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Grassineau, James and Brossard, Sébastien de and Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1769-1769): A Musical Dictionary: containing a full Explanation of all the Terms made use of in the Historical, Theoretical, and Practical Parts of Music: also Explanations of the Doctrines of Ancient Music, and Mathematical and Philosophical Inquiries into the Nature of Sound with regard to Intervals, Concords, and Discords: together with a full Description of all the various Kinds of Musical Instruments (not contained in any other Dictionary). The whole carefully abstracted from the best Authors in the Greek, Latin, Italian, French, and English languages, by James Grassineau, Gent. A new edition, to which is added an appendix, selected from the Dictionnaire de musique of M. Rousseau: containing all the new improvements in music since the first publication of this dictionary. 2 vols, 2nd ed., XII, 347, [I] p.; Appendix: [I], 52 p., London. Several smaller illustrations demonstrating intervals, rest, pauses etc., 8°,

Grassineau, James and Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1769-1769): Appendix to Grassineau’s Musical Dictionary, selected from the Dictionnaire de musique of J. J. Rousseau. 1 vol, 2nd ed., 52 p., London. folio,

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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1768-1768): Dictionnaire de musique. 1 vol., 1st ed., XVI, 548 p., [4], Paris. 14 music sheets at the end of the volume, 4°,

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Waring, William and Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1779-1779): A complete dictionary of music. Consisting of a copious Explanation of all Words necessary to a true Knowledge and Understanding of Music. Translated from the Original French of J. J. Rousseau. 1 vol., 2nd ed., 470 p., London. Modern Powers (p. 106), Notes of the Ancient Greek Music (p. 274), Distribution of the Orchestra at the Opera-House of Dresden (p. 303), Plate I. Ancient Powers, Correspondent Silences (p. 469), Plate II. A general Seale of the modern System on the compleat Keys a ravallement (p. 470), several examples of music sheets throughout the volume, 8°,

Waring, William and Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1775-1775): A dictionary of music. Translated from the French of Mons. J. J. Rousseau. 1 vol., 1st ed., 470 p., London. Modern Powers (p. 106), Notes of the Ancient Greek Music (p. 274), Distribution of the Orchestra at the Opera-House of Dresden (p. 303), Plate I. Ancient Powers, Correspondent Silences (p. 469), Plate II. A general Seale of the modern System on the compleat Keys a ravallement (p. 470), several examples of music sheets throughout the volume, 8°,