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French operatic arias and songs from the eighteenth century.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Martini, Johann Paul Aegidius, 1741-1816, Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste, 1741-1813, Sacchini, Antonio, 1730-1786, Laborde, M. de (Jean-Benjamin), 1734-1794, Dalayrac, N. (Nicolas), 1753-1809, Piis, Pierre-Antoine-Augustin de, 1755-1832, Dezède, 1740?-1792, Piccinni, Niccolò, 1728-1800, Monsigny, Pierre-Alexandre, 1729-1817, Baudron, Antoine Laurent, 1742-1834, Huguet, Nicolas-Antoine (Engraver)
Format: Musical Score Book
Language:French
Language Notes:Words in French; some lyrics translated from Italian.
Published: [Paris] : [various publishers], [between approximately 1770 and 1790?]
Subjects:
Operas > Excerpts > Vocal scores without accompaniment.
Songs, French > 18th century.
Incidental music > France > 18th century > Vocal scores without accompaniment.
Vocal duets.
Songs with guitar.
Songs with piano.
Songs with violin.
Description
Item Description:Title supplied by cataloger.
Chiefly melodies with words for one or two solo voices; some pieces have accompaniments for guitar, violin, or piano, or cue notes.
Imprint of "Mlle. Castagnery, Privilegiée du Roy, a la Musique Royale, Rue des Prouvaires, près de la rue de St. Honoré" is pasted onto title page of Volume 1, obscuring the original imprint (M. Houbaut?), and on other pages.
Other imprints appearing on certain pages: Chez Frere, Passage du Saumon; Chez Tomassin, Quai de Gevres.
Some pieces from issues of Les IV. Saisons liriques, a music periodical published by Bignon in Paris that ran from 1777-1779.
Page numbers are not continuous.
Music engraving by Huguet.
Tune names ("airs") indicated for many pieces. Numerous songs are called "Ariette du jour".
Physical Description:2 volumes of vocal scores (various pagings) ; 17 cm