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The Resource The Billings and Holden collection of ancient psalmody : being a collection of Psalm and hymn tunes, anthems, &c. published as originally written, principally selected from ancient authors, together with a few tunes never before published. In which may be found many beautiful pieces from Billings, Holden, Law, Holyoke, Mitchell, Swan, Belknap, Kimball, French, Brown, Holt, Wood, and other eminent American and European authors

The Billings and Holden collection of ancient psalmody : being a collection of Psalm and hymn tunes, anthems, &c. published as originally written, principally selected from ancient authors, together with a few tunes never before published. In which may be found many beautiful pieces from Billings, Holden, Law, Holyoke, Mitchell, Swan, Belknap, Kimball, French, Brown, Holt, Wood, and other eminent American and European authors

Contributor
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 score ([301], [3] p.)
Note
  • Signatures : [1-2]4 3-384 [39]4 ; wove paper
  • ca. 355 hymn tunes for SATB ; without additional accompaniment except 2 short scores for clarinet, violin, and bass accompaniment for the tunes Haydn (p. 114-115) and Barry (p. 164-165) ; ca. 25 anthems and odes for 1-4 voices ; many with piano/organ accompaniment
  • "Introduction" : lessons on rudiments of music -- p. [3]-11
  • "Errata" -- p. 11
  • "Lesson for the exercise of the voice" -- p. [12]
  • "Published under the patronage of the Boston Billings and Holden Society."
  • Defective : lacking p. 1-6 (including t.p.) and 300-301 as well as endpapers
  • Leather binding, with oblong boards ; front cover of green paper with printed t.p. information ; back cover of soft leather
Instance
Label
The Billings and Holden collection of ancient psalmody : being a collection of Psalm and hymn tunes, anthems, &c. published as originally written, principally selected from ancient authors, together with a few tunes never before published. In which may be found many beautiful pieces from Billings, Holden, Law, Holyoke, Mitchell, Swan, Belknap, Kimball, French, Brown, Holt, Wood, and other eminent American and European authors
Title
The Billings and Holden collection of ancient psalmody
Title remainder
being a collection of Psalm and hymn tunes, anthems, &c. published as originally written, principally selected from ancient authors, together with a few tunes never before published. In which may be found many beautiful pieces from Billings, Holden, Law, Holyoke, Mitchell, Swan, Belknap, Kimball, French, Brown, Holt, Wood, and other eminent American and European authors
Contributor
Publisher
Subject
Language
eng
Accompanying matter
technical information on music
Cataloging source
WTU
Form of composition
multiple forms
Format of music
full score
Literary text for sound recordings
not applicable
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1797-1869
  • 1804-1886
  • d. 1865
  • 1765-1844
  • 1746-1800
  • 1687?-1743
  • 1771-1815
  • 1708-1781
  • 1705?-1741
  • 1762-1820
  • 1716-1796
  • 1757-1836
  • 1699?-1783
  • 1758-1842
  • 1761-1826
  • approximately 1734-1805
  • 1748-1820
  • 1740-1820
  • 1749-1821
  • 1809-1890
  • 1678-1727
  • 1731-1776
  • 1762-1798
  • 1761-1833
  • 1764-1838
  • 1740-1802
  • 1773-1861
  • 1756-1827 or 1828
  • 1717-1799
  • approximately 1565-1634
  • 1769-1853
  • 1772-1847
  • 1774-1855
  • 1759-1848
  • active 1606-1610
  • 1726-1790
  • 1752-1804
  • 1738-1798
  • 1771-1838
  • 1712-1768
  • 1812-1870
  • 1779-1848
  • 1758-1827
  • 1756-1832?
  • 1749-1826
  • 1752-1844
  • 1766-1821
  • 1726-1814
  • 1758-1827
  • 1767-1822
  • 1817-
  • 1795-1873
  • 1735-1807
  • 19th cent
  • fl. late 18th cent
  • 1881-1949
  • 1865-1945
  • 1696-1755
  • ca. 1720-1792
  • 1768-1832
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Marsh, Bela
  • Capen, Nahum
  • Lyon, Gardner P.
  • Holden, Oliver
  • Billings, William
  • Carey, Henry
  • Belknap, Daniel
  • Tuckey, William
  • Prelleur, Peter
  • Holyoke, Samuel
  • Giardini, Felice
  • Read, Daniel
  • Tans'ur, William
  • Swan, Timothy
  • Holdroyd, Israel
  • Kimball, Jacob
  • Smith, Is.
  • Edson, Lewis
  • Sacchini, Antonio
