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
EditionThe 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]
Description2 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 ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 50013. ^A478749
General noteOne hundred-nine compositions for 2, 3, and 4 voices; including 7 anthems, 5 canons, 1 Jubilate, 1 litany, and 1 response.
General noteEdition statement transposed; precedes "To which is added ..." on title page.
General noteMusic engraved by John Ward Gilman.
General noteError in paging: p. 50-55 of v. 1 misnumbered 54, 55, 52, 53, 50, 51.
General noteNot 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 noteElectronic 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/formHymnals.

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