A compendium: or, introduction to practical music. In five parts. Teaching, by a New and Easy Method, 1. The Rudiments of Song. 2. The Principles of Composition. 3. The Use of Discords. 4. The Form of Figurate Descant. 5. The Contrivance of Canon. By Christopher Sympson. Much more Correct than any Former, the Examples being put in the most useful Cliffs.

All titles

• A compendium: or, introduction to practical music. In five parts. Teaching, by a New and Easy Method, 1. The Rudiments of Song. 2. The Principles of Composition. 3. The Use of Discords. 4. The Form of Figurate Descant. 5. The Contrivance of Canon. By Christopher Sympson. Much more Correct than any Former, the Examples being put in the most useful Cliffs.
• Compendium of practical musick

People / Organizations

• Christopher Simpson (Author)
• John Young minister of the Gospel at Hawick, in Scotland ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed by W. P. for John Young Musical-Instrument Seller, at the Dolphin and Crown in St. Paul's-Church-Yard: and also sold by John Walsh, at the Harp and Haut-Boy, in Catherine-Street in the Strand, 1714.

Publication year

1714-1714

ESTC No.

N3056

Grub Street ID

19481

Description

[14],144p.,plate : ill.,music,port. ; 8⁰

Note

A reissue of the fourth edition with cancel titlepage and second preliminary leaf.

First published in 1667 as 'A compendium of practical musick'.