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The social harmonist: containing first, the necessary rules of music. Second, a collection of tunes chiefly original

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Title
The social harmonist: containing first, the necessary rules of music. Second, a collection of tunes chiefly original
Names
Edson, Lewis, 1771-1845 (Compiler)
Edson, Lewis, 1771-1845 (Composer)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1801
Place: New York
Publisher: Published according to act of Congress
Edition: Second edition.
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: Mus. Res.-Amer. *MRA (Edson, L. Social harmonist)
Topics
Hymns, English
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts), Unaccompanied
Genres
Music
Books
Notes
Content: For 4 mixed voices.
Content: Relief shown by contours and spot heights.
Content: Sheets of various eds.; may include provisional, photorevised and photoinspected maps. Includes quadrangle location map.
Acquisition: Bookplate: "The New York Public Library. Purchased from funds granted by the Trustees of The Juilliard Musical Foundation of New York. In memory of Augustus D. Juilliard"
Physical Description
Scores
Extent: 40, [8] p. ; 12 x 20 cm.
Inside back cover stamped in red: Apr 22, 1940
On blank page following page 48, in pen: "Debitum naturae - The debt of nature, or death"
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 67ec7200-2e5d-0133-63fb-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1771: Creator Born
  • 1801: Issued
  • 1845: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The social harmonist" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1801. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8fe9de1-9baa-91f3-e040-e00a180659ca

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The social harmonist" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8fe9de1-9baa-91f3-e040-e00a180659ca

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1801). The social harmonist Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8fe9de1-9baa-91f3-e040-e00a180659ca

Wikipedia Citation

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The social harmonist