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Author Holden, John, active 18th century.

Title A collection of church-music : consisting of new setts of the common psalm-tunes, with some other pieces : adapted to the several metres in the version authorized by the General Assembly : composed with a view to render the just performance of each part more easy to learners, and the united effect of the whole more full and pathetic, and also to exemplify some new discoveries in the scale of music / principally designed for the use of the University of Glasgow by John Holden.

Publication Info. Glasgow : Printed for, and sold by the author, 1766.

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Talbott Locked Case  M2136 .H711 1766    Lib Use Only  Ask Librarian for access
Description 12 pages, 1 score (18 pages, 6 unnumbered pages) ; 17 x 25 cm
score
Note 22 hymn tunes in 4 parts and 2 anthems for 3 parts.
Contents Preface [instructions] -- Old C. Psalm -- French -- Stroudwater -- St. Pauls, or, Aberdeen -- Greenock -- St. Anns, or, Perth -- London new -- St. Davids -- St. Matthews, or, Glasgow -- Dundee, or, Windsor -- St. Neots, or, Workshop -- Bangor -- Walsal -- Southwell -- Wirksworth -- St. Ives -- St. Marys, or, Dumfries -- New CXLVIII psalm tune, or, St. Patricks -- Old CXLVIII psalm -- New CXXXVI psalm -- New Church, or, CXLV psalm -- College tune, or, VI psalm -- An anthem from psalm XCII ver. 1, 2, 4, 8 : It is good to give thanks unto the Lord -- An anthem from the XCVI psalm verse 2, 3, 4 : Sing sing unto the Lord.
Local Note Bound in at end: [6] p. of hand-ruled music manuscript paper containing 3 short cadenzas (?) for unspecified instrument on the 1st p. and "Duke of Argyles Strathspey" for keyboard instrument on the 6th p.
Subject Hymns, English -- Scotland.
Hymns, English.
Scotland.
Genre/Form Hymns, English.
Psalms (Music)
Psalms (Music)
Tune books.
Tune books.
Subject Music -- Instruction and study -- Early works to 1800.
Music -- Instruction and study.
Chronological Term Early works to 1800
Genre/Form Hymns.
Hymns.
Scores.
Scores.
Added Author University of Glasgow.
Added Title Duke of Argyles Strathspey.