Piano-Forte Primer, or New Musical Catechism
1820.
Item #5225
(MUSIC). Burrowes, John F. The Piano-Forte Primer, or New Musical Catechism; Containing the Rudiments of Music: Calculated either for Private Tuition, or Teaching in Classes. Philadelphia: G.E. Blake; J. Robinson, printer, Baltimore, 1820. ix, [3], 56, [4] p. Sheep-backed boards. Spine ends and corners worn, else a nice copy. First American edition of one of the classic piano instructors, first published in 1818 and reprinted numerous times for nearly a century. A seven-page preface sets out Burrowes's method of teaching music to young students. The leaves at the end contain ads for musical works published by Blake and for sale at his piano-forte and music store in Philadelphia. Wolfe 1403; Shoemaker 631.
Price: $275.00