{"product_id":"supplement-to-the-voce-di-melodia-william-holford-3rd-edition","title":"Supplement to the Voce Di Melodia, William Holford — 3rd Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Printed for W. Holford, by J. Hart, [n.d.]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e Oblong 8vo, unpaginated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Good. The book is presented in its original half-calf leather binding over marbled boards. The binding remains remarkably tight and structurally sound, a testament to its period construction, though the exterior exhibits expected wear typical with its age and use. The extremities are rubbed, with bumping to the corners that has exposed the underlying boards, and the marbled paper is scuffed with some surface loss. The leather spine is heavily rubbed along the joints and at the head and tail, yet it successfully retains its structural integrity and blind-stamped banding. Internally, the pages are generally bright and clean, showing mild, scattered foxing that is primarily confined to the preliminaries and endpapers, without compromising the clarity of the musical notation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the Third Edition of the \u003ci\u003eSupplement to the Voce Di Melodia\u003c\/i\u003e, compiled and arranged by William Holford. It was issued to accompany his seminal hymnal, \u003ci\u003eVoce Di Melodia\u003c\/i\u003e (first published circa 1834), which is historically significant for featuring the tune 'Comfort,' the melody now globally recognised as the beloved Christmas carol 'Joy to the World'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in London by J. Hart for W. Holford, this oblong volume features a notable provenance marker: an embossed blind stamp on the title page belonging to J. Holford of Manchester, one of the provincial music-sellers explicitly listed in the imprint. While the title page is undated, the dedication to John Bird Sumner as the Lord Bishop of Chester places publication firmly between 1828 and 1848, prior to his elevation to Archbishop of Canterbury. This specific supplement edition is exceptionally scarce on the open market, with institutional holdings also appearing to be remarkably sparse, making it a compelling artefact of regional nineteenth-century English psalmody.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlurb:\u003c\/b\u003e A fascinating artefact of nineteenth-century English hymnody, William Holford’s \u003ci\u003eSupplement to the Voce Di Melodia\u003c\/i\u003e offers a captivating glimpse into the congregational music of the era. Holford's main work, \u003ci\u003eVoce di Melodia\u003c\/i\u003e, is historically renowned for cementing the melody now globally sung as \"Joy to the World.\" This exceptionally rare third edition of the supplement expands upon that musical legacy with an array of double and single chants, alongside select sacred pieces arranged for four voices and an accompaniment for the organ or piano-forte. An essential and elusive volume for musicologists, historians of English church music, and discerning collectors of rare antiquarian hymnals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54552017862995,"sku":"4967","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260731_000735.jpg?v=1786437406","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/supplement-to-the-voce-di-melodia-william-holford-3rd-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}