MUSIC -- ROUSSEAU, J.J. Dictionnaire de musique. Par., chez la veuve Duchesne, 1768. (12), 547, (1) pp. W. 13 fold. engr. plates w. musical scores & lyrics. Cont. mottled cf. w. raised bands, richly dec. gilt back, red label & marbled edges. (Top of spine slightly chipped, first blank (=A1) lacking, else a fine copy).
The 'Dictionnaire de Musique' is seen as Rousseau's most significant work, and is still a valuable reference work today. The Dictionnaires nine hundred entries cover ideas relating to acoustics, music theory, performance, interpretation, the poetics of musical and operatic genres, general musical aesthetics, the history of music and its geographical variation. - Probably a counterfeit of the first edition. - Cf. Tchemerzine X:53.€ 240
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