Genre Categories | Methods; Songs; For voice, piano; |
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Work Title | The Melographicon |
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Alternative. Title | The Melographicon: A New Musical Work, by which an interminable number of melodies may be produced, and young people who have a taste for poetry enabled to set their verses to music for the voice and piano-forte, without the necessity of a scientific knowledge of the art |
Composer | Anonymous |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IA 1483 |
Language | English |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | voice, piano |
Extra Information | Method for composing songs aleatorically. Includes 5 example songs written using the Melographicon. One suggested mode of using the book is to cut out cards that can be shuffled to create new combinations. |