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Book/Printed Material The true method of playing an adagio made easy by twelve examples : first, in a plain manner with a bass, then with all their graces, adapted for those who study the violin

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Title

  • The true method of playing an adagio made easy by twelve examples : first, in a plain manner with a bass, then with all their graces, adapted for those who study the violin

Names

  • Zuccari, Carlo, 1704-1792
  • Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, former owner
  • Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed by R. Bremner ..., [between 1762 and 1789]

Headings

  • -  Violin and harpsichord music--Scores
  • -  Violin and continuo music $v Scores
  • -  Violin $x Instruction and study $v Early work to 1800
  • -  Embellishment (Music) $v Early works to 1800
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Engraved throughout.
  • -  Robert Bremner conducted business in London between 1762 and 1789. See British Book Trade Index.
  • -  Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 4260
  • -  RISM (Répertoire international des sources musicales), 990070028 https://opac.rism.info/search?id=990070028&View=rism External
  • -  LC copy forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection.
  • -  LC copy is Thomas Jefferson's.
  • -  With: Pasquali, Nicolo. The art of fingering the harpischord ... London : R. Bremner, [between 1762 and 1789]. Issued separately.
  • -  RISM (Répertoire international des sources musicales), A/1, Z 354
  • -  Not found in ESTC. he04 2020-03-02

Medium

  • [2] p., 12 p. of plates : music (engravings) ; 24 x 34 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MT252 .P3 1760a
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item Z-010, Reel 211 Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [1984]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On reel with other titles.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 12000081

Online Format

  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Music Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Zuccari, Carlo, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. The True Method of Playing an Adagio Made Easy by Twelve Examples: First, in a Plain Manner With a Bass, Then With All Their Graces, Adapted for Those Who Study the Violin. [London: printed by r. bremner ..., between 1762 and 1789, 1762] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/12000081/.

APA citation style:

Zuccari, C., Jefferson, T. & Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. (1762) The True Method of Playing an Adagio Made Easy by Twelve Examples: First, in a Plain Manner With a Bass, Then With All Their Graces, Adapted for Those Who Study the Violin. [London: printed by r. bremner ..., between 1762 and 1789] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/12000081/.

MLA citation style:

Zuccari, Carlo, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. The True Method of Playing an Adagio Made Easy by Twelve Examples: First, in a Plain Manner With a Bass, Then With All Their Graces, Adapted for Those Who Study the Violin. [London: printed by r. bremner ..., between 1762 and 1789, 1762] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/12000081/>.