The continental harmony : containing a number of anthems, fuges, and chorusses in seveeral parts
Subtitle: never before published
Publisher: By Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews
Published: 1794
Place of publication: Printed, typographically, at Boston (45 Newbury Street)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Anthems; Hymns, English -- United States; Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts), Unaccompanied; Tune-books
Description: <div>Anthems, hymns, fuguing tunes and psalm tunes for unacc. mixed voices (SATB).</div><div><br /></div><div>Includes chart of musical characters (prelim. p. [iii]}, instructions in English in 8 lessons "to the several teachers of music in this and the adjacent states (prelim. p. [iv]-xi), "Commentary on the preceding rules, by way of dialogue between master and scholar (prelim. p. [xii]-xxxiv), and score of Continental harmony (p. [37]- 199).</div><div><br /></div><div>Provenance: "Presented to Asa Mann by Solon W. Pratt in Weymouth, June 6, 1881" (in ink on front endpaper, also repeated at the top of prelim. p. [iii]);"Sylvenus Titus' book Jan[ry D?] 1830 (in ink 1st front free endpaper); "Present to Asa Mann by Solon W. Pratt, Weymouth, Mass. June 6 1881, printed in 1794" (in ink on 2nd front free endpaper); "Geo. Hastings, January 1802" (in ink on 2nd front free endpaper).</div><div><br /></div><div>"Continental harmony" inked in magicules on fore edge.<br /></div>