Church Music in the Metropolis
1884, first edition, a study of London's church music
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Printing Details
First edition. Hardback, bound in the original green cloth with gilt titling to spine and upper board. All edges gilt. 17 × 10.5cm, 254pp.
Full title: Church Music in the Metropolis, Its Past and Present Condition: With Notes (Critical and Explanatory)
A study of church music in London. Chapters: 1. Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs; Relative Merits of Poetry and Music, 2. Rise and Progress of the Psalter; Introduction of Hymn Books, 3. Books of Psalms and Hymns, 4. Church Music in the Metropolis, Introduction of the Organ, 5. Westminster Abbey, Its Past and Present Musical Services, Chapels Royal, 6. The Temple Church, St Paul's Cathedral, The Charterhouse and Inns of Court etc, 7. City Churches, 8. Churches Outside the City, 9. The Psalm Chant, Plain, Figurative and Canticle, 10. Psalmody, Its Antiquity and Introduction, Early English Composers, 11. The Anthem and Choral Services, 12. The Organ.
Condition
An attractive copy of a scarce book but in fair to good condition only. The inner binding is shaken, with the front hinge cracked (no pages are loose). The spine is tanned, some light marking the covers but remaining in good readable condition.
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£30.00
