The Columbian harmonist. containing first. A plain and concise introduction to psalmody fitly calculated for the use of singing schools. Second. A choice collection of sacred music for public and social worship. / By Daniel Read author of The American singing book.

Author/creator Read, Daniel
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Haven : Printed [by T. & S. Green] for & sold by the editor Sold also by the principal book-sellers in the United States. (Coppy right [sic] secured agreeable to the statute), [1794 or 1795]
Description8, 41-71 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 16 pages of plates : music ; 12 x 20 cm
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 29390. ^A478749
General noteThree states noted. The first has 39, [1] p. of plates only, so numbered. The second state is paged 8, 41-71, [1] p., and has 16 p. of "Additional music" (i.e. 8 p. of printed music and 8 p. of blank staves) at end. The third state is similarly paged, and has 16 p. of "Additional music" (16 p. of printed music) at end, and a note on verso of t.p., referring to the tune "Agusta [sic]," found on p. 10 of the "Additional music."
General noteParentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint.
General noteAdvertised as "now engraving" in the Connecticut journal, New Haven, Dec. 4, 1794. Printers' names supplied by Evans.
General noteIndex, p. [80] (p. [40] of the first state).
References Evans 29390
References Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut (suppl.), 2539
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. 29390).
Genre/formHymns.

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