Grassineau, James and Brossard, Sébastien de
(1740-1740):
A Musical Dictionary; being a Collection of Terms and Characters, as well Ancient as Modern; including the Historical, Theoretical, and Practical Parts of Music: as also, an Explanation of some Parts of the Doctrine of the Ancients; interspersed with Remarks on their Method and Practice, and curious Observations on the Phenomena of Sound mathematically considered, as it's Relations and Proportions constitute Intervals, and those again Concords and Discords. The whole carefully abstracted from the best Authors in the Greek, Latin, French and English Languages. By James Grassineau, Gent. Ultra vires opus!
1 vol.,
1st ed.,
XII, 347 p.,
London.
Several smaller illustrations demonstrating intervals, rest, pauses etc.;
Aristoxenian System (p. 86),
Piano (p. 100),
The Ancient Bisdiapason (p. 262),
[Untitled: music sheet] (p. 319),
8°,
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| Title: |
A Musical Dictionary; being a Collection of Terms and Characters, as well Ancient as Modern; including the Historical, Theoretical, and Practical Parts of Music: as also, an Explanation of some Parts of the Doctrine of the Ancients; interspersed with Remarks on their Method and Practice, and curious Observations on the Phenomena of Sound mathematically considered, as it's Relations and Proportions constitute Intervals, and those again Concords and Discords. The whole carefully abstracted from the best Authors in the Greek, Latin, French and English Languages. By James Grassineau, Gent. Ultra vires opus! |
| Paramount title: |
Brossard Dictionnaire de musique |
| Authors: |
| Creators |
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| Grassineau, James | | Brossard, Sébastien de |
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| Publisher: |
Printed for J. Wilcox, at Virgil's Head opposite the New Church in the Strand |
| Place of Publication: |
London |
| Edition: |
1st ed. |
| Year: |
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| Volumes: |
1 vol. |
| Format: |
8° |
| Number of pages: |
XII, 347 p. |
| illustrations: |
Several smaller illustrations demonstrating intervals, rest, pauses etc.;
Aristoxenian System (p. 86),
Piano (p. 100),
The Ancient Bisdiapason (p. 262),
[Untitled: music sheet] (p. 319) |
| Language: |
English |
| Translation/Adaption of: |
Brossard, Sébastien de
(1710-1710):
Dictionaire de musique, Contenant une Explication Des Termes Grecs, Latins, Italiens, & François les plus usitez dans la Musique. A l'occasion desquels on rapporte ce qu'il y a de plus curieux, & le plus necessaire à sçavoir; Tant pour l'Histoire & pour la Theorie, que pour la Composition , & la Pratique Ancienne & Moderne De la Musique Vocale, Instrumentale, Plaine, Simple, Figurée, &c. Ensemble, Une Table Alphabétique des Termes François qui sont dans le corps de l'Ouvrage, sous les Titres Grecs, Latins & Italiens; pour servir de Supplément. Un Traité de la manière de bien prononcer, sur tout en chantant, les Termes Italiens, Latins, & François. Et un Catalogue de plus de 900. Auteurs qui ont écrit sur la Musique, en toutes sortes de Temps, de Pays, & de Langues. Par Me Sébastien de Brossard, cy-devant Prebendé Deputé, & Maître de Chapelle de l'Eglise Cathedrale de Strasbourg; maintenant Grand Chapelain, & Maître de Musique de l'Eglise Cathedrale de Meaux.
1 vol.,
6th ed.,
388 p.,
Amsterdam.
several examples of music sheets,
folio,
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| Translated from: |
French |
| Translated by: |
| Translated by |
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| Grassineau, James |
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| Prefaces: |
The preface. (p. IX-XII) |
| Dedications: |
[James Grassineau]: To Her Royal Highness the Princess Amelia. (p. [V-VII]) |
| Other paratexts: |
note written by the subscribers (p. [II], page before the title page),
Errata. (p. [344]),
An Index of authors mentioned in the foregoing pages. (p. 345-347),
colophon: Printed by C. Jephson in West Smithfield. (p. 347) |
| Digitized copies: |
archive.org |
| URL: |
https://archive.org/details/musicaldictionar00bros/page/n9 |
| URI: |
http://encyclopaedias.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/64 |
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