An Oration on Music. Pronounced at Portland -- May 28th, 1800.
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- Portland: From the Press E. A. Jenks, 1800
Portland: From the Press E. A. Jenks, 1800. Book. 8vo, removed. Pp. 20. Browned; very good. First edition inscribed by the printer "E. A. Jenks to Samuel May." A rhapsodic discourse, with a broad overview of music history, with specific attention to Handel and Corelli, arguments for allowing instrumental music in church worship and encoraging music in the home, and the establishment of musical societies. Evans 37366..
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Title
An Oration on Music. Pronounced at Portland -- May 28th, 1800.
Author
EMERSON, Samuel
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Publisher
From the Press E. A. Jenks: Portland
Date
1800