Performances
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Scores
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Philadelphia: published by the author and David Hogan, 1807.
Printer: Thomas T. Stiles
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[Philadelphia: Robert and William Carr, for the author, n.d.]
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Missing title-page, pages 107-111 & index.
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[Philadelphia: published by the author]
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This is only pp.89-112; the rest is missing. Originally bound in at the end of a copy of Law's Art of Singing (after #265033 on that page).
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3rd edition
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Philadelphia: R. & W. Carr, for the author and William W. Woodward, n.d.
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Also originally bound with Law's Art of Singing.
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Philadelphia: Richard & William Carr, for the author, n.d.
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Originally bound in with Law's Art of Singing (after #325657 on that page).
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General Information
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Harmonic Companion
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Title page transcription:
Harmonic Companion, and Guide to Social Worship: being a choice selection of tunes, adapted to the various Psalms and hymns, used by the different Societies in the United States, together with the principles of music, and easy lessons for learners. By Andrew Law.
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Law, Andrew
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None [force assignment]
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The Ministers of the Gospel, and the Singing Masters, Clerks and Choristers throughout the United States
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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Classical
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| Instrumentation
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3-4 voices / choir
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N.B. The 4-shape notation here is Law's own invention, copyrighted in 1803—it differs from the more common 4-shape system that is still in use today (first used in The Easy Instructor) in that the rectangle notehead denotes faw, and the triangle law. In addition, the three repeated shapes in the scale are differentiated with a dot (looking like a staccato dot), making in effect a sort of 7-shape notation (though Law only advocates the 4-syllable solfege). Law's later publications use an updated version this system, copyrighted 1809, where the notes are printed between segments of 5-line musical staff (the earlier system did not use a staff).
