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Notated Music Guida di musica ; being a complete book of instructions for beginners on the harpsichord or piano forte, entirely on a new plan, calculated to save a great deal of time & trouble both to master & scholar. To which is added twenty-four progressive lessons in various keys, with the fingering marked throughout : op. 37

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Title

  • Guida di musica ; being a complete book of instructions for beginners on the harpsichord or piano forte, entirely on a new plan, calculated to save a great deal of time & trouble both to master & scholar. To which is added twenty-four progressive lessons in various keys, with the fingering marked throughout : op. 37

Names

  • Hook, Mr. (James), 1746-1827

Created / Published

  • London : J. Preston, [1780?]

Headings

  • -  Harpsichord--Methods--Early works to 1800
  • -  Piano--Methods--Early works to 1800

Medium

  • 1 p. l., 25 p. of music ; 27 x 36 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MT252.H66 G8
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item H-062, Reel 92 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

  • 2014572061

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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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Hook, Mr. Guida di musica ; being a complete book of instructions for beginners on the harpsichord or piano forte, entirely on a new plan, calculated to save a great deal of time & trouble both to master & scholar. To which is added twenty-four progressive lessons in various keys, with the fingering marked throughout: op. 37. [London: J. Preston, ?, 1780] Notated Music. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2014572061/.

APA citation style:

Hook, M. (1780) Guida di musica ; being a complete book of instructions for beginners on the harpsichord or piano forte, entirely on a new plan, calculated to save a great deal of time & trouble both to master & scholar. To which is added twenty-four progressive lessons in various keys, with the fingering marked throughout: op. 37. [London: J. Preston, ?] [Notated Music] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2014572061/.

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Hook, Mr. Guida di musica ; being a complete book of instructions for beginners on the harpsichord or piano forte, entirely on a new plan, calculated to save a great deal of time & trouble both to master & scholar. To which is added twenty-four progressive lessons in various keys, with the fingering marked throughout: op. 37. [London: J. Preston, ?, 1780] Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2014572061/>.