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Book/Printed Material The art of playing the guitar or cittra, containing several compositions with a bass for the violoncello or harpsichord

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Title

  • The art of playing the guitar or cittra, containing several compositions with a bass for the violoncello or harpsichord

Names

  • Geminiani, Francesco, 1687-1762

Created / Published

  • Edinburgh : Printed for the author by R. Bremner, M.DCC.LX [1760]

Headings

  • -  English guitar--Instruction and study--Early works to 1800

Medium

  • 51 p. ; 36 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MT582 .G4
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item G-034, Reel 79 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

  • 08019824

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Geminiani, Francesco. The Art of Playing the Guitar or Cittra, Containing Several Compositions With a Bass for the Violoncello or Harpsichord. [Edinburgh: Printed for the author by R. Bremner, M.DCC.LX, 1760] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/08019824/.

APA citation style:

Geminiani, F. (1760) The Art of Playing the Guitar or Cittra, Containing Several Compositions With a Bass for the Violoncello or Harpsichord. [Edinburgh: Printed for the author by R. Bremner, M.DCC.LX] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/08019824/.

MLA citation style:

Geminiani, Francesco. The Art of Playing the Guitar or Cittra, Containing Several Compositions With a Bass for the Violoncello or Harpsichord. [Edinburgh: Printed for the author by R. Bremner, M.DCC.LX, 1760] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/08019824/>.