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?] |
| Description | 4 unnumbered pages, 9-14 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 5-8, 17-56 pages of plates : music ; 12 x 20 cm (4to) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 33398. ^A478749 |
| General note | Forty-five compositions for four voices, with full text; including one anthem and two set-pieces. |
| General note | Preface 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 note | Plates 5-8 inserted after p. [4]. |
| General note | Music 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 forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic 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/form | Hymnals. |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |