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Book/Printed Material The sacred singer, containing an essay I. On grammar. II. Just speaking. III. The requisites of singing. IV. The ornaments. V. Their application. VI. On cathedral compositions

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Title

  • The sacred singer, containing an essay I. On grammar. II. Just speaking. III. The requisites of singing. IV. The ornaments. V. Their application. VI. On cathedral compositions

Names

  • Bayly, Anselm, -1794

Created / Published

  • London : Printed by S. Towers and sold by J. Rivington, 1771.

Headings

  • -  Singing--Instruction and study--Great Britain--Early works to 1800
  • -  English language--Pronunciation--Early works to 1800

Medium

  • iv, 16, 99 p. : ill., music ; 24 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • ML3166.A2 B2
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item B-042b, Reel 21 Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [1982]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On reel with other titles.

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 17031241

Online Format

  • image

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Bayly, Anselm, -1794. The sacred singer, containing an essay I. On grammar. II. Just speaking. III. The requisites of singing. IV. The ornaments. V. Their application. VI. On cathedral compositions. London: Printed by S. Towers and sold by J. Rivington, 1771. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/17031241/.

APA citation style:

Bayly, A. (1771) The sacred singer, containing an essay I. On grammar. II. Just speaking. III. The requisites of singing. IV. The ornaments. V. Their application. VI. On cathedral compositions. London: Printed by S. Towers and sold by J. Rivington. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/17031241/.

MLA citation style:

Bayly, Anselm, -1794. The sacred singer, containing an essay I. On grammar. II. Just speaking. III. The requisites of singing. IV. The ornaments. V. Their application. VI. On cathedral compositions. London: Printed by S. Towers and sold by J. Rivington, 1771. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/17031241/>.