The Bird Fancyer's Delight


Directions Concerning ye Teaching

of all Sorts of Singing birds after ye Recorder

~  Sopranino or Treble (Alto)  ~

Edited with Historical Introduction by Stanley Godman

 

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Publication Details

Publisher: Schott and Co Ltd

Place: London

Publication Date:  C1954

Edition: First 

Language:  English

 

Physical Dimensions

Format:  Soft Cover

Dimensions:  22.8cm x 15.2cm x 0.4cm

Pages:  vi + 21pp


 About this Book

The Bird Fancyer's Delight was published by Richard Meares in 1717 and by his rival John Walsh at an unknown but probably only slightly later date, since both editions were advertised in the Post Boy in 1717. 


The Meares edition contains 30 tunes, the Walsh edition 41; but two tunes, both for the canary, are found only in Meares : the combined total of the two editions is therefore 43 and they now appear together for the first time in the present edition.


Contents

eleven tunes for the Bullfinch

nine tunes for the Canary Bird

six tunes for the Linnet

four tunes for the Woodlark

three tunes for the Skylark

three tunes for the Starling

two tunes for the Parrot

two tunes for the Nightingale

one tune for the Sparrow

one tune for the East India Nightingale

one tune for the Throstle


Illustrated card covers. Ink Canberra Music Centre on title page.  No inscriptions; only a couple of pencil marks.



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