The royal melody compleat: or The new harmony of Sion. In three books. Containing I. A new and correct, introduction to the grounds of musick, rudimental, practical, and technical. II. A new, and compleat body of church-musick, adapted to the most select portions of the book of Psalms, of either versions; with many fuging chorus's, and gloria patri's to the whole. III. A new, and select, number of services, chants, hymns, anthems, and canons, suited to several occasions; and many of them never before printed; set by the greatest masters in the world. For publick, and private use. The whole are composed in two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight musical parts, according to the nicest rules; consisting of solo's, fuges, and chorus's, correctly set in score, for voices, or organ: and fitted for all teachers, learners, and musical societies, &c. With a preface on church-musick, shewing the beauty and excellency thereof: and several useful tables. By William Tans'ur, Senior; musico theor

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  • The royal melody compleat: or The new harmony of Sion. In three books. Containing I. A new and correct, introduction to the grounds of musick, rudimental, practical, and technical. II. A new, and compleat body of church-musick, adapted to the most select portions of the book of Psalms, of either versions; with many fuging chorus's, and gloria patri's to the whole. III. A new, and select, number of services, chants, hymns, anthems, and canons, suited to several occasions; and many of them never before printed; set by the greatest masters in the world. For publick, and private use. The whole are composed in two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight musical parts, according to the nicest rules; consisting of solo's, fuges, and chorus's, correctly set in score, for voices, or organ: and fitted for all teachers, learners, and musical societies, &c. With a preface on church-musick, shewing the beauty and excellency thereof: and several useful tables. By William Tans'ur, Senior; musico theor
  • Compleat melody
  • New harmony of Sion
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Imprint
London : printed by R. Brown, for S. Crowder, T. Longman, and M. Richardson, in Paternoster-Row; also sold by the author, and by his son, late Chorister of Trinity College, Cambridge; who teach the same, M.DCC.LXIV.-M.D.CC.LXVI [1764-1766] The third edition.; ..
Added name
Cole, B. (Benjamin), engraver.; Brown, Robert, -1781, printer.; Crowder, Stanley, -1798, bookseller.; Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797, bookseller.; Richardson, Mary (Bookseller), bookseller.
Publication year
1764-1766
ESTC No.
T155268
Grub Street ID
199084
Description
40, 43-254, [4] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., music, 1 port. ; obl. 8°.
Note
First published as 'A compleat melody'

Each book has a separate title page. The second book is dated 1765 and the third 1766 but pagination and register are continuous

All books are of the third edition

Frontispiece is signed "B. Cole sculp." and dated "1730"

Errata on final leaf verso

Text and register continuous despite pagination

Signatures: A-2I]4.
Uncontrolled note
Titlepage of Book 2 is E2; that of Book 3 is S2