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Notated Music The rudiments of music, or A short and easy treatis [sic] on the rules of psalmody. To which are annexed, a number of plain tunes and chants

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Title

  • The rudiments of music, or A short and easy treatis [sic] on the rules of psalmody. To which are annexed, a number of plain tunes and chants

Names

  • Law, Andrew, 1749-1821

Created / Published

  • [Cheshire, Conn. : Printed by William Law], 1783.

Headings

  • -  Hymns, English
  • -  Tune-books
  • -  Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied
  • -  Church music
  • -  Music--Instruction and study
  • -  Singing--Instruction and study

Medium

  • 8, 12, 48 p. : music ; 13 x 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • M2116.L41 R6
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item L-046a, Reel 109 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

  • 2014572063

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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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Law, Andrew. The rudiments of music, or A short and easy treatis sic on the rules of psalmody. To which are annexed, a number of plain tunes and chants. [Cheshire, Conn.: Printed by William Law, 1783] Notated Music. https://www.loc.gov/item/2014572063/.

APA citation style:

Law, A. (1783) The rudiments of music, or A short and easy treatis sic on the rules of psalmody. To which are annexed, a number of plain tunes and chants. [Cheshire, Conn.: Printed by William Law] [Notated Music] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2014572063/.

MLA citation style:

Law, Andrew. The rudiments of music, or A short and easy treatis sic on the rules of psalmody. To which are annexed, a number of plain tunes and chants. [Cheshire, Conn.: Printed by William Law, 1783] Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2014572063/>.