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Book/Printed Material The theory and practice of fingering the violoncello, containing the rules & progressive lessons for attaining the knowledge & command of the whole compass of the instrument

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Title

  • The theory and practice of fingering the violoncello, containing the rules & progressive lessons for attaining the knowledge & command of the whole compass of the instrument

Names

  • Gunn, John, approximately 1765-approximately 1824

Created / Published

  • London, [1795?]

Headings

  • -  Cello--Instruction and study--Early works to 1800

Medium

  • 64 p. : ill., music ; 32 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MT302 .G97 1795
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item G-084b, Reel 86 Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [1982]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On reel with other titles.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 49055926

OCLC Number

  • 1986341

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Gunn, John, Approximately Approximately 1824. The Theory and Practice of Fingering the Violoncello, Containing the Rules & Progressive Lessons for Attaining the Knowledge & Command of the Whole Compass of the Instrument. [London, ?, 1795] Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49055926/.

APA citation style:

Gunn, J. (1795) The Theory and Practice of Fingering the Violoncello, Containing the Rules & Progressive Lessons for Attaining the Knowledge & Command of the Whole Compass of the Instrument. [London, ?] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49055926/.

MLA citation style:

Gunn, John, Approximately Approximately 1824. The Theory and Practice of Fingering the Violoncello, Containing the Rules & Progressive Lessons for Attaining the Knowledge & Command of the Whole Compass of the Instrument. [London, ?, 1795] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/49055926/>.