The psalm singer's choice companion : Or a Plain and Easy Introduction to Musick. Set down in Form of a Dialogue: Divided into two Parts. The First teacheth the Gamut, and how to Name your Notes, with Directions for keeping of Time, and the Way how to perform the same, with all things necessary for the Knowledge of Prick-Song: With Psalm Tunes and Hymns for two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight Voices; all within the compass of Nineteen Notes; that is, two Eights and a Fifth. With Examples how to transpose Tunes out of any Key, to suit either Voice or Instrument. The second Part teacheth to understand the Art of Descant or Composing Musick in Parts; teaching to know the Distances from one Part to another; the Concords and Discords; with Examples and Tables for the same. By Robert Barber. With an Excellent Anthem in four Parts, composed by one of the best Masters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barber, Robert, fl. 1723-1753.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psalms (Music)--Early works to 1800.

Psalms (Music).

Genre:

Dialogues.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (63,[1]p. ) music ;

Other Title:

Psalm singer's choice companion

Place of Publication:

London : printed by W. P. and sold by Josiah Rathbone, in Macclesfield; and J. Osborn, and T. Longman in Pater-Noster-Row [London], M.DCC.XXVII. [1727]

Notes:

"W. P." in the imprint = William Pearson.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T160567.

OCLC:

642464731