The singing master's assistant, or Key to practical music. : Being an abridgement from the New-England psalm-singer; together with several other tunes, never before published.
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The singing master's assistant, or Key to practical music. : Being an abridgement from the New-England psalm-singer; together with several other tunes, never before published.
- Publication date
- 1781
- Topics
- Anthems, Tune-books, Hymns, English, Music -- Instruction and study, Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied, Imprint 1781
- Publisher
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Boston: : Printed by Draper and Folsom.
- Collection
- JohnCarterBrownLibrary; americana
- Contributor
- John Carter Brown Library
- Language
- English
1 score (32, 104 pages) ; 12 x 20 cm (4to)
Edition statement eclosed in parentheses on title page
First edition printed in Boston by Draper and Folsom in 1778
Colophon reads: Engrav'd by Benja. Pierpont Junr. Roxbury 1778
Includes music and words for 4 (SATB) voices
Pages 4-22 include 14 lessons and other instructional materials
"A musical dictionary, containing an explanation of the most useful terms that are used in music; in alphabetical order", pages [23]-29, has separate caption title
"An encomium on music", pages [31]-32, has separate caption title
Pages 103-104 contain a description of musical characters
According to Hans Nathan in his "William Billings: a bibliography", in Music Library Association Notes, volume 29, number 4, 1973, pages 658-669, "An encomium on music" appears in some copies but not all
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-D⁴; A-N⁴
Includes index on page [30], 1st count
Pages 1-104, 3rd count, are fully engraved
(From song titles) Aurora a morning hymn / S.M. -- Boston / C.M. -- Duxborough / L.M. D.W. -- Savannah / L.M. Words by G.W. -- Africa / C.M. -- America / P.M. -- Judea / words anon. -- Amherst / H.M. Words by T. & B. -- Brunswick / words by Dr.W. -- Dorchester / C.M. D.W. -- Sullivan / L.M. D. Watts -- New South / S.M. T. & B. -- Medfield / L.M. Words by S. Byles M.D. -- Heath / words anon. -- Chester / L.M. -- Cambridge / P.M. T. & B. -- Lebanon / C.M. -- Marblehead / C.M. T. & B. -- New Hingham / S.M. -- Marshfield / L.M. T. & B. -- Hebron / S.M. D.W. -- Hollis Street / P.M. G.W. -- Consolation / C.M. Words anon. -- Waltham / S.M. D.W. -- Emmaus / L.M. Words by P.M. -- Sappho / P.M. D.W. -- David's lamentation -- Princeton / C.M. T. & B. -- Suffolk / L.M. D.W. -- Medway / C.M. D.W. -- Halifax / D.W. -- Pumpily / H.M. T. & B. -- Boston / G.W. -- An anthem Psalm 39th -- Wrentham / D.W. -- Maryland / S.M. D.W. -- An anthem taken from sundry scriptures -- Sharon / C.M. D.W. -- Lamentation over Boston an anthem -- Phoebus / C.M. D.W. -- Exeter / C.M. D.W. -- Spain / P.M. D.W. -- Sherburne / P.M. D.W. -- Stockbridge / L.M. D.W. -- Baltimore -- Worcester / C.M. D.W. -- Chocksett / P.M. D.W. -- Richmond / P.M. Words by Relly -- Philadelphia / S.M. T. & B. -- A funeral anthem Rev. Chap. 44 -- Sunday -- Vermont / C.M. D.W. -- Columbia -- An anthem Psalm 81st -- Gratitude an anthem Psalm 116th -- New north / C.M. T. & B. -- Majesty / C.M Words by S. & H. -- Bethlehem / C.M. D.W. -- North Providence / C.M. D.W. -- Benevolence / C.M. T. & B. -- An anthem Solomon's Songs Chap. 2d. -- Washington / D.W. -- Retrospect an anthem from sundry scriptures -- Independence -- Dunstable / C.M. D.W. -- Jargon
Purchase; 34492
Edition statement eclosed in parentheses on title page
First edition printed in Boston by Draper and Folsom in 1778
Colophon reads: Engrav'd by Benja. Pierpont Junr. Roxbury 1778
