Callcott, John Wall

Musical Grammar, In Four Parts. I, Notation - II, Melody - III, Harmony - IV, Rhythm

Boston: James Loring, 1833. Third Edition. 16mo., original half leather and marbled boards, index, pp. 267 [publisher's catalog], musical notation throughout the text. Very good +. Item #10422

"John Wall Callcott 1766–1821) was an eminent English composer. Callcott was born in Kensington, London. He was a pupil of Haydn, and is celebrated mainly for his glee compositions and catches (In music, a catch is a musical composition in which two or more voices repeatedly sing the same melody, beginning at different times). His Musical Grammar (1806) remained in use throughout the 19th century".-wikipedia.

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