Susanna Miles her singing book

Description

Title: Susanna Miles her singing book
Creator: Miles, Susanna, active 1759, compiler
Published / Created: 1759.
Publication Place: Place not identified
Abstract: Manuscript music book containing hymns and songs, vocal parts only, for treble and tenor. Most are identified by names of hymn tunes or Psalm numbers, and most are without texts. Songs with texts include "An Elegy Made on the Death of Queene Mary" and "King George's Anthem." Music is preceded by printed leaves titled "The Gamut or Scale of Musick," rules for "finding your Mi," and "Musical Characters" (no place, publisher, or date); and manuscript "Rules for Tuning the Voice."
Description: Staff notation.
Vocal texts in English.
Title from title page.
Provenance: Acquired from an unknown source, 1921.
Extent: 1 volume of manuscript music (circa 20 leaves) ; 11 x 16 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Songs and music
Early works to 1800
Songs
Scores
Resource Type: notated music
Subject (Name): Miles, Susanna, active 1759.
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694
Subject (Topic): Hymns, English
Singing
Instruction and study
Songbooks, English
Songs, English
Subjects: Miles, Susanna, active 1759
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Songs and music
Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694 > Songs and music
Hymns, English > Early works to 1800
Singing > Instruction and study > Early works to 1800
Songbooks, English > Early works to 1800
Songs, English > Early works to 1800

Access: Public
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Citation: Susanna Miles Her Singing Book. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.