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William Calvert's Music Manuscript Book

By Village Music Project. Published 1812. Free to read and download from Internet Archive.

Description

PDF facsimile. The William Calvert Manuscript is a typical Fiddler's Tune Book of the early 19th C. It has 52 pages and is approximately 7 inches wide by 3 1/2 inches tall, and has four neat staves to the page. There are accounts for grassland rents inside the front and rear covers, and some of the cash amounts are substantial. It is inscribed repeatedly throughout with the name "Wm Calvert", "Wm Calvert's Book", etc. and the date "1812".

Author
Village Music Project
Date
1812
Language
English
Copyright
Public domain in the US

Subjects

Country dancemusicEnglishfiddletunebookhornpipejigquadrille

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