Composition: Lyric Airs (Jones, Edward)

Title Lyric Airs
Alternative title Lyric Airs: consisting of Specimens of Greek, Albanian, Walachian, Turkish, Arabian, Persian, Chinese, and Moorish National Songs and Melodies; (being the first selection of the kind ever yet offered to the public:) to which are added Basses for the Harp, or Piano-Forte. Likewise are subjoined a few explanatory notes on the figures and movements of the Modern Greek Dance; with a short dissertation on the Origin of the Ancient Greek Music.
Creators Edward Jones (composer)
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Instrumentation voice
voice and harp
voice and piano
harp
piano
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First published 1804
Dedication Mrs. Musters
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Composition types Folksongs, Dances, Airs
Language English
Period Classical
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Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete London: for the Author 1804 Complete Book · view

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