Book, Instruction

Object/Artifact

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Historic Stonington

Song Book

Song Book

Name/Title

Book, Instruction

Entry/Object ID

2008.0083

Description

Manuscript book or missal, "Rules for singing and song book", early 19th c. This music book shows scales, how to read music and how to tune. Observations from Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology and Director of the John Jacob Niles Center for American at the University of Kentucky, J. Revell Carr III in 2023: "Most likely belonged to a young woman who was learning to sing. The notations for four part harmonies only include the "treble" (soprano) part.

Collection

Lighthouse

Made/Created

Notes

Date: Early 19th century