Introduction to the skill of musick

(6) Frontispiece - This, Playford's shadow doth present

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(6) Frontispiece - This, Playford's shadow doth present
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Introduction to the skill of musick
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Description	In three books the first contains the grounds and rules of musick, acording to the gam-ut, and other principles thereof, the second, instructions and lessons both for the bass-viol and treble-violin, the third, The art of descant, or, Composing of musick in parts, in a more plain and easie method than any heretofore published By John Playford.
Shelfmark	Ing.5
Additional NLS resources:	Library catalogue record
Attribution and copyright:	Out of copyright - The physical item used to create this digital version is out of copyright

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events:	1683 [Date published]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > England > Greater London > London (inhabited place) [Place published]
Subject / content:	Music (discipline)
Person / organisation:	Playford, John, 1623-1686? [Author] Campion, Thomas, 1567-1620 [Attributed name] Simpson, Christopher, -1669 [Attributed name] Godbid, William [Printer]
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Inglis Collection of printed music
Description	Scottish and English songs, military music and keyboard music of the 18th and 19th centuries. These items are from the collection of Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854 to 1929). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises and other books on the subject.

Special collections of printed music
Description	The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi.