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A comparison between the French and Italian musick and opera's [MICROFORM] : Translated from the French; with some remarks. To which is added A critical discourse upon opera's in England, and a means proposed for their improvement.
LIBRA Music Microfilm 902 Reel 165
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Raguenet, François, 1660?-1722.
- Series:
- Pre-1801 books about music and related topics in the Library of Congress collections as listed in RISM ; reel 165, item R-001c.
- Language:
- English
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for W. Lewis, and sold by J. Morphew, 1709.
- Notes:
- Microfilm. [Washington, D.C.] : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1982. on reel 165 of 220 microfilm reels : 35 mm. (Pre-1801 books about music and related topics in the Library of Congress collections as listed in RISM ; R-001c)
- "Sir John Hawkins conjectured, from internal evidence, that Galliard made the translation of the Abbé Raguenet's Parallèle, published in 1709...and was the author of A critical discourse upon operas in England...printed at the end of that translation; whilst Dr. Burney...was of a contrary opinion."--Grove.
- OCLC:
- 63602216
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