The American harmony, or Universal psalmodist.
Subtitle: Containing a choice and valuable collection of psalm and hymn-tunes; canons and anthems; with words adapted to each tune. The whole composed in a new and easy taste, for two, three and four voices; in the most familiar keys and clifts:--calculated to promote and improve this most excellent part of social worship; and render it both useful and delightful; in quires, as well as in congregations in the country.
By: By A. Williams, teacher of psalmody, in London. ; To which is added, a variety of favourite hymn tunes and anthems; collected from the latest and most celebrated authors; carefully set in score, and neatly engraved.
Contributors: Bayley, Daniel, d. 1792, ed.; Gilman, John Ward, 1741-1823, engraver.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 11489.
Publisher: Printed and sold by Daniel Bayley, at his house next door to St. Paul's Church, Newbury-Port:-- sold also by the booksellers in Boston
Published: 1769
Place of publication: [Newburyport, Mass.]
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Church music -- United States.
Notes: Issued with: Tans'ur, William. The American harmony: or, Royal melody complete, 5th ed. Newburyport, [1769 or 1770] (Evans 11489)

"Despite the 1769 date on both title pages, [this edition] may not have appeared before 1770."--Irving Lowens and Allen P. Britton, "Bibliographical notes," in The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 49 (1955): 350.

Music engraved by John Ward Gilman.

Evans 11489.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11489)