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Music made easy to every capacity, in a series of dialogues; being practical lessons for the harpsic...

Music made easy to every capacity, in a series of dialogues; being practical lessons for the harpsic...

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Music made easy to every capacity, in a series of dialogues; being practical lessons for the harpsichord, Laid Down in a New Method, So as to render that Instrument so little difficult, that any Person, with common Application, may play well; become a thorough Proficient in the Principles of Harmony; and will compose Music, if they have a Genius for it, in less than a Twelvemonth. Written in French by Monsieur Bemetzrieder, Musick Master to the Queen of France. And published at Paris, (with a Preface) by the Celebrated Monsieur Diderot, The whole translated, and adapted to the Use of the English Student, by Giffard Bernard, M. A. Perused and Approved of by Doctor Boyce and Doctor Howard [electronic resource].

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Music made easy to every capacity, in a series of dialogues; being practical lessons for the harpsichord, Laid Down in a New Method, So as to render that Instrument so little difficult, that any Person, with common Application, may play well; become a thorough Proficient in the Principles of Harmony; and will compose Music, if they have a Genius for it, in less than a Twelvemonth. Written in French by Monsieur Bemetzrieder, Musick Master to the Queen of France. And published at Paris, (with a Preface) by the Celebrated Monsieur Diderot, The whole translated, and adapted to the Use of the English Student, by Giffard Bernard, M. A. Perused and Approved of by Doctor Boyce and Doctor Howard [electronic resource].

Publisher

London : printed by R. Ayre and G. Moore, No. 5, Bridges-Street, Covent-Garden; and sold by W. Randall, Catharine-Street, Strand, MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]-79.

Uniform title

Leçons de clavecin, et principes d'harmonie. English.

Date

MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]-79.

Record Identifier

74VvA8y5ajLX

MMS ID

991013656159702626

Language

English

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Physical content

vi,iv,1-87,[4],90-198,[2],vi,[1],200-249,[1]p. : ill. ; 4°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : printed by R. Ayre and G. Moore, No. 5, Bridges-Street, Covent-Garden; and sold by W. Randall, Catharine-Street, Strand, MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]-79.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]-79.

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

Music made easy to every capacity, in a series of dialogues; being practical lessons for the harpsichord, Laid Down in a New Method, So as to render that Instrument so little difficult, that any Person, with common Application, may play well; become a thorough Proficient in the Principles of Harmony; and will compose Music, if they have a Genius fo...

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General note

Reproduction of original from British Library.

The second and third parts have separate titlepages, 'printed by R. Ayre', dated 1779.

With a list of subscribers in part 3.

Citation / References Note

ESTC T96492.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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Record Identifier

74VvA8y5ajLX

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvA8y5ajLX

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MMS ID

991013656159702626