NEW-JERSEY HARMONY, 1797

ASMI 393 

New-Jersey Harmony; being the best selection of psalm tunes ever yet published. Together with plain and concise rules for learners. Philadelphia: printed by John M'Culloch, No. 1, North Third-Street. December, 1797.

80 p. 19.5 x 23 cm. p. no. on last p. mutilated.

P. [1], t-p.; p. [2] blank; p. [3]-7, 'Plain and concise Rules for Learners'; p. [8], 'Index'; p. 9-80, music.

          42 compositions for 4 voices (1 for 2); full text. No attribs. 1 1st pr. identified (COLUMBIA). 40 compositions traced to Americans, 2 to non-Americans (LANDAFF, WELLS). 

13 Core Repertory.

          E32547 (NN). NN*.

NOTE: Kaufman 1981, p. 147-48, suggests Nehemiah Shumway, q.v., as the possible com-piler of this item.