BIBFRAME Work

Title

Lyric airs : consisting of specimens of Greek, Albanian, Walachian, Turkish, Arabian, Persian, Chinese, and Morrish national songs and melodies, (being the first selection of the kind ever yet offered to the public:) to which are added, basses for the harp, or piano-forte : likewise are subjoined, a few explanatory notes on the figures and movements of the modern Greek dances, with a short dissertation on the origin of the ancient Greek music

Type

  • Notated Music
  • Monograph

Contribution

Subject

  • Folk music--Greece (LCSH)
  • Harp music (LCSH)
  • Folk music--Albania (LCSH)
  • Folk music--Greece--Crete (LCSH)
  • Folk music--Sweden (LCSH)
  • Folk music--China (LCSH)
  • Music--Greece--History and criticism (LCSH)
  • Folk music--Turkey (LCSH)
  • Piano music (LCSH)
  • Folk music--Arab countries (LCSH)
  • Folk music--Romania--Wallachia (LCSH)

Genre Form

Language

Classification

LCC: M1627 .J77 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Notation

Content

Note

Chiefly instrumental music; one selection with English words.

Table of Contents

Saltaduristico : a dance particular to the Island of Zante -- Canzone Greca : a Greek song -- Eiresione : an Athenian festival song -- Candiota, ballo Greco : a Greek ballet, called The Candian, or Cretan dance -- Canzone Greca : a Greek song, and favourite of the boatmen at Zanta -- Agiopanditico -- Canzonetta del Zante -- The hymn of rejoicing, traditionally said to have been sung by the Cretans upon the return of Theseus from slaying the minotaur -- Romaika -- Chefalonitico : an air of the island of Cephalonia -- A celebrated air of the Bedouins, or Arabs -- A Turkish air -- Prelude to the Mizmoune : a favorite Moorish song -- The mizmoune -- Isolano : dances of the islands of the archipelago -- Arnaöut : the Albanian dance -- A Wallachian dance -- A dervice's dance -- Matráki, or, The Wallachian dance -- A Wallachian dance -- A Turkish concerto, called Susudìl -- A Turkish march -- A Moorish dance -- A Persian air -- Another Eastern air -- The interview : an Arabian song -- A Swedish song tune -- A Swedish song tune -- A Swedish dance -- Chin-chin-joss : a hymn, sung by the Chinese to their deity, Joss -- Hindostanee song -- A Turkish air -- Chitan o-u-no, or The string dance.

Authorized Access Point

Lyric airs : consisting of specimens of Greek, Albanian, Walachian, Turkish, Arabian, Persian, Chinese, and Morrish national songs and melodies, (being the first selection of the kind ever yet offered to the public:) to which are added, basses for the harp, or piano-forte : likewise are subjoined, a few explanatory notes on the figures and movements of the modern Greek dances, with a short dissertation on the origin of the ancient Greek music

Geographic Coverage

Music format

Admin Metadata

  • Date: 2026-09-11T20:20:58.149829+00:00
  • Agent: cbc
  • Status: c
  • Derived from: 23851676

Admin Metadata

  • Date: 2026-09-11
  • Cataloger id: Unknown
  • Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
  • Description language: eng
  • Description authentication: pcc

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