Composition: A New Musical Grammar (Tans'ur, William)

Title	A New Musical Grammar
Alternative title	A New Musical Grammar; or, the Harmonical Spectator. Containing All the useful Theoretical, Practical, and Technical Parts of Musick. Being a New and Correct Introduction to All the Rudiments, Terms, and Characters, and Composition in all its Branches. With Several Scales for Musicall Instruments; and Philosophical Demonstrations, on The Nature of Sound. Laid down in so concise and easy a Method, as to be understood by the meanest Practitioner, whether Vocal or Instrumental, by Way of Question and Answer. With variety of Cuts correctly engraved. By William Tansur: Musico Theorico. Author of The Universal Harmony, &c.
Creators	William Tans'ur (composer)
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Instrumentation	voice organ violin recorder
Number of movements	11
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First published	1746
Dedication	all Lovers of Musick
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Composition types	Music theory
Language	English
Period	Baroque
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Title click for details	Metronome	Key	Measures
Of the Gamut, and of Semitones and Cliffs	—	—	—
Of Notes and their Names, and of Rests, and other Characters used in Musick	—	—	—
Of Time in General, in all its various Moods; and how to beat them: and of the Doctrine of Pendulums	—	—	—
Of Tuning the Voice; and of Accents: of Intonation, and the original Use of the Pitch-Pipe.	—	—	—
The Scale of Musick adapted to the Organ, Violin, Flute (i.eRecorder), &c.	—	—	—
Of the several Keys in Musick; and of Transposition.	—	—	—
Of Intervals, Concords, and Discords; and how to compare one Part of Musick with another	—	—	—
Of Theory in General; or, a Philosophical Demonstration of the Nature of Sound, and of the Racios and Proportion of all Intervals	—	—	—
Of Practical-Musick; teaching all the Rules of Composition, from Two to Eight Parts	—	—	—
Of Canon in General, and how to compose any of them	—	—	—
The Musical Alphabet; shewing the Use of all Terms belonging to Musick	—	—	—

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Details	Section	Type	Publisher	Date	File
view	Complete	—	Leicester: the Author	1746	Complete Book · view
view	Complete	—	Robert Brown	—	Complete Book · view

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