Some musicians of former days / by Romain Rolland ; translated by Mary Blaiklock
1915, Second Edition. London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Co. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall. Publication year suggested. Item #455477
Series; The musician’s bookshelf. Physical description; 374 pages : illustrations (black and white), music examples ; 19 cm. Notes; Translated from the French. Subjects; Opera History and criticism. Composers Biography. Rossi, Luigi, ca. 1598–1653 *Orfeo*. Lully, Jean-Baptiste, 1632–1687. Gluck, Christoph Willibald, 1714–1787. Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste, 1741–1813. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756–1791 Letters. Music History 17th–18th centuries.
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