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Philadelphia: Robert and William Carr, for the author, n.d. [1812]
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General Information
| Work Title
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Select Harmony
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| Alternative. Title
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Select Harmony. Containing in a plain and concise manner, the rules of singing; and easy lessons for learners; together with a choice collection of psalm and hymn tunes. By Andrew Law.
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| Composer
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Law, Andrew
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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None [force assignment]
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| First Publication.
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1812
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| Language
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English
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| Dedication
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The Ministers of the Gospel, and the Singing Masters, Clerks and Choristers throughout the United States
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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| Piece Style
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Classical
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| Instrumentation
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3-4 voices / choir
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This collection is entirely different to the earlier collections by Andrew Law under the same title published between 1778-1785.
N.B. The 4-shape notation here is Law's own invention, copyrighted in 1803—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. In addition, the three repeated shapes in the scale are differentiated with a dot (looking like a staccato dot), making in effect a sort of 7-shape notation (though Law only advocates the 4-syllable solfege). Furthermore, this publication uses an updated version of Law's system, copyrighted 1809, where the notes are printed between segments of 5-line musical staff (previously Law's system did not use a staff).
