The Art of Singing (Law, Andrew)

		Movements/Sections 3 sections I. The Musical Primer II. The Christian Harmony III. The Musical Magazine First Publication 1792-94 Genre Categories Methods; Psalms; Religious works; Sacred hymns; Hymns; Anthems; For 3 voices; For unaccompanied voices; Scores featuring the voice; For 4 voices; For mixed chorus; Scores featuring mixed chorus; For unaccompanied chorus; English language

Sheet Music

• Scores (13)

Scores

Standard notation edition

 The Musical Primer
*#262790 - 2.32MB, 40 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 198x⇩

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Fynnjamin (2012/12/22)

 The Christian Harmony, Vol.1
*#262791 - 4.08MB, 64 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 122x⇩

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Fynnjamin (2012/12/22)

 The Christian Harmony, Vol.2
*#262792 - 3.25MB, 56 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 76x⇩

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Fynnjamin (2012/12/22)

 The Musical Magazine, No.1
*#262793 - 3.00MB, 54 pp. -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 101x⇩

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Fynnjamin (2012/12/22)

Editor:

2nd edition

Publisher Info.:

Cheshire, CT: William Law, 1792-1794.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Law's 4-shape notation edition

 The Musical Primer
*#265031 - 4.99MB, 94 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 40x⇩

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Fynnjamin (2013/1/6)

 The Christian Harmony, Vol.1
*#265032 - 3.77MB, 62 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 31x⇩

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Fynnjamin (2013/1/6)

 The Musical Magazine, No.1
*#265033 - 4.88MB, 96 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 32x⇩

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Fynnjamin (2013/1/6)

Editor:

4th edition

Publisher Info.:

Cambridge, MA?: W. Hilliard, 1803.
Boston: E. Lincoln, for the author, 1805.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

#265032 - the additional stanzas have been cut out of the corner of p.129, removing some music from p.130.
#265033 - different contents to the standard notation 2nd edtion (#262793).
Originally 25 pages from Law's Harmonic Companion were bound in with this - file has been split and moved to that page.

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 The Musical Primer [incomplete]
*#265039 - 5.12MB, 90 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 23x⇩

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Fynnjamin (2013/1/6)

 The Christian Harmony, Vol.1
*#265040 - 4.02MB, 62 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 35x⇩

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Fynnjamin (2013/1/6)

 The Musical Magazine, No.1 [incomplete]
*#265041 - 4.70MB, 88 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 24x⇩

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Fynnjamin (2013/1/6)

 The Musical Magazine, No.2 [incomplete]
*#265042 - 1.04MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 28x⇩

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Fynnjamin (2013/1/6)

Editor:

4th edition

Publisher Info.:

Windsor, VT: Nahum Mower, 1805.
Boston: E. Lincoln, for the author, 1805.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

#265039 - missing pp.27-30 from the Rudiments; music is otherwise complete.
#265040 - same contents as #265032.
#265041 - missing pp.81-88.
#265042 - Title-page missing, first piece incomplete. The final piece is also incomplete, 2 pages are missing. Pages numbered 103-126.

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 The Musical Magazine, No.1
*#265725 - 4.72MB, 94 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 24x⇩

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Fynnjamin (2013/1/11)

 The Musical Magazine, No.2
*#265726 - 1.61MB, 33 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 24x⇩

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Fynnjamin (2013/1/11)

Editor:

5th edition

Publisher Info.:

Philadelphia: Robert & William Carr, for the author, n.d.
Philadelphia: Jane Aitken, 1810.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

#265726 - may be incomplete. Pages numbered from 101-128.

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General Information

Work Title	The Art of Singing
Alternative Title	The Art of Singing; In three Parts: viz. I. The Musical Primer, II. The Christian Harmony, III. The Musical Magazine. By Andrew Law, A. M. Author of the Select Harmony, Rudiments of Music, &c.

Composer	Law, Andrew
Movements/Sections	3 sections I. The Musical Primer II. The Christian Harmony III. The Musical Magazine
First Publication	1792-94
Language	English
Piece Style	Classical
Instrumentation	3-4 voices / choir

Misc. Comments

N.B. The 4-shape notation here is Law's own invention - in addition to being printed without staff lines, it differs from the more common 4-shape system that is still in use today (first used in The Easy Instructor) in that the rectangle notehead denotes faw, and the triangle law.
He later revised this so that 7 syllables could be used, by distinguishing three shapes with a dot (looking like a staccato dot), in effect a sort of 7-shape notation.

• Full titles (2nd edition):

1. The Musical Primer; or the First Part of the Art of Singing: Containing the Rules of Psalmody, Newly Revised and Improved; Together with a number of Practical Lessons and Plain Tunes: Designed expressly for the use of Learners.
2. The Christian Harmony; or the Second Part of the Art of Singing: Comprising a Select Variety of Psalm and Hymn Tunes; together with a number of Airs and Anthems: Calculated for Schools and Churches. In Two Volumes.
3. The Musical Magazine; containing a variety of favorite pieces. A Periodical Publication.