Notated Music The continental harmony containing, a number of anthems, fuges, and chorusses, in several parts : never before published


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Title
The continental harmony containing, a number of anthems, fuges, and chorusses, in several parts : never before published
Contributor Names
Billings, William -- 1746-1800 (creator)
John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
By Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, sold at their bookstore ..., Printed, typographically, at Boston, 1794, monographic.
Subject Headings
-  Hymns, English
-  Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts), Unaccompanied
-  Anthems
-  Tune-books
-  Worship and Praise
-  Songs and Music
-  the new nation (1783-1815)
Notes
-  composed by William Billings ... (statement of responsibility)
-  Includes index.
-  LC copy 1 imperfect: pages between the t.p. verso and p. vii wanting.
-  Evans, 26673 (citation/reference)
-  RISM, A/I/1, B2655 (citation/reference)
Form
print
Extent
1 score (199 p.) ; 14 x 23 cm.
Repository
Performing Arts Reading Room (Madison, LM113) Rare Book/Special Collections Reading Room (Jefferson LJ239)
Library of Congress Control Number
2008581409
LC Classification
M2116.B59 C5
Online Format
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LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2008581409
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Chicago citation style:

Billings, William, and John Davis Batchelder Collection. TheContinental Harmony Containing, a Number of Anthems, Fuges, and Chorusses, in Several Parts: Never Before Published. By Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, sold at their bookstore ..., Printed, typographically, at Boston, monographic, 1794. Notated Music. https://www.loc.gov/item/2008581409/.

APA citation style:

Billings, W. & John Davis Batchelder Collection. (1794) TheContinental Harmony Containing, a Number of Anthems, Fuges, and Chorusses, in Several Parts: Never Before Published. By Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, sold at their bookstore ..., Printed, typographically, at Boston, monographic. [Notated Music] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2008581409/.

MLA citation style:

Billings, William, and John Davis Batchelder Collection. TheContinental Harmony Containing, a Number of Anthems, Fuges, and Chorusses, in Several Parts: Never Before Published. By Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, sold at their bookstore ..., Printed, typographically, at Boston, monographic, 1794. Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2008581409/>.

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