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Book/Printed Material A treatise on singing in which is exhibited and explained by examples all the known rules of solmisation, or learning to sing by notes with directions for the delivery & management of the voice, drawn from observations on nature as well as art, highly usefull in all societies where singing by notes is necessary, being adapted to make that study easy & clear

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  • A treatise on singing in which is exhibited and explained by examples all the known rules of solmisation, or learning to sing by notes with directions for the delivery & management of the voice, drawn from observations on nature as well as art, highly usefull in all societies where singing by notes is necessary, being adapted to make that study easy & clear

Names

  • Nares, James, 1715-1783.

Created / Published

  • London : Printed by Longman and Broderip, [1780?]

Headings

  • -  Sight-singing--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  Engraved throughout

Medium

  • 1 p. l., 40 p. ; 18 x 26 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MT870 .N25
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item N-002, Reel 144 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

  • 17017453

Online Format

  • image

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Nares, James. A Treatise on Singing in Which Is Exhibited and Explained by Examples All the Known Rules of Solmisation, or Learning to Sing by Notes With Directions for the Delivery & Management of the Voice, Drawn from Observations on Nature as Well as Art, Highly Usefull in All Societies Where Singing by Notes Is Necessary, Being Adapted to Make That Study Easy & Clear. [London: Printed by Longman and Broderip, ?, 1780] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/17017453/.

APA citation style:

Nares, J. (1780) A Treatise on Singing in Which Is Exhibited and Explained by Examples All the Known Rules of Solmisation, or Learning to Sing by Notes With Directions for the Delivery & Management of the Voice, Drawn from Observations on Nature as Well as Art, Highly Usefull in All Societies Where Singing by Notes Is Necessary, Being Adapted to Make That Study Easy & Clear. [London: Printed by Longman and Broderip, ?] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/17017453/.

MLA citation style:

Nares, James. A Treatise on Singing in Which Is Exhibited and Explained by Examples All the Known Rules of Solmisation, or Learning to Sing by Notes With Directions for the Delivery & Management of the Voice, Drawn from Observations on Nature as Well as Art, Highly Usefull in All Societies Where Singing by Notes Is Necessary, Being Adapted to Make That Study Easy & Clear. [London: Printed by Longman and Broderip, ?, 1780] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/17017453/>.