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Book/Printed Material Traité général des élémens du chant

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Title

  • Traité général des élémens du chant

Names

  • Lacassagne, Joseph, approximately 1720-approximately 1780

Created / Published

  • Paris : Chez l'auteur, 1766.

Headings

  • -  Singing
  • -  Musical notation

Notes

  • -  Engraved throughout. Ornamental borders.
  • -  "Cet ouvrage, imprimée dès 1742, ne fut publié qu'en 1766."-Fétis, Biog. univ. des musiciens.
  • -  Criticized by Pascal Boyer in his "Lettre à Diderot," 1767. Lacassagne replied to this letter by "L'unicléfier musical, pour servir de supplément au Traité général des élémens du chant," 1768.

Medium

  • [8], 188, [4] p. : ill., music ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MT835.A2 L2
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item L-008, Reel 105 Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [1983]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On reel with other titles.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 08016362

OCLC Number

  • 631284

Online Format

  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Music Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Lacassagne, Joseph, Approximately Approximately 1780. Traité Général Des Élémens Du Chant. Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1766. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/08016362/.

APA citation style:

Lacassagne, J. (1766) Traité Général Des Élémens Du Chant. Paris: Chez l'auteur. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/08016362/.

MLA citation style:

Lacassagne, Joseph, Approximately Approximately 1780. Traité Général Des Élémens Du Chant. Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1766. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/08016362/>.