Item Detail
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Framery, Nicolas Étienne
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Ginguené, Pierre Louis
Momigny, J.-J. de (Jérôme-Joseph) -
Encyclopedie methodique : musique
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Book
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2 vols.
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New York, N.Y.
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1971
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Da Capo Press
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2 v. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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French
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Reprint; originally Encyclopédie méthodique, ou par ordre de matières: par une société de gens de lettres, de savants et d'artistes . . . La Musique
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030670014X
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Music--Dictionaries--French.
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Musical Terms; Musicians; Eighteenth Century; France
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ML 100 .F8 1971
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Framery, Nicolas Etienne, and Pierre Louis Ganguené, ed. Encyclopédie Methodique: Musique, 2 vols. Paris: Chez Panckoucke, 1791. Reprint in DaCapo Music Reprint Series, ed. Frederick Freedman, New York: DaCapo Press, 1971.
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This encyclopedia is a good resource for source evaluation and historical reference. Explains musical terms used in the eighteenth century and is useful to someone studying a score or learning performance practice of the music written before 1790.
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Defines and explains most musical terms in use before 1790, especially, but not limited to, those used in France. Does not cover composers or musicians.
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The dictionary opens with a preliminary discourse by Framery. The dictionary proper follows, listing terms in alphabetical order. Each term has a concise description (normally one to two pages) containing a history and etymology where appropriate. Entries also typically contain a reference to Rousseau’s dictionary, with a description of where information has updated. There are references to other sources in many of the entries, giving researchers information on where to go for further research. After the dictionary, two supplements are added at the end of the second volume. These supplements include diagrams, music samples and illustrations that accompany the entries to the previous two volumes.
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Headings at the top of each page allow for easy navigation and the entries' cross-references are helpful for finding related articles.
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Entry headings are capitalized but not bolded or set apart, so individual entries are sometimes difficult to distinguish.
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BYU Mus Ref
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1912