A compendium of practical musick in five parts: teaching, by a new, and easie method, 1. The rudiments of song. 2. The principles of composition. 3. The vse of discords. 4. The form of figurate descant. 5. The contrivance of canon. By Christopher Simpson.

All titles

• A compendium of practical musick in five parts: teaching, by a new, and easie method, 1. The rudiments of song. 2. The principles of composition. 3. The vse of discords. 4. The form of figurate descant. 5. The contrivance of canon. By Christopher Simpson.
• Principles of practical music
• Compendium of musick

People / Organizations

• Christopher Simpson (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by William Godbid for Henry Brome in Little Britain, M. DC. LXVII. [1667]

Publication year

1667-1667

ESTC No.

R32686

Grub Street ID

115377

Description

[16], 176 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., music, port., tables ; 8⁰

Note

First published in 1665 as: The principles of practical music.

Running title reads (on versos only): A compendium of musick.

With an engraved frontispiece portrait (plate) of Christopher Simpson.

Imprimatur on leaf A6v: Licensed June 5. 1667. Roger L'Estrange.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures from DFo. DFONOTE jre: pag: [16], 176, [2], 6 p....; errata gathering (in four) signed N; frontis. signed "W. Faithorne dil: et Sculp:"