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Book/Printed Material An introduction to the skill of musick : n three books

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Title

  • An introduction to the skill of musick : n three books

Names

  • Playford, John, 1623-1686?
  • Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695

Created / Published

  • London, Printed by W. Pearson, for B. Sprint, M.DCC.XXX [1730]

Headings

  • -  Music--Handbooks, manuals, etc--Early works to 1800
  • -  Violin--Instruction and study--Early works to 1800
  • -  Viola da gamba--Instruction and study--Early works to 1800
  • -  Counterpoint--Early works to 1800

Medium

  • 9 p. l., 170 p. front. (port.) illus. 17 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MT7.A2 P793
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item P-042m, Reel 155 Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [1983]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On reel with other titles.

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 11027710

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:

Playford, John, ?, and Henry Purcell. An Introduction to the Skill of Musick: N Three Books. [London, Printed by W. Pearson, for B. Sprint, M.DCC.XXX, 1730] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/11027710/.

APA citation style:

Playford, J. & Purcell, H. (1730) An Introduction to the Skill of Musick: N Three Books. [London, Printed by W. Pearson, for B. Sprint, M.DCC.XXX] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/11027710/.

MLA citation style:

Playford, John, ?, and Henry Purcell. An Introduction to the Skill of Musick: N Three Books. [London, Printed by W. Pearson, for B. Sprint, M.DCC.XXX, 1730] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/11027710/>.