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Book/Printed Material A mechanical essay on singing, musick and dancing, containing their uses and abuses, and demonstrating, by clear and evident reasons, the alterations they produce in a human body

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Title

  • A mechanical essay on singing, musick and dancing, containing their uses and abuses, and demonstrating, by clear and evident reasons, the alterations they produce in a human body

Names

  • Browne, Richard, active 1674-1694

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for J. Pemberton, M.DCC.XXVII [1727]

Headings

  • -  Music--Physiological aspects--Early works to 1800
  • -  Dance
  • -  Illness anxiety disorder

Notes

  • -  This work, the text of which is similar to that Richard Browne's Medicina musica, is not attributed to Browne by Brit. Mus. or Dic. nat. blog.

Medium

  • 46 p. ; 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • ML3920 .M33
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item ANON-005, Reel 212 Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [1984]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On reel with other titles.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 50015306

Online Format

  • image

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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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Chicago citation style:

Browne, Richard, Active. A Mechanical Essay on Singing, Musick and Dancing, Containing Their Uses and Abuses, and Demonstrating, by Clear and Evident Reasons, the Alterations They Produce in a Human Body. [London: Printed for J. Pemberton, M.DCC.XXVII, 1727] Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/50015306/.

APA citation style:

Browne, R. (1727) A Mechanical Essay on Singing, Musick and Dancing, Containing Their Uses and Abuses, and Demonstrating, by Clear and Evident Reasons, the Alterations They Produce in a Human Body. [London: Printed for J. Pemberton, M.DCC.XXVII] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/50015306/.

MLA citation style:

Browne, Richard, Active. A Mechanical Essay on Singing, Musick and Dancing, Containing Their Uses and Abuses, and Demonstrating, by Clear and Evident Reasons, the Alterations They Produce in a Human Body. [London: Printed for J. Pemberton, M.DCC.XXVII, 1727] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/50015306/>.