The royal melody compleat: or The new harmony of Sion : Containing I. A new and correct, introduction to the grounds of musick, rudimental, practical, and technical. II. A new and compleat body of church-musick, adapted to the most select portions of the Book of Psalms, of either version; with many fuging chorus's, &c. III. A new and select, number of hymns, anthems, and canons, suited to several occasions; and many of them never before printed: set by the greatest masters in the world. : The whole being composed in two, three, four, five, six, and seven musical parts, according to the nicest rules; consisting of solo's, fuges, and chorus's, correctly set in score, for voices, or organs: and fitted for all teachers, learners, and musical societies, &c. /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tans'ur, William, 1699?-1783
Other Authors: Bayley, Daniel, -1792 (Editor), Gilman, John Ward, 1741-1823 (Engraver)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Edition:The fourth edition.
Series:Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 11085.
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Online Access:Evans Digital Edition
Description
Item Description:Edition statement transposed; precedes "To which is added ..." on title page.
Frontispiece and music engraved by John Ward Gilman.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 unnumbered leaf of plates, 2 unnumbered pages, 13 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 6 pages, 2 leaves of plates numbered 7-8, 9-14 pages, 112 pages of plates : music ; 13 x 21 cm.
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Place of Publication:United States -- Massachusetts -- Newburyport.