Sacred harmony or A collection of Psalm tunes, ancient and modern : Containing a great variety of the most approved plain & simple airs, taken from the Massachusetts harmony, Worcester collection, Laws, &c. To which is added, several new tunes, never before published. Together with an introduction to the art of singing. By R. Harrison. London.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boston : Printed & sold by C. Cambridge near the Boston Stone, [1788 or 1789] |
| Description | 4, 7-12, 2 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered pageleaf of plates, 6-99 pages of plates : music ; 13 x 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Law, Andrew, 1749-1821, author. |
| Other author/creator | Harrison, Mr. (Ralph), 1748-1810 author. |
| Other author/creator | Harrison, Mr. (Ralph), 1748-1810. |
| Other author/creator | Law, Andrew, 1749-1821. |
| Other author/creator | Lee, Thomas, 1717-1806, compiler. |
| Other author/creator | Cambridge, Charles, 1761?-1831, printer. |
| General note | Title page engraved. |
| General note | Attributed to Thomas Lee by Evans. According to Richard Crawford, however, the compiler is unkown. Lee was responsible for another compilation entitled Sacred harmony [1800?] recorded as Evans 38446. |
| General note | Dated [1790?] by Evans, [1789] by Shipton & Mooney. The American Antiquarian Society copy has an owner's inscription dated 1789. Charles Cambridge, together with James White, printed "near Charles River Bridge" ca. 1788-1792. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library. |
| References | Evans, 22615 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W2898. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Hymnals. |
| Contains title | Massachusetts harmony. |
| Contains title | Worcester collection. |
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