1820. Small oblong octavo. Plain contemporary stiff waxed wrappers with decorative titlling in manuscript to upper. 37 pp. containing 66 tunes + 16 pp. containing 3 tunes (including several blank pages) + 2ff. (tunes indexed by meter). With signature of contemporary owner "Edw. Holden" with flourish to upper outer corner of upper wrapper. Watermark of an eagle with outstretched wings.

Contains 69 tunes in total, all in bass clef except one, titled as follows:

Maryland; Chester; Paris; 136 Psalm; Milford; Amherst; Virginia; Lenox; Norwich; Stafford; Calvary; Charleston; 34th Psalm; Greenwich; Naples; Stockbridge; Newport; Annapolis; Andover; Greenfield; Worcester; Lebanon; Washington; 100 Old; Walpole; Toland; Framingham; Branford; Montague; Mortality; Bennington; Winter; All Saints; Scituate; Civil Amusement; Austria; Linnet; Funeral Hymn; Spring; Lincoln; Wrentham; Ward; Aspiration; Ordination; Morning; Westend; Lion; Panton; Vespers; Bunkerhill; Framingham; Oxford; Bristol; Wrentham; Petersburgh; Bridgewater; 46th Psalm; Manchester; Majesty; 8th Psalm; Phoebus; Rainbow; Victory; Eastham; Sherburne P.M.; Halifax; Amity; Sherburne C.M.; Chocksett; Worcester C.M.; Lisbon by Swan; Connection; and All Saints.

Wrappers slightly worn and stained. Uniform light browning; occasional staining and showthrough. In very good condition overall. A fine representative sample of early American psalm tunes.

Only one composer identified, Timothy Swan (1758-1842).

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Seller: J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 37962
Title: Early 19th century American manuscript tunebook
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Date Published: 1820
Keywords: 19th century American sacred musical manuscripts, 19th century American psalm tunes, 19th century American music

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