The muses delight. : An accurate collection of English and Italian songs, cantatas and duetts, set to music for the harpsichord, violin, German-flute, &c. With instructions for the voice, violin, harpsichord or spinnet, German-flute, common-flute, hautboy, French-horn, bassoon and bass-violin: also, a compleat musical dictionary, and several hundred English, Irish and Scots songs, without the music..
Sadler, John,active 1740-1765,publisher.
Liverpool: : Printed, published and sold by John Sadler, ...,
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The songs etc. are mostly for 1-2 voices and continuo (unfigured bass)
Each section has separate half-title.
"The compleat tutor; or, Familiar instructions, for the voice, violin, harpsichord, German-flute, hautboy, French-horn, common-flute, bassoon, and bass violin. Containing rules and directions, whereby learners may obtain a proficiency on any of those instruments, without the help of a master. Embellished with gamuts, scales, examples, &c.": [2] p., p. 1-44.
"The muses delight. ..." (songs and duets by various composers): p. [45]-231.
"A musical dictionary. Being an explication of Italian, French, and other words, terms, &c. made use of in musical compositions.": p. [233]-254.
"A choice collection of favourite songs, without the music" (426 songs): p. [255]-323.
Title page printed in black and red.
Head- and tail-pieces, ornaments, initials.
Includes indexes.
Engraved frontispiece ill. and 5 other inserted leaves of musical examples, tables, etc. (4 printed on both sides), 2 folded (cf. signatures)
Signatures: pi⁴ A⁴ B⁴(B2+chi1.2, B3+chi1) C-E⁴ F⁴(F2+chi1.2) G-Z⁴ Aa-Ss⁴.
Later issued in a two-volume ed. under the title 'Apollo's cabinet'.
ESTC,
RISM B/II,
BUC,
Songs, English.
Songs, Italian.
Songs, English
Songs with continuo.
Music
Music
Musical instruments
England Liverpool.