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NYM(G.754.026
18 Mar 1754:43 (84)
William Tuckey, singing-master, desires to inform all lovers
of psalmody, that, in order to encourage and amend the
singing in publick congregations in this city, all persons
may be taught by him on very reasonable terms. As a great
expectation of encouragement in this way, was the only
motive which induced him to leave the cathedral of Bristol,
whereof he was for several years a vicar choral, and clerk
of a parish also in the said city, places of considerable
profit, and on an establishment in both for life; and not
meeting the encouragement he expected, is resolved to teach
here no longer than one year more, which may be depended on:
And as there is no person in this country duly qualified in
the musical way, who has made a practice of teaching but
himself, not only in church musick, in all its branches,
viz. services, anthems, chaunts, responses and psalms,
according to the English, Dutch, French, or Italian method;
but also in the knowledge of a thorough base, and composing
musick in parts both vocal and instrumental; management of
musick for concerts, &c. He humbly hopes, through this
information, to meet with better encouragement, or at least
to establish the singing of parochial psalms on a better and
perfecter foundation than it hath been for some time past.
He will undertake to compose, or set to musick, any piece on
any subject, divine or moral, either in prose or verse, and
adapt the musick according to the sense of the subject, for
either a single voice; two, three, four, or more voices, and
for any sort of instruments, with or without a thorough
base, for the organ, harpsicord, or spinnet, on application
to him, and a moderate satisfaction. Specimens of his
composing may be seen at any time, by any gentlemen or
ladies, who desire it, and understand musick, he having
several pieces for three, four or more voices, accompanied
with almost all sorts of instruments, and his own
composition.
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