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Music made easy to every capacity, in a series of dialogues; being practical lessons for the harpsichord, Laid Down in a New Method, So as to render that Instrument so little difficult, that any Person, with common Application, may play well; become a thorough Proficient in the Principles of Harmony; and will compose Music, if they have a Genius for it, in less than a Twelvemonth. Written in French by Monsieur Bemetzrieder, Musick Master to the Queen of France. And published at Paris, (with a Preface) by the Celebrated Monsieur Diderot, The whole translated, and adapted to the Use of the English Student, by Giffard Bernard, M. A. Perused and Approved of by Doctor Boyce and Doctor Howard

Title: Music made easy to every capacity, in a series of dialogues; being practical lessons for the harpsichord, Laid Down in a New Method, So as to render that Instrument so little difficult, that any Person, with common Application, may play well; become a thorough Proficient in the Principles of Harmony; and will compose Music, if they have a Genius for it, in less than a Twelvemonth. Written in French by Monsieur Bemetzrieder, Musick Master to the Queen of France. And published at Paris, (with a Preface) by the Celebrated Monsieur Diderot, The whole translated, and adapted to the Use of the English Student, by Giffard Bernard, M. A. Perused and Approved of by Doctor Boyce and Doctor Howard [electronic resource].
Author: Bemetzrieder, Anton, 1743-1817.
Publication: London : printed by R. Ayre and G. Moore, No. 5, Bridges-Street, Covent-Garden; and sold by W. Randall, Catharine-Street, Strand, MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]-79.

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vi,iv,1-87,[4],90-198,[2],vi,[1],200-249,[1]p. : ill.; 4⁰.

Uniform Title

Leçons de clavecin, et principes d'harmonie. English
Eighteenth century collections online.

Alternative Title

Leçons de clavecin, et principes d'harmonie.

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The second and third parts have separate titlepages, 'printed by R. Ayre', dated 1779.
With a list of subscribers in part 3.
Reproduction of original from British Library.

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English Short Title Catalog

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Electronic reproduction.

OCLC

642758635
T96492

Author

Bemetzrieder, Anton, 1743-1817.

Title

Music made easy to every capacity, in a series of dialogues; being practical lessons for the harpsichord, Laid Down in a New Method, So as to render that Instrument so little difficult, that any Person, with common Application, may play well; become a thorough Proficient in the Principles of Harmony; and will compose Music, if they have a Genius for it, in less than a Twelvemonth. Written in French by Monsieur Bemetzrieder, Musick Master to the Queen of France. And published at Paris, (with a Preface) by the Celebrated Monsieur Diderot, The whole translated, and adapted to the Use of the English Student, by Giffard Bernard, M. A. Perused and Approved of by Doctor Boyce and Doctor Howard [electronic resource].

Imprint

London : printed by R. Ayre and G. Moore, No. 5, Bridges-Street, Covent-Garden; and sold by W. Randall, Catharine-Street, Strand, MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]-79.

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Eighteenth century collections online.

Reproduction

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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English Short Title Catalog, T96492.

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Great Britain England London.

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