1849 National Psalmist Lowell Mason & George Webb Antique Book Church Music RARE
$ 33.26
Description
1849 National Psalmist Lowell Mason & George Webb Antique Book Church Music RARE. • Original 1849 edition. • Condition: Fair/Good for age — heavy wear to covers, spine splitting, foxing and toning present. Binding fragile but text complete and legible. The National Psalmist (Boston: Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason, 1849). By Lowell Mason and George James Webb, professors in the Boston Academy of Music. A rare mid-19th century American hymnal and manual of church music, containing: • A collection of psalm and hymn tunes, with a wide variety of new tunes, anthems, sentences, and chants. • Intended as a complete manual for choirs, congregations, singing-schools, and musical associations. • Mason, often called the “father of American church music,” played a central role in establishing music education in the United States. Physical details: • Original 1849 edition. • Publisher: Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason. • Condition: Fair/Good for age — heavy wear to covers, spine splitting, foxing and toning present. Binding fragile but text complete and legible. A solid, unrestored survivor of an important American hymnal.
