Top of page

Book/Printed Material Directions for playing on the flute with a scale for transposing any piece of musick to ye properest keys for that instrument, to which is added, a fine collection of minuets, rigadoons, marches and opera airs by judicious masters

View 31 images in sequence.

About this Item

Title

  • Directions for playing on the flute with a scale for transposing any piece of musick to ye properest keys for that instrument, to which is added, a fine collection of minuets, rigadoons, marches and opera airs by judicious masters

Names

  • Prelleur, Peter, 1705?-1741

Created / Published

  • London : Engrav'd printed and sold at the Printing-office in Bow church yard, [1730?]

Headings

  • -  Flute--Instruction and study
  • -  Flute music--18th century

Notes

  • -  Part 2 of Peter Prelleur's "The modern musick-master," the first edition of which appeared in 1730.
  • -  Many of the "airs" from operas by Handel.
  • -  "A dictionary explaining such Greek, Latin, Italian and French words as generally occur in musick": 4 p. at end. This is part 8 of "The modern musick-master."
  • -  With this are bound: The compleat tutor for the hautboy....and 16 pages of engraved music (principally "airs" by "Mr. Arne," "Mr. Bell," "Mr. Green," "Mr. Attfield" and "Mr. Bryan").

Medium

  • 1 p. l., 48, 4 p. : front., fold. pl. ; 24 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MT342 .P87
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item P-058d, Reel 159 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

  • 42006756

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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.

More about Copyright and other Restrictions

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Prelleur, Peter, 1705?-1741. Directions for Playing on the Flute With a Scale for Transposing Any Piece of Musick to Ye Properest Keys for That Instrument, to Which Is Added, a Fine Collection of Minuets, Rigadoons, Marches and Opera Airs by Judicious Masters. [London: Engrav'd printed and sold at the Printing-office in Bow church yard, ?, 1730] Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/42006756/.

APA citation style:

Prelleur, P. (1730) Directions for Playing on the Flute With a Scale for Transposing Any Piece of Musick to Ye Properest Keys for That Instrument, to Which Is Added, a Fine Collection of Minuets, Rigadoons, Marches and Opera Airs by Judicious Masters. [London: Engrav'd printed and sold at the Printing-office in Bow church yard, ?] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/42006756/.

MLA citation style:

Prelleur, Peter, 1705?-1741. Directions for Playing on the Flute With a Scale for Transposing Any Piece of Musick to Ye Properest Keys for That Instrument, to Which Is Added, a Fine Collection of Minuets, Rigadoons, Marches and Opera Airs by Judicious Masters. [London: Engrav'd printed and sold at the Printing-office in Bow church yard, ?, 1730] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/42006756/>.