  • Law, Andrew
  • Marshall, Leonard
  • Croft, William
  • Williams, A.
  • Dalmer
  • Leach, J.
  • Stevenson, John
  • Ingalls, Jeremiah
  • Arnold, Samuel
  • Holt, Benjamin
  • Chandler, Solomon
  • Randall, John
  • Kirbye, George
  • Stears, I
  • Tucker
  • Mitchell, Nahum
  • Walker, George
  • Cole, John
  • Olmsted, Timothy
  • Bartlet, John
  • Lockhart, C.
  • Madan, Martin
  • Wood, Abraham
  • Selby, William
  • Huntington, Jonathan
  • Hart, J.
  • Milgrove, Benjamin
  • Hamilton, Edward
  • Shaw, Oliver
  • Hall, Amariah
  • West, Elisha
  • Wyvill
  • Gillet, Alexander
  • Morgan, David Jenkin
  • Callcott, John Wall
  • Burney, Charles
  • Taylor, Richard
  • Stanley
  • Thorley, T
  • Sumner, William
  • White, Thomas B.
  • Miller, Edward
  • Brown
  • Parmenter
  • Payson, J. F
  • Newhall, D. R
  • Cuzens, Benjamin
  • Williams, T
  • Munson, R. D
  • Sanger
  • Jennings
  • Barry
  • Hill, T
  • King
  • Deolph
  • Goff, Arthur J.
  • Coan
  • Chappel, Samuel
  • Metcalf, Frank J.
  • Greene, Maurice
  • Arnold, James
  • Arnold, W.
  • Marsh, Capen & Lyon
  • Boston Billings and Holden Society
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Tune-books
  • Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied
  • Hymns, English
  • Choruses, sacred (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble
  • Anthems
  • Psalmody
Label
The Billings and Holden collection of ancient psalmody : being a collection of Psalm and hymn tunes, anthems, &c. published as originally written, principally selected from ancient authors, together with a few tunes never before published. In which may be found many beautiful pieces from Billings, Holden, Law, Holyoke, Mitchell, Swan, Belknap, Kimball, French, Brown, Holt, Wood, and other eminent American and European authors
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Signatures : [1-2]4 3-384 [39]4 ; wove paper
  • ca. 355 hymn tunes for SATB ; without additional accompaniment except 2 short scores for clarinet, violin, and bass accompaniment for the tunes Haydn (p. 114-115) and Barry (p. 164-165) ; ca. 25 anthems and odes for 1-4 voices ; many with piano/organ accompaniment
  • "Introduction" : lessons on rudiments of music -- p. [3]-11
  • "Errata" -- p. 11
  • "Lesson for the exercise of the voice" -- p. [12]
  • "Published under the patronage of the Boston Billings and Holden Society."
  • Defective : lacking p. 1-6 (including t.p.) and 300-301 as well as endpapers
  • Leather binding, with oblong boards ; front cover of green paper with printed t.p. information ; back cover of soft leather
Dimensions
15 x 24 cm.
Extent
1 score ([301], [3] p.)
Note
Frank Metcalf's bookplate -- front pastedown ; children's scribbling in crayon and pencil -- p. 7.
System control number
(OCoLC)6705668
Label
The Billings and Holden collection of ancient psalmody : being a collection of Psalm and hymn tunes, anthems, &c. published as originally written, principally selected from ancient authors, together with a few tunes never before published. In which may be found many beautiful pieces from Billings, Holden, Law, Holyoke, Mitchell, Swan, Belknap, Kimball, French, Brown, Holt, Wood, and other eminent American and European authors
Publication
Note
  • Signatures : [1-2]4 3-384 [39]4 ; wove paper
  • ca. 355 hymn tunes for SATB ; without additional accompaniment except 2 short scores for clarinet, violin, and bass accompaniment for the tunes Haydn (p. 114-115) and Barry (p. 164-165) ; ca. 25 anthems and odes for 1-4 voices ; many with piano/organ accompaniment
  • "Introduction" : lessons on rudiments of music -- p. [3]-11
  • "Errata" -- p. 11
  • "Lesson for the exercise of the voice" -- p. [12]
  • "Published under the patronage of the Boston Billings and Holden Society."
  • Defective : lacking p. 1-6 (including t.p.) and 300-301 as well as endpapers
  • Leather binding, with oblong boards ; front cover of green paper with printed t.p. information ; back cover of soft leather
Dimensions
15 x 24 cm.
Extent
1 score ([301], [3] p.)
Note
Frank Metcalf's bookplate -- front pastedown ; children's scribbling in crayon and pencil -- p. 7.
System control number
(OCoLC)6705668

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