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Book/Printed Material The grounds and rules of musick explained, or, An introduction to the art of singing by note. Fitted to the meanest capacities

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Title

  • The grounds and rules of musick explained, or, An introduction to the art of singing by note. Fitted to the meanest capacities

Names

  • Walter, Thomas, 1696-1725

Created / Published

  • Boston : Printed for, and sold by Thomas Johnston, in Brattlestreet, over against the Rev. Mr. Cooper's meeting-house, 1764.

Headings

  • -  Sight-singing

Notes

  • -  The 24 numbered leaves contain "notes for tuning the voice, and ... collection of tunes fitted to our psalms."

Medium

  • 1 p. l., 25 p., 24 numb. l. ; 12 x 17 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • M2116 .W24
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item W-006d, Reel 206 Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [1984]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On reel with other titles.

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 12002618

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Music Division.

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Walter, Thomas. The grounds and rules of musick explained, or, An introduction to the art of singing by note. Fitted to the meanest capacities. Boston: Printed for, and sold by Thomas Johnston, in Brattlestreet, over against the Rev. Mr. Cooper's meeting-house, 1764. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/12002618/.

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Walter, T. (1764) The grounds and rules of musick explained, or, An introduction to the art of singing by note. Fitted to the meanest capacities. Boston: Printed for, and sold by Thomas Johnston, in Brattlestreet, over against the Rev. Mr. Cooper's meeting-house. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/12002618/.

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Walter, Thomas. The grounds and rules of musick explained, or, An introduction to the art of singing by note. Fitted to the meanest capacities. Boston: Printed for, and sold by Thomas Johnston, in Brattlestreet, over against the Rev. Mr. Cooper's meeting-house, 1764. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/12002618/>.