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Observations on the Florid Song

by Pier Francesco Tosi

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Or, Sentiments on The

Ancient and Modern Singers,

Written in Italian

By Pier. Francesco Tosi

Of the Phil-Harmonic Academy
at Bologna.

Translated into English

By Mr. Galliard

Useful for all Performers, Instrumental as well as Vocal.

To which are added

Explanatory Annotations

and Examples in Musick.

Ornari Res ipsa negat, contenta doceri.

Printed for J. Wilcox, at Virgil’s Head, in
the Strand. 1743.


Note, By the Ancient, our Author
means those who liv’d about thirty
or forty Years ago; and by the
Modern the late and present Singers.

N.B. The Original was printed at
Bologna, in the Year 1723.


To ALL Lovers of MUSICK

A Prefatory Discourse

The Author’s Dedication

The Contents

Plates


To All

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