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Book/Printed Material Compleat instructions for the guitar, containing the most modern directions, with proper examples for learners to obtain a speedy proficiency, corrected by the most eminent masters, to which is added a collection of favourite minuets, marches, songs, &c., adapted purposely for that instrument

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  • Compleat instructions for the guitar, containing the most modern directions, with proper examples for learners to obtain a speedy proficiency, corrected by the most eminent masters, to which is added a collection of favourite minuets, marches, songs, &c., adapted purposely for that instrument

Created / Published

  • London : J. Longman & co., [1760?]

Headings

  • -  Guitar--Instruction and study
  • -  Guitar music--Early works to 1800

Medium

  • 1 p. l., 32 p. ; 16 x 25 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MT582 .C643
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item ANON-126, Reel 219 Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [1984]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On reel with other titles.

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  • 44016490

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Compleat Instructions for the Guitar, Containing the Most Modern Directions, With Proper Examples for Learners to Obtain a Speedy Proficiency, Corrected by the Most Eminent Masters, to Which Is Added a Collection of Favourite Minuets, Marches, Songs, &c., Adapted Purposely for That Instrument. [London: J. Longman & co., ?, 1760] Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/44016490/.

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(1760) Compleat Instructions for the Guitar, Containing the Most Modern Directions, With Proper Examples for Learners to Obtain a Speedy Proficiency, Corrected by the Most Eminent Masters, to Which Is Added a Collection of Favourite Minuets, Marches, Songs, &c., Adapted Purposely for That Instrument. [London: J. Longman & co., ?] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/44016490/.

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Compleat Instructions for the Guitar, Containing the Most Modern Directions, With Proper Examples for Learners to Obtain a Speedy Proficiency, Corrected by the Most Eminent Masters, to Which Is Added a Collection of Favourite Minuets, Marches, Songs, &c., Adapted Purposely for That Instrument. [London: J. Longman & co., ?, 1760] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/44016490/>.