The royal melody compleat: or The new harmony of Sion : Containing I. A new and correct, introduction to the grounds of musick, rudimental, practical, and technical. II. A new and compleat body of church-musick, adapted to the most select portions of the Book of Psalms, of either version; with many fuging chorus's, &c. III. A new and select, number of hymns, anthems, and canons, suited to several occasions; and many of them never before printed: set by the greatest masters in the world. : The whole being composed in two, three, four, five, six, and seven musical parts, according to the nicest rules; consisting of solo's, fuges, and chorus's, correctly set in score, for voices, or organs: and fitted for all teachers, learners, and musical societies, &c. / By William Tans'ur, Senior; musico theorico.-- ; To which is added, a variety of favourite psalm and hymn tunes, and one new anthem, from Williams's psalmody. ; [Two lines from Psalms].
| Author/creator | Tans'ur, William |
| Other author | Bayley, Daniel, -1792, editor. |
| Other author | Gilman, John Ward, 1741-1823, engraver. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The fourth edition. |
| Publication Info | [Newburyport, Mass.] : Printed for, and sold by Daniel Bayley, at his house next door to St. Paul's-Church, Newbury-Port, 1768 [i.e., 1769] |
| Description | 2 unnumbered pages, 13 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 6 pages, two leaves of plates numbered 7-8, 9-14 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 96 pages of plates; 4 unnumbered pages, 96 pages of plates : music ; 14 x 21 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 50013. ^A478749 |
| General note | One hundred-nine compositions for 2, 3, and 4 voices; including 7 anthems, 5 canons, 1 Jubilate, 1 litany, and 1 response. |
| General note | Edition statement transposed; precedes "To which is added ..." on title page. |
| General note | Music engraved by John Ward Gilman. |
| General note | Error in paging: p. 50-55 of v. 1 misnumbered 54, 55, 52, 53, 50, 51. |
| General note | Not in Evans or Bristol. |
| General note | "The American harmony: or Universal psalmodist. ... By A. Williams ..."--[4] p., 96 p. of plates at end, with separate title page, dated 1769. |
| References | Amer. sacred music, 55 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 50013). |
| Genre/form | Hymnals. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |