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Standard notation edition
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2nd edition
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Cheshire, CT: William Law, 1792-1794.
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Cheshire, CT: William Law, 1792-94.
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Cheshire, CT: William Law, 1794.
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Cheshire, CT: William Law, 1792.
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3rd edition
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Cheshire, CT: [Andrew Law], 1800 Number 6th of Musical Magazine dated November 1801.
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In the 3rd standard notation edition, Law got rid of the different titles dividing this work. The Advertisement states: The divisions of the following work were firstly published in detached parts. They have since been collected ... to form a consistent whole. The second part, or the Christian Harmony, has been heretofore subdivided into two Volumes; but that division, ceasing to be necessary, is discontinued. Additional numbers of the Magazine may be hereafter be published as occasion may require. This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Law's 4-shape notation edition
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3rd edition of Musical Primer 5th edition of Musical Magazine
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Philadelphia: Anderson & Meehan, for the author, n.d. Philadelphia: Robert & William Carr, for the author, n.d. (ca.1811) Philadelphia: Jane Aitken, n.d. (ca.1810)
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3rd edition of Musical Primer 5th edition of Musical Magazine
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Philadelphia: Anderson & Meehan, for the author, n.d. Philadelphia: Robert & William Carr, for the author, n.d. (ca.1811) Philadelphia: Jane Aitken, n.d. (ca.1810)
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Originally bound with a copy of Law's Harmonic Companion, split from files here.
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4th edition
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Cambridge, MA?: W. Hilliard, 1803. Boston: E. Lincoln, for the author, 1805.
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#265032 - the additional stanzas have been cut out of the corner of p.129, removing some music from p.130. #265033 - different contents to the standard notation 2nd edtion (#262793). Originally 25 pages from Law's Harmonic Companion were bound in with this - file has been split and moved to that page.
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4th edition
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Cambridge, MA?: W. Hilliard, 1803. Windsor, VT: Nahum Mower, 1805. Boston: E. Lincoln, for the author, 1805.
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4th edition
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Windsor, VT: Nahum Mower, 1805. Boston: E. Lincoln, for the author, 1805.
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#265039 - missing pp.27-30 from the Rudiments; music is otherwise complete. #265040 - same contents as #265032. #265041 - missing pp.81-88. #265042 - Title-page missing, first piece incomplete. The final piece is also incomplete, 2 pages are missing. Pages numbered 103-126.
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5th edition
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Philadelphia: Robert & William Carr, for the author, n.d. Philadelphia: Jane Aitken, 1810.
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#265726 - Pages numbered from 101-128.
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General Information
Work Title
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The Art of Singing
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Alternative. Title
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The Art of Singing; In three Parts: viz. I. The Musical Primer, II. The Christian Harmony, III. The Musical Magazine. By Andrew Law, A. M. Author of the Select Harmony, Rudiments of Music, &c.
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Composer
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Law, Andrew
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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None [force assignment]
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 sections
- I. The Musical Primer
- II. The Christian Harmony
- III. The Musical Magazine
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First Publication.
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1792-94
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Language
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English
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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Piece Style
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Classical
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Instrumentation
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3-4 voices / choir
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Related Works
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Harmonic Companion - in later editions, the Harmonic Companion was appended to The Art of Singing.
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Navigation etc.
N.B. The 4-shape notation here is Law's own invention - in addition to being printed without staff lines, it differs from the more common 4-shape system that is still in use today (first used in The Easy Instructor) in that the rectangle notehead denotes faw, and the triangle law. He later revised this so that 7 syllables could be used, by distinguishing three shapes with a dot (looking like a staccato dot), in effect a sort of 7-shape notation.
- Full titles (2nd edition):
- The Musical Primer; or the First Part of the Art of Singing: Containing the Rules of Psalmody, Newly Revised and Improved; Together with a number of Practical Lessons and Plain Tunes: Designed expressly for the use of Learners.
- The Christian Harmony; or the Second Part of the Art of Singing: Comprising a Select Variety of Psalm and Hymn Tunes; together with a number of Airs and Anthems: Calculated for Schools and Churches. In Two Volumes.
- The Musical Magazine; containing a variety of favorite pieces. A Periodical Publication.