Lowell Mason (1792–1872)

Missing pages. Containers pages 9-200. No index. 4 part secular tunes.

approved by the Boston Hayden and Handel society. Instruction pages 1-34. 4 staffs. F and G clef . Treble and Tenor "can be inverted". I see few early colonial tunes. (Windham, Few pieces are attributed as to author. C.H. Zuener is one author.

Typical of the BETTER MUSIC movement. Fewer old colonial tunes like Mear. Still in 4 scores with tenor on 3rd score. Round notes, figured base. Tune, metrical and anthem indexes. Many tunes same as 1850 edition but some additions and deletions.

Typical for the BETTER MUSIC movement with fewer of the older colonial tunes (for example Mear is not included) and more European composers. Still written on four scores with melody on tenor line. Round notes. Figured base. Index of tunes, meters and an anthem index. 1958 copy has same title page but index indicates some tunes not included and others added.