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Ancient Greek and Roman wind and string instruments. Engraving by J. Pass, 1818.
Date: 1818Reference: 33735i- Pictures
People playing ancient musical instruments. Etching.
Date: Jan. 1st. 1803Reference: 33736i- Pictures
People playing ancient musical instruments. Etching by J. Lee.
Date: May 1 1804Reference: 33740i- Books
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Historical memoirs of the Irish bards. Interspersed with anecdotes of, and occasional observations on the music of Ireland. Also, an historical and descriptive account of the musical instruments of the ancient Irish. And an appendix, containing several biographical and other papers, with select irish melodies. By Joseph C. Walker, Member of the Royal Irish Academy.
Walker, Joseph C. (Joseph Cooper), 1761-1810.Date: MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]- Books
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A musical dictionary: containing a full explanation of all the terms made use of in the historical, theoretical, and practical parts of music: Also Explanations of the Doctrines of Ancient Music, and Mathematical and Philosophical Inquiries into the Nature of Sound with regard to Intervals, Concords, and Discords: Together with A full Description of all the various Kinds of Musical Instruments (not contained in any other Dictionary). The whole carefully abstracted from the best Authors in the Greek, Latin, Italian, French, and English Languages, By James Grassineau, Gent. A New Edition, to which is added An Appendix, selected from the Dictionnaire de Musique of M. Rousseau: Containing All the New Improvements in Music since the first Publication of this Dictionary.
Brossard, Sébastien de, -1730.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
Prehistoric art, or, The origin of art as manifested in the works of prehistoric man / by Thomas Wilson.
Wilson, Thomas, 1832-1902.Date: 1898- Pictures
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An aging David strums his harp, reciting psalms. Engraving by E. van Panderen, c. 1620, after Giuseppe Cesari, il cavaliere d'Arpino.
Cesari, Giuseppe, 1568-1640.Date: [1620?]Reference: 20089i- Books
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A new musical grammar, and dictionary: or, a general introduction to the whole art of musick. In four books. Teaching, I. The Rudiments of Tones, Diatonick, and Semitonick; according to the Gamut. - With Rules for Tuning the Voice, and Beating of Time; the Nature of Keys, and Transposition; and of all other Characters used in Musick. II. Containing such plain and easy Directions as are necessary for Tuning, and Playing on, the Organ, Harpsichord, Bass Viol, Violin, Hautboy, Flute, Bassoon, &c. - With Songs and Lessons in great Variety; in 2, 3, and 4 Parts. - With Rules for Tuning of Bells, and Pricking of Chime-Barrels, &c. And the Structure of an Organ considered, in all its curious Branches: And a Feeling Scale of Musick for such as are blind. III. The Theory of Sound, from its Natural Causes: Or, A Philosophical, and Mathematical Dissertation thereon; in a concise and easy Method, &c. Together with the Principles of Practical Musick: Or, the most Authentick Rules of Composition, either in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 Musical Parts: Shewing the Allowed Passages of all Concords, and Discords; and the Contrivance of Fuge, or Canon, in great Variety. IV. The Musicians Historical, and Technical Dictionary; explicating above 550 of the most useful Terms that generally occur in Musick; as they are taken from the Greek, French, Latin, and Italian Writers. With an Account of Instruments, and their Inventors, &c. The Whole is extracted from the best Authors, both Ancient, and Modern; and methodically digested to every Capacity. - With a Preface prefactory; and a Table to the Whole. This Book the Grounds of Musick doth contain, The Organ, Hantboy, Viol, and Flute explain: How Bells are Tun'd; and how the Chimes do play; And cheerful Songs, to drive dull Cares away, &c The third edition, with large additions. By William Tans'ur, Senior, Musico-Theorico.
Tans'ur, William, 1699?-1783.Date: [1756]- Books
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A catalogue of the large and very valuable collection of ancient and modern music, By all the great and favourite Masters; Musical Instruments; upwards of Ten Thousand comical Prints, from the earliest period to the present Time, with an infinite number of private Plates and original Drawings, never to be collected, and other Prints, Books, some fine Table Linen and Plate, a Post Chaise, seven Receipts for two Proofs and five Prints of Mr. Copley's Death of Lord Chatham, dated April 1780, and other Effects of Joseph Gulston, Esq; deceased, Which (by Order of the Administrators) Will be sold by auction, By Mr. Greenwood, At his Rooms in Leicester-Square, On Thursday the 14th of February, 1788, And Two following Days, at 12 O'Clock. By Permission, in the above Sale, part of the Works of that ingenious Artist, Mr. John Brown, lately deceased; consisting of Beautiful out-lines, from the Antique Statues of the Apollo, Antinous, &c. high finished Miniatures, studies from Nature, curious Designs and known Portraits. Also, a very curious Model of a Brass Cannon Foundery. Likewise, a Model of a Machine, for boring of Cannon, and a ditto for casting of Bells, being the inventions made under the immeditae direction of the late John and Peter Verbrugens, Esqrs; Cannon Founders to his Majesty, at Woolwich. To be viewed on Tuesday the 12th, and Catalogues had.
Greenwood, John, 1727-1792.Date: [1788]- Pictures
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The orgies and wild dances of the ancient Romans. Engraving.
Reference: 33971i- Archives and manuscripts
MS.1422
Date: c.1755- Pictures
Sarasvati holding a sitar on a lotus. Watercolour drawing.
Reference: 26142i- Books
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A treatise on singing explaining in the most simple manner, All the Rules for learning to sing by Note, without the Assistance of an Instrument, with some Observations on Vocal Music, interspersed with Original Examples, Solfeggi, Airs, Ducttos &c. &c Selected, & Compressed from the most Eminent Authors both Ancient and Modern, (particularly some Beautiful Vocal Pieces of Sacred Music from the M.S.S. of Jomelli and Sacchini, neverbefore published. In the collection of the late James Harris. & W.B.Earle Esq. salisbury with directions for a graceful management & Delivery of the Voice. By Ent. at Stationers Hall Joseph Corfe, Pr. 10s. 6. Gentleman of his Majesty's Chapels Royal & Organist of the Cathedral at Salisbury
Corfe, Joseph, 1741-1820.Date: [1799]- Pictures
Three Welsh harps. Engraving by J. Lee.
Date: April 11 1808Reference: 33742i- Books
Creative arts therapies manual : a guide to the history, theoretical approaches, assessment, and work with special populations of art, play, dance, music, drama, and poetry therapies / edited by Stephanie L. Brooke, PH.D., NCC.
Date: [2006]- Pictures
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Georg Wolfgang Gruber. Engraving by J.C. Reiff, ca. 1687.
Reiff, Johann Conradt, -1726.Date: [1687?]Reference: 22879i- Archives and manuscripts
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Weatherby, Wendy
Date: 9/10/2009Reference: TP1/A/2285Part of: One and Other Project