The universal psalmodist. Containing, I. A compleat introduction to psalmody; or, The Art of Singing Psalms, &c. Interspersed, with many useful Scales and Examples, carefully laid down and explained, in a familiar Dialogue between Master and Scholar. II. A choice and valuable collection of psalm and hymn tunes, canons and anthems, many of which were never before published; also the Tunes, Anthems, &c. sung at the Magdalene and Foundling Chapels, and other public Places in and about London, with Words adapted to each Tune. The Whole composed in a New and Easy Taste. For Two, Three, and Four, but generally for Four Voices, in the most familiar Keys and Cliffs, according to the Advice and Direction of the most eminent Masters in London. Calculated to promote and improve this most excellent Part of Social Worship, and thereby render it both useful and delightful in all Country choirs, as well as in the congregations and other Religious Societies in London and Westminster. By A. Williams, Teacher of Psalmody in London.

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1764
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Bible. Psalms. English.

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London : printed for Joseph Johnson, at Mead's Head, opposite the Monument, 1764.

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viii,152p. : ill.,engr.music ; Obl.40.

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The second edition, corrected.

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ESTC T155460

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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