Social harmony : containing first, the rudiments of psalmody made easy. Second, a collection of modern music, calculated for the use of singing schools and worshipping assemblies. / By Asahel Benham, author of Federal harmony. ; Published according to act of Congress.

Author/creator Benham, Asahel
Other author Beecher, Clement, 1778-1869, engraver.
Format Electronic
Publication Info[New-Haven] : [Printed by Thomas and Samuel Green], [1798?]
Description4 unnumbered pages, 9-14 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 5-8, 17-56 pages of plates : music ; 12 x 20 cm (4to)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 33398. ^A478749
General noteForty-five compositions for four voices, with full text; including one anthem and two set-pieces.
General notePreface dated: Wallingford, September 6, 1798. Advertised as "just published by Asahel Benham and for sale by him in Wallingford, also by Mr. Isaac Beers, New Haven," in the Connecticut journal, New Haven, October 24, 1798.
General notePlates 5-8 inserted after p. [4].
General noteMusic engraved by C. Beecher (probably Clement Beecher). See: Curtis, G.M. Early silver of Connecticut and its makers, 1913, p. 84-85.
References Evans 33398
References Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut, 354
References Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut (suppl.), 1909
References Amer. sacred music, 95
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 33398).
Genre/formHymnals.

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