The lute of Zion, a collection of sacred music, designed for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church : consisting of a choice collection of new tunes from the best foreign and American composers, with most of the old tunes in common use ; together with a concise elementary course, simplified and adapted to the capacities of beginners, etc. etc.
I. B. Woodbury, Hiram Mattison, Francis Junius Huntington (Publisher), F.J. Huntington and Co (Publisher), Mason Brothers (Publisher)
Musical Score, English, 1853
F.J. Huntington and Mason Brothers, New York, 1853
Hymns
1 score (352 pages) ; 18 x 26 cm
43410955
Signatures: [1]⁴ 2⁴ X3⁸ 3-22⁸; wove paper
Ca. 535 hymn tunes; ca. 30 anthems, sentences and select pieces; ca. 33 revival hymns and music; ca. 24 Sunday school songs; ca. 39 pieces for singing school and concerts; for SATB; some without additional accompaniment; some with figured bass
"Elements of music made easy" : 13 lessons in rudiments of music; with practical vocal exercises, followed by 15 numbered melodies, rounds, etc. for class practice"--Page 3-20
"Instructions for playing the organ, piano-forte, melodeon and seraphine by figures" : instructions in realization of figured bass -- p. 21-22
Includes indexes : "Alphabetical index"--Page 347 -348; "Anthems, sentences and select pieces"--Page 348; "Sunday school department"--Page 348; "The singing school, concert, etc."--Page 348; "Metrical index"--p. 349-350; "Index to first lines"--p. 350-352
Copyright statement : dated 1853 -- p. 1853
Preface : " ... The leading features ... are the following ... : Part I is devoted to ordinary church music ... Part II is devoted to anthems and select pieces ... Part III is a collection of the choicest melodies ... for the Love-Feast, prayer, and class meetings ... Part IV is devoted to Sabbath School hymns and music ... Part I ... is composed of selections for the singing school, social circle and concert room ..."--Page 2
Includes compositions by Pergolesi, Rousseau, von Weber, Luther, Mozart, Pleyel, Corelli, Haydn, Beethoven, Handel, and Burgmuller; includes selections from Dulcimer, Chorus glee book, American glee book, Village harmony, Spiritual songs, Harmonia sacra, Playford's collection, Carmina sacra, Scotch psalter, Modern psalmist, Timbrel, and National church harmony
Quarter-calf binding with pressed oblong boards and tan paper covers; front cover bears printed t.p. information; back cover bears advertisement for publisher