Includes music and words for 4 (SATB) voices
Pages 4-22 include 14 lessons and other instructional materials
"A musical dictionary, containing an explanation of the most useful terms that are used in music; in alphabetical order", pages [23]-29, has separate caption title
"An encomium on music", pages [31]-32, has separate caption title
Pages 103-104 contain a description of musical characters
According to Hans Nathan in his "William Billings: a bibliography", in Music Library Association Notes, volume 29, number 4, 1973, pages 658-669, "An encomium on music" appears in some copies but not all
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-D⁴; A-N⁴
Includes index on page [30], 1st count
Pages 1-104, 3rd count, are fully engraved
(From song titles) Aurora a morning hymn / S.M. -- Boston / C.M. -- Duxborough / L.M. D.W. -- Savannah / L.M. Words by G.W. -- Africa / C.M. -- America / P.M. -- Judea / words anon. -- Amherst / H.M. Words by T. & B. -- Brunswick / words by Dr.W. -- Dorchester / C.M. D.W. -- Sullivan / L.M. D. Watts -- New South / S.M. T. & B. -- Medfield / L.M. Words by S. Byles M.D. -- Heath / words anon. -- Chester / L.M. -- Cambridge / P.M. T. & B. -- Lebanon / C.M. -- Marblehead / C.M. T. & B. -- New Hingham / S.M. -- Marshfield / L.M. T. & B. -- Hebron / S.M. D.W. -- Hollis Street / P.M. G.W. -- Consolation / C.M. Words anon. -- Waltham / S.M. D.W. -- Emmaus / L.M. Words by P.M. -- Sappho / P.M. D.W. -- David's lamentation -- Princeton / C.M. T. & B. -- Suffolk / L.M. D.W. -- Medway / C.M. D.W. -- Halifax / D.W. -- Pumpily / H.M. T. & B. -- Boston / G.W. -- An anthem Psalm 39th -- Wrentham / D.W. -- Maryland / S.M. D.W. -- An anthem taken from sundry scriptures -- Sharon / C.M. D.W. -- Lamentation over Boston an anthem -- Phoebus / C.M. D.W. -- Exeter / C.M. D.W. -- Spain / P.M. D.W. -- Sherburne / P.M. D.W. -- Stockbridge / L.M. D.W. -- Baltimore -- Worcester / C.M. D.W. -- Chocksett / P.M. D.W. -- Richmond / P.M. Words by Relly -- Philadelphia / S.M. T. & B. -- A funeral anthem Rev. Chap. 44 -- Sunday -- Vermont / C.M. D.W. -- Columbia -- An anthem Psalm 81st -- Gratitude an anthem Psalm 116th -- New north / C.M. T. & B. -- Majesty / C.M Words by S. & H. -- Bethlehem / C.M. D.W. -- North Providence / C.M. D.W. -- Benevolence / C.M. T. & B. -- An anthem Solomon's Songs Chap. 2d. -- Washington / D.W. -- Retrospect an anthem from sundry scriptures -- Independence -- Dunstable / C.M. D.W. -- Jargon
Purchase; 34492
- Accession
- 34492
- Addeddate
- 2023-08-10 17:33:46
- Associated-names
- Pierpont, Benjamin, 1760-1785; Byles, Samuel, 1743-1764; Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748; Relly, James, 1722?-1778; Rhode Island Historical Society. Library
- Call number
- OBLONG DA781 .B598s
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- Physical
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- Ppi
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- References
- Nathan, H. William Billings: a bibliography, 3d; Shipton, C.K. National index of American imprints through 1800, 43943; Bristol, R.P. Supplement to Charles Evans’ American bibliography, B5239; English short title catalogue, W3326
- Republisher_date
- 20230810123916
- Republisher_operator
- donna_dorvick@brown.edu
- Republisher_time
- 352
- Scandate
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- Scanner
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- providence
- Size
- 1 score (32, 104 pages) ;12 x 20 cm (4to)
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- Worldcat (source edition)
- 78684619
- Full catalog record
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