A New Musical Grammar (Tans'ur, William)

		Movements/Sections 11 sections Of the Gamut, and of Semitones and Cliffs Of Notes and their Names, and of Rests, and other Characters used in Musick Of Time in General, in all its various Moods; and how to beat them: and of the Doctrine of Pendulums Of Tuning the Voice; and of Accents: of Intonation, and the original Use of the Pitch-Pipe. The Scale of Musick adapted to the Organ, Violin, Flute [i.e. Recorder], &c. Of the several Keys in Musick; and of Transposition. Of Intervals, Concords, and Discords; and how to compare one Part of Musick with another Of Theory in General; or, a Philosophical Demonstration of the Nature of Sound, and of the Racios and Proportion of all Intervals Of Practical-Musick; teaching all the Rules of Composition, from Two to Eight Parts Of Canon in General, and how to compose any of them The Musical Alphabet; shewing the Use of all Terms belonging to Musick First Publication 1746 Genre Categories Music theory; Writings; For 1 voice; For unaccompanied voices; Scores featuring the voice; For organ; Scores featuring the organ; For 1 player; For violin; Scores featuring the violin; For recorder; Scores featuring the recorder; English language

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Leicester: the Author, 1746.
London: Jacob Robinson, 1746.

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Work Title

A New Musical Grammar

Alternative Title

A New Musical Grammar; or, the Harmonical Spectator. Containing All the useful Theoretical, Practical, and Technical Parts of Musick. Being a New and Correct Introduction to All the Rudiments, Terms, and Characters, and Composition in all its Branches. With Several Scales for Musicall Instruments; and Philosophical Demonstrations, on The Nature of Sound. Laid down in so concise and easy a Method, as to be understood by the meanest Practitioner, whether Vocal or Instrumental, by Way of Question and Answer. With variety of Cuts correctly engraved. By William Tansur: Musico Theorico. Author of The Universal Harmony, &c.

Composer	Tans'ur, William
Movements/Sections	11 sections Of the Gamut, and of Semitones and Cliffs Of Notes and their Names, and of Rests, and other Characters used in Musick Of Time in General, in all its various Moods; and how to beat them: and of the Doctrine of Pendulums Of Tuning the Voice; and of Accents: of Intonation, and the original Use of the Pitch-Pipe. The Scale of Musick adapted to the Organ, Violin, Flute [i.e. Recorder], &c. Of the several Keys in Musick; and of Transposition. Of Intervals, Concords, and Discords; and how to compare one Part of Musick with another Of Theory in General; or, a Philosophical Demonstration of the Nature of Sound, and of the Racios and Proportion of all Intervals Of Practical-Musick; teaching all the Rules of Composition, from Two to Eight Parts Of Canon in General, and how to compose any of them The Musical Alphabet; shewing the Use of all Terms belonging to Musick
First Publication	1746
Language	English
Dedication	all Lovers of Musick
Piece Style	Baroque
Instrumentation	sections on Voice, Organ (& harpsichord), Violin, and Flute (Recorder)