The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-07-11
(CIRyUL.1R.)
THE EUYERPEIAD,

OR MUSIC IL INTEL l. &c g Y c z X
TO ous PATRONS, AND TRa PUBLIC
H,HIS day complete. the hrf quarter of our ed
i itoris! iabors. Con6deriUg the novelty of tb'
uoderi akng on our part, combined with The en-
enlargement tha was expected at the commence
men, Of the Mulca' lo,e'ligencer, we have &c
exprefs our grateful fenfe for the patronage be
flowed on US. We however, carnot but obtervc
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than fublcrpers IA difinctoo more honorable thai
profitable is effective circulation 10 widely e1ten.
dog throughout the Uson. Having brough, our
plans add (yfiem TO some degree OF maturity, 1t
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lea. contemplated in our Profsectu'.
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IMPURE taiie for th, pleasing aud eonooling SCI
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In order 70 give The highef poiibe value add
is,ee 10 the Mu,ieai IafsiGge'a,. we iha con'in
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PROSPECTUS.
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every ar,,cle in,efeiing to or connected with the
science OF mufc, by carefully compiling and col
iAting A brief hiftory Of nfuGc from the earl,eh
agrs-Chtrifh a clalsicai tale-Wa,ch the prog
sefs of the art--Exeile the em,fl ion Of genius-
Record the transactions OF lociet,e,--Examlne aud
imparuaiy review new niuhca' Understandable
Or 5fe.,ionsi gentlemen 10 explore new tract IN
The regions OF fcience -lurnlh Biographical me-
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payable qusiteriy in advance.
Every third or fourth numher contains fa's-
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REHABILITATION OF CONTENTS.
No, !. Brief h,ao,y of muiic, Biography Of
late samuel Webbe, BIG. pfoverbiai phrases, The
country choir, Ldasdsls Mefsiah, Lu'her on mu-
6c. Fourh Oratorio, Theatre, Poetry, Beethov-
ems Concerto, sosuet TO handel, 10 iady ling
ing, Moore's Iriih melodie', Prospss'as Handel
aud Haydn Society Collection OF Sacred Muhc,
Adver,iemeu,s-- aud song "Lhfs C.fii
No. 2. Brief history of music, continued, Re-
Elections on ancien, music, Amateur theatre, Con
,aunication Handel AID Hayden Society, Coiiee-
ton music, Dedham concert, Phio Harmonic 10
6 CIV. Concert beech, Mr.. Grsngee, Edinbufg
musical festival, Theatre, AIRS Palestine, Consti
,u ion.l soag, Boston Auacrsont'c society, Poetry
or The organ. Advertisements =" Time 0's
r.
No. s. Brief history of music continued,
Laws .y.ism musica notation, modern mnne, ln-
yeotioa OF pels, Mr. Brsy's concert. Performance
sacred music at Cambridgeport, Theatre, Child OF
morality, Capt. Morris " spaereonsic song"