A Compendium: Or an Introduction to Practical Musick in Five Parts

Christopher Simpson

Published by W. Pearson, for Arthur Bettesworth et al., London, 1732

About this Item

Title continued: "Teaching, by a New, and Easie Method, 1. The Rudiments of Song. 2. The Principles of Composition. 3. The Use of Discords. 4. The Form of Figurate Desant. 5. The Contrivance of Canon." Eighth printing. Bound in marbled boards with leather spine and corners. Six cells separated by gilded lines and with gilded floral stamps on spine. General wear and tear to covers and some chipping at tail of spine. Comes with a custom cloth shellcase. Missing frontispiece and title page, otherwise intact. With engraved and type-set music, a preface by the author, and a recommendation letter by Jenkins. Some scattered staining and toning within. Pages: 144 Dimensions: - 6â… x 4â… x ½ - Case: 7½ x 4â… x â… . Bound in marbled boards with leather spine and corners.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Compendium: Or an Introduction to Practical Musick in Five Parts
• Publisher: W. Pearson, for Arthur Bettesworth et al., London
• Publication Date: 1732
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 8th.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Non-Fiction
  • Antiquarian
  • Music
  • Music Theory