Universal harmony, or, The gentleman & ladie's social companion : consisting of a great variety of the best & most favourite English & Scots songs, cantatas &c. &c. : with a curious design by way of head piece expressive of the sense of each particul[a]r song / set to music for the voice, violin, hautboy, German & common flute, with a thorough base for the organ, harpsichd., spinet &c. by the best masters.

Record ID: 
75778
Accession number: 
PMM 143
Title: 
Universal harmony, or, The gentleman & ladie's social companion : consisting of a great variety of the best & most favourite English & Scots songs, cantatas &c. &c. : with a curious design by way of head piece expressive of the sense of each particul[a]r song / set to music for the voice, violin, hautboy, German & common flute, with a thorough base for the organ, harpsichd., spinet &c. by the best masters.
Published: 
London : Printed for the proprietors & sold by J. Newbery, 1746.
Credit Line: 
Gift; John P. Morgan II; 1990.
Notes: 

For voice and continuo; with added accompaniment in part.
Contains works by Anglosini, T. A. Arne, Barberini, Boyce, Brett, Cannington, Carey, Chilcott [i.e. Chilcot], [Eaton, T. Farmer], Fisher, Galliard, M. Greene, Handel, [W. Hayes], Holcombe, Howard, Kilburn[e], Lampe, [Leveridge], Monro, Oswald, [Pescetti], Prelleur, Pryn, H. Purcell, Russell, [C. Smith], Stanley, Tortoriti, [Travers], Vincent, Weideman, Wise, and unidentified composers; the names in brackets are of composers who have been identified but whose names do not appear in the book.
Engraved throughout.

Associated names: 

Morgan, John P. (John Pierpont), 1918- donor.
Newbery, J., bookseller.

Music Collection: