rules & Progressive Lessons for Attaining the Knowledge & Command of the Whole Compass of the Instrument. [London: Printed for & sold by the author, 1793] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/06043358/>.