A compendium, or introduction to practical music, in five parts. ... By Christopher Sympson. The ninth edition with material additions corrected from

By Christopher Simpson

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
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British Library

T077992

Engraved throughout, except for pp. i-vi. First published in 1667 as 'A compendium of practical musick'.

London: printed & sold by Longman, Lukey and Co., 1775?]. 2], vi,90p., plates: port., engr.music; obl.4

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1170421016
• ISBN13: 9781170421017
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.4" x 9.7"