Locke

1975 · rif. 41492 — New York: Broude Brothers Limited 1975. Small oblong folio. Full ivory linen with black title label gilt to spine dark red endpapers. 1f. recto series t"itle verso blank 1f. recto printed title verso blank 1f. recto facsimile of original title verso blank 3-9 dedication Advertisements to the Reader" ii "The Examples of Precepts in the Rules for Playing on a Continued Basse" i Advertisement 84 pp. Monuments of Music and Music Literature in Facsimile. Second Series - Music Literature XXX. Title of original edition: Melothesia: Or Certain General Rules for Playing upon a Continued-Bass. With A choice Collection of Lessons for the Harpsicord and Organ of all sorts: Never before Published. All carefully reviewed by M. Locke Composer in Ordinary to His Majesty and organist of Her Majesties Chappel. The First Part. London: Printed for J. Carr and are to be Sold at his Shop in the Middle Temple Gate 1673. An English composer and organist Locke "was the most important influential and prolific English composer of his generation contributing to most genres of the time." Peter Holman in Grove Music Online. Broude Brothers Limited unknown books