The Modern Musick-Master Or, the Universal Musician, Containing, I an Introduction to Singing, VI the Harpsichord Illustrated & Improv'd: In Which Is ... to the Several Instruments V 1 Volume 1 of 2 - Softcover

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.The eighteenth-century fascination with Greek and Roman antiquity followed the systematic excavation of the ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum in southern Italy; and after 1750 a neoclassical style dominated all artistic fields. The titles here trace developments in mostly English-language works on painting, sculpture, architecture, music, theater, and other disciplines. Instructional works on musical instruments, catalogs of art objects, comic operas, and more are also included. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Bodleian Library (Oxford)N026176Anonymous. By Peter Prelleur. Each part except the last has a separate titlepage. Engraved throughout.[London]: Engrav'd, printed, and sold at the Printing-Office in Bow Church Yard. London, 1731. 8 parts, plates: engr.music; 8

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