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Title

  • The art of playing on the violin, containing all the rules necessary to attain to a perfection on that instrument : with great variety of compositions, which will also be very useful to those who study the violoncello, harpsichord &c.

Names

  • Geminiani, Francesco, 1687-1762.
  • Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, former owner.
  • Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for the author by J. Johnson ..., MDCCLI [1751]

Headings

  • -  Violin--Instruction and study--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Engraved title page.
  • -  Title page transposed: printer's statement appears after the imprint date.
  • -  "Opera IX."
  • -  The text (p. 9, [1], 2nd and 3rd groups of paging) is letterpress, printed on paper with horizontal chain lines.
  • -  The 1st ed., according to the Oxford history of music, could not have been published before 1734.
  • -  Signatures: [A]² B² [C]1 (horizontal chain lines).
  • -  English Short Title Catalogue, N70329
  • -  Principally exercises with continuo.
  • -  Not identical with part 5 of Peter Prelleur's Modern musicmaster.
  • -  LC copy forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection.
  • -  LC copy is Thomas Jefferson's, with a note in his hand on p. 8.
  • -  With: Geminiani, Francesco. Rules for playing a true taste, [London, 1745?]. Issued separately.
  • -  LAC knj 2019-09-04 no edits (2 cards)

Medium

  • [2], 9, [1] p., 51, [1] p. of plates : music (engravings) ; 35 cm (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MT170 .G45
  • MT262 .G332 1751a Copy 1 Another Issue, without publisher and printer. (ESTC T190667) Bequest of Lillian Shattuck, 12 Sept. 1941

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018564000

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Geminiani, Francesco, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. The Art of Playing on the Violin, Containing All the Rules Necessary to Attain to a Perfection on That Instrument: With Great Variety of Compositions, Which Will Also Be Very Useful to Those Who Study the Violoncello, Harpsichord &c. [London: Printed for the author by J. Johnson ..., MDCCLI, 1751] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/05004995/.

APA citation style:

Geminiani, F., Jefferson, T. & Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. (1751) The Art of Playing on the Violin, Containing All the Rules Necessary to Attain to a Perfection on That Instrument: With Great Variety of Compositions, Which Will Also Be Very Useful to Those Who Study the Violoncello, Harpsichord &c. [London: Printed for the author by J. Johnson ..., MDCCLI] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/05004995/.

MLA citation style:

Geminiani, Francesco, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. The Art of Playing on the Violin, Containing All the Rules Necessary to Attain to a Perfection on That Instrument: With Great Variety of Compositions, Which Will Also Be Very Useful to Those Who Study the Violoncello, Harpsichord &c. [London: Printed for the author by J. Johnson ..., MDCCLI, 1751] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/05004995/>.