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Book/Printed Material A treatise of music, containing the principles of composition. Wherein the several parts thereof are fully explained, and made useful both to the professors and students of that science

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Title

  • A treatise of music, containing the principles of composition. Wherein the several parts thereof are fully explained, and made useful both to the professors and students of that science

Names

  • Rameau, Jean-Philippe, 1683-1764

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for J. French, [1737]

Headings

  • -  Harmony

Notes

  • -  1st edition.
  • -  Translation of the third part of Rameau's Traité d'harmonie.

Medium

  • 180, [4] p. : ill., music ; 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MT50.A2 R172
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item R-012b, Reel 166 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

  • 16024490

OCLC Number

  • 21656631

Online Format

  • image

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The contents of the Library of Congress Books About Music Before 1800 Collection are in the public domain and are free to use or reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Music Division.

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Rameau, J. (1737) A treatise of music, containing the principles of composition. Wherein the several parts thereof are fully explained, and made useful both to the professors and students of that science. [London: Printed for J. French] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/16024490/.

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Rameau, Jean-Philippe. A treatise of music, containing the principles of composition. Wherein the several parts thereof are fully explained, and made useful both to the professors and students of that science. [London: Printed for J. French, 1737] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/16024490/>.