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Thompson, General Thos. Perronet

[E] Thompson, General Thos. Perronet,
political writer and musician, born at Hull,
in 1783 ; died at Loudon, September 6, 1869.
Author of " Instructions to my Daughter for
playing on the enharmonic guitar, beiug an
attempt to effect the execution of correct har-
mony, on principles analogous to those of the
ancient euharmonic," London, 1829. "En-
harmonic theory of Music," London, 1829 ;
Second edition issued as " Theory and practice
of just intonation," London, 1850; Third ed.:
" Principles and practice of just intonation,
with a view of embodying the results of the
Sol-fa Associations, as illustrated on the en-
harmonic organ . . ," London, 1859. Ex-
ercises . . , London, 1842, 6 vols. ; contain-
ing Enharmonic of the ancients. Harmonics
of the violin. Musical periodicals, Jews harps,
etc.

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