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The continental harmony : containing a number of anthems, fuges, and chorusses in seveeral parts : never before published

by: Billings, William, 1746-1800

Publication date: 1794

Topics: Anthems, Hymns, English -- United States, Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts), Unaccompanied, Tune-books

Publisher: Printed, typographically, at Boston (45 Newbury Street) : By Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews

Collection: oberlinconservatorylibrary; oberlincollegelibrary; americana; globallibraries

Contributor: Oberlin College Library

Language: English

Anthems, hymns, fuguing tunes and psalm tunes for unacc. mixed voices (SATB).

Includes chart of musical characters (prelim. p. [iii]}, instructions in English in 8 lessons "to the several teachers of music in this and the adjacent states (prelim. p. [iv]-xi), "Commentary on the preceding rules, by way of dialogue between master and scholar (prelim. p. [xii]-xxxiv), and score of Continental harmony (p. [37]- 199).

Provenance: "Presented to Asa Mann by Solon W. Pratt in Weymouth, June 6, 1881" (in ink on front endpaper, also repeated at the top of prelim. p. [iii]);"Sylvenus Titus' book Jan[ry D?] 1830 (in ink 1st front free endpaper); "Present to Asa Mann by Solon W. Pratt, Weymouth, Mass. June 6 1881, printed in 1794" (in ink on 2nd front free endpaper); "Geo. Hastings, January 1802" (in ink on 2nd front free endpaper).

"Continental harmony" inked in magicules on fore edge.