The compleat psalmodist: or the organist's, parish-clerk's and psalm-singer's companion. Containing I. A new and compleat introduction to the grounds of music, both Theoretical and Practical, ... Also the Art of Composition, made easy by plain and practical Rules, ... To which is added a new musical Dictionary, properly digested in alphabetical Order, explaining, almost to the meanest Capacity, all such Terms and Characters as generally occur in Music, derived from various Languages. II. A set of services, commonly called Chanting-Tunes; ... III. A set of grave and solemn psalm-tunes, both ancient and modern, containing near one Hundred different Tunes, ... with a great many new Tunes, composed by some of the most eminent Masters that ever existed. IV. A set of divine hymns, suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church of England; with several Canons of two, three, and four Parts in one. The Whole composed, according to the most authentic Rules, for one, two, three, four, and five Voices,

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  • The compleat psalmodist: or the organist's, parish-clerk's and psalm-singer's companion. Containing I. A new and compleat introduction to the grounds of music, both Theoretical and Practical, ... Also the Art of Composition, made easy by plain and practical Rules, ... To which is added a new musical Dictionary, properly digested in alphabetical Order, explaining, almost to the meanest Capacity, all such Terms and Characters as generally occur in Music, derived from various Languages. II. A set of services, commonly called Chanting-Tunes; ... III. A set of grave and solemn psalm-tunes, both ancient and modern, containing near one Hundred different Tunes, ... with a great many new Tunes, composed by some of the most eminent Masters that ever existed. IV. A set of divine hymns, suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church of England; with several Canons of two, three, and four Parts in one. The Whole composed, according to the most authentic Rules, for one, two, three, four, and five Voices,
  • Bible. Psalms. Selections. English.
  • Compleat psalmodist. In four books.
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Imprint
London : printed by Robert Brown, in Windmill-Court, near West-Smithfield: and sold by C. Hitch and L. Hawes, at the Red-Lion, J. Buckland, at the Buck, and S. Crowder and Co. at the Looking-Glass, all in Pater-Noster-Row, [1761]
Added name
Arnold, John, approximately 1720-1792.
Publication year
1761
ESTC No.
T161247
Grub Street ID
200385
Description
x,xxviii,[6],388,[2]p. : music ; 8°.
Note
With an index

First published as 'The compleat psalmodist. In four books'

Below imprint in square brackets: price Bound Three Shillings and Six Pence.