Elements of Musical Composition; comprehending the Rules of Thorough Bass, and the Theory of Tuning.

Description

Manual describing musical composition for beginners. The manual is divided in 9 chapters and includes 479 musical examples engraved in 59 pages at the end of the book, as well as four plates with figures (plate no. II appears at the beginning of the book. The musical examples cover the following subjects: scales, intervals (diatonic and chromatic) and their inversion, counterpoint rules, harmonic progressions, use of non-harmonic tones (suspensions, passing notes, appoggiaturas, and upper-lower neighbor. It also includes several examples taken from Handel's "Dettingen Te Deum," "Messiah," and from Haydn's oratorio "Creation," among others.

Physical Description

xii, 136, 59 p. : iv pl. (incl. front.) ; 18 cm.

Creation Information

Crotch, William, 1775-1847 1812.

Context

This book is part of the collection entitled: Virtual Music Rare Book Room and was provided by the UNT Music Library to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 460 times. More information about this book can be viewed below.

Who

People and organizations associated with either the creation of this book or its content.

Printer

  • Bliss, Nathaniel Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, Paternoster Row by Nathaniel Bliss, Oxford.

Publisher

Audiences

We've identified this book as a primary source within our collections. Researchers, educators, and students may find this book useful in their work.

Provided By

UNT Music Library

The UNT Music Library supports the scholarly and performance research needs of the College of Music by collecting and preserving monographs, reference works, periodicals, printed music, and sound recording formats, as well as subscribing to electronic databases for research and streaming music. Special collections are a particular strength of the Music Library's holdings.

Contact Us

What

Descriptive information to help identify this book. Follow the links below to find similar items on the Digital Library.

Description

Manual describing musical composition for beginners. The manual is divided in 9 chapters and includes 479 musical examples engraved in 59 pages at the end of the book, as well as four plates with figures (plate no. II appears at the beginning of the book.

The musical examples cover the following subjects: scales, intervals (diatonic and chromatic) and their inversion, counterpoint rules, harmonic progressions, use of non-harmonic tones (suspensions, passing notes, appoggiaturas, and upper-lower neighbor. It also includes several examples taken from Handel's "Dettingen Te Deum," "Messiah," and from Haydn's oratorio "Creation," among others.

Physical Description

xii, 136, 59 p. : iv pl. (incl. front.) ; 18 cm.

Language

Item Type

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this book in the Digital Library or other systems.

Collections

This book is part of the following collection of related materials.

Virtual Music Rare Book Room

The Virtual Music Rare Book Room is composed primarily of digitized materials held in the UNT Music Library's Edna Mae Sandborn Music Rare Book Room. The collection is particularly strong in eighteenth-century French opera, due in large part to the influence of musicologist Lloyd Hibberd on the development of the collection.

What responsibilities do I have when using this book?

When

Dates and time periods associated with this book.

Creation Date

  • 1812

Added to The UNT Digital Library

  • Aug. 1, 2011, 10:42 a.m.

Description Last Updated

  • Feb. 7, 2024, 5:36 p.m.

Usage Statistics

When was this book last used?

Yesterday: 0
Past 30 days: 0
Total Uses: 460

Interact With This Book

Here are some suggestions for what to do next.

Start Reading

International Image Interoperability Framework

IIF Logo

We support the IIIF Presentation API

Crotch, William, 1775-1847. Elements of Musical Composition; comprehending the Rules of Thorough Bass, and the Theory of Tuning., book, 1812; London, England. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39255/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.

Back to Top of Screen