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 use of discords. 4. The form of figurate descant. 5. The contrivance of canon. Together with lessons for viols, &c. Th third edition. By Christopher Simpson.

People / Organizations

• Christopher Simpson (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by M.C. for Henry Brome, at the Gun near the west-end of St. Pauls, MDCLXXVIII. [1678]

Publication year

1678-1678

ESTC No.

R3606

Grub Street ID

118402

Description

[16], 192 p. : music, port. ; 8⁰

Note

Printer's name from Wing CD.

With frontis. portrait (A1v) of the author signed: W. Faithorne dil: et sculp:.