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Book/Printed Material The art of fingering the harpsichord : illustrated with examples in notes : to which is added an approved method of tuning that instrument

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Title

  • The art of fingering the harpsichord : illustrated with examples in notes : to which is added an approved method of tuning that instrument

Names

  • Pasquali, Nicolo, approximately 1718-1757
  • Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, former owner
  • Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed and sold by R. Bremner, [between 1762 and 1789]

Headings

  • -  Harpsichord--Instruction and study--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Engraved title page.
  • -  Robert Bremner conducted business in London between 1762 and 1789. See British Book Trade Index.
  • -  Letterpress text is printed on leaves 24 x 19 cm, 4to with vertical chain lines. Recto of plate I blank.
  • -  An earlier edition was published by Bremner in Edinburgh, about 1760.
  • -  Signatures (letterpress only): b² A-B² [C]1 D-G².
  • -  Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 4258
  • -  English Short Title Catalogue, T183571
  • -  LC copy forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection.
  • -  LC copy is Thomas Jefferson's. With the Library of Congress's 1815 bookplate.
  • -  With: Pasquali, Nicolo. Through-bass made easy ... London : Robt. Bremner ..., [1765?] -- Zuccari, Carlo. The true method of playing an adagio ... London : R. Bremner, [between 1762 and 1789] -- Hoegi, Pierre. A tabular system whereby the art of composing ... London : Welcker's Musick Shop, [between 1762 and 1778]. Issued separately.
  • -  LAC knj 2019-09-04 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • v, [1], 28 p., [1], XV p. of plates : music (engravings) ; 24 x 34 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MT252 .P3 1760a
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item P-015b, Reel 152 Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [1983]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On reel with other titles.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 12000080

Online Format

  • image

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Books About Music Before 1800 Collection are in the public domain and are free to use or reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Music Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Pasquali, Nicolo, Approximately, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. The Art of Fingering the Harpsichord: Illustrated With Examples in Notes: To Which Is Added an Approved Method of Tuning That Instrument. [London: printed and sold by r. bremner, between 1762 and 1789, 1762] Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/12000080/.

APA citation style:

Pasquali, N., Jefferson, T. & Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. (1762) The Art of Fingering the Harpsichord: Illustrated With Examples in Notes: To Which Is Added an Approved Method of Tuning That Instrument. [London: printed and sold by r. bremner, between 1762 and 1789] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/12000080/.

MLA citation style:

Pasquali, Nicolo, Approximately, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. The Art of Fingering the Harpsichord: Illustrated With Examples in Notes: To Which Is Added an Approved Method of Tuning That Instrument. [London: printed and sold by r. bremner, between 1762 and 1789, 1762] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/12000080/>.