Content: Engraved throughout.
Content: Cover title: Riley's flute melodies. Third volume. A collection of songs, airs, waltzes, cotillions, dances, marches, &c. &c. Arranged for the German flute, violin, and patent flageolet.
Content: Title vignette signed: W. Main del. & sc.
Date: Copyright May 28, 1820, by Edward Riley.
Content: Issued in 6 numbers of 16 p. each.
Content: Cover title, copyright and advertisement printed on labels pasted on p. [1,2, 4] of cover; possibly trimmed from original paper wrapper.
Content: "Index to Riley's flute melodies 3d. vol."--Page 97-100.
Content: "Musical instruments manufactured, tuned, and repaired. A music school by the lesson, or quarter. Engraving and printing done with neatness & despatch."--Page 100.
Content: "E. Riley, music seller and musical instrument manufacturer, no. 29 Chatham-St. New-York. Music engraved, printed, and published. ... Instruction books, ruled paper, and new musical publications; and every article in the music business. ..."--Page 4 of cover.

Physical Description

Extent: 100 p. : chiefly music ;17 x 25 cm.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 244153404
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b22567399
Photo Order: 63540
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ffea8fc0-f958-0139-c6cd-0242ac110003

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Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1820

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Riley's flute melodies, Third volume" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1820. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ffea8fc0-f958-0139-c6cd-0242ac110003

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1820). Riley's flute melodies, Third volume Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ffea8fc0-f958-0139-c6cd-0242ac110003

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Wikipedia citation

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