The chorister's companion
Subtitle: or Church music revised. Containing, besides the necessary rules of psalmody, a variety of plain and fuging psalm tunes: together with a collection of approved hymns and anthems ....
Contributors: Tans'ur, William, 1699?-1783; Brownson, Oliver, 1746-1815; Edson, Lewis, 1748-1820; Croft, William, 1678-1727; Billings, William, 1746-1800; Joclin, Simeon, bookseller; Doolittle, Amos, 1754-1832, engraver; Thomas and Samuel Green (Firm); Yale University. Library
Publisher: Printed for and sold by Simeon Jocelin & Amos Doolittle
Published: 1782
Place of publication: New-Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts), Unaccompanied; Tune-books
Other titles: Chorister's companion
Notes: A collection of hymn tunes and anthems in four parts compiled by Simeon Jocelin.

Includes works by William Tans'ur, Oliver Brownson, Lewis Edson, William Croft and William Billings.

Spine title: Chorister's companion.

RISM A/I, J 548

Also available on microfilm in the Boston Public Library Music Department.

In English.

Catalogued 20151102 bhealy

Boston Public Library (Allen A. Brown Collection) copy quarter-bound in black and red marbled papers and red leather over boards. Spine includes spine title, date of publication, and decoratrive devices in gilt. Printed on laid papers with horizontal chainlines and vertical wire lines. Head of title page includes faded autograph at fore-edge.  Verso of title page includes ex libiris (book plate) of Yale College Library. Front pastedown includes book plate of the Boston Public Library. Front cover and front matter through title page detached from binding. Pages 5-6 (of first pagination) missing sizeable chunks. Pages 16-18 (of first pagination) missing bottom-third of pages. Includes added title page following page 64 (of first pagination.)  Added title page denotes work as printed by "T. & S. Green".