Event Comment: London Gazette, No. 1154, 7-11 Dec. 1676: On Thursday next the 14th instant, at the
Academy in Little Lincolns-Inn Fields, will begin the first part of the Parley of Instruments composed by
Mr John Banister, and perform'd by eminent Masters, at six a clock, and to continue nightly, as shall by Bill or other
wise be notifi'd. The Tickets are to be delivered out from one of the clock till five every day, and not after. An edition of
Musick; or, A Parley of Instruments appeared in 1676, with a licensing date of 30 Oct. 1676. The text consists of lyric dialogues, a chorus, and solos, and is divided into three entertainments. Possibly this work was given earlier in the year, but this announcement is the first public one which has been noted
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Mainpiece Title: Musick; Or, A Parley Of Instruments