The life of Haydn, in a series of letters written at Vienna : followed by the life of Mozart, with observations on Metastasio, and on the present state of music in France and Italy / translated from the French of L. A. C. Bombet ; with notes, by the author of the Sacred melodies.

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PML 138874

Creator

Stendhal, 1783-1842.

Published

London : John Murray, 1817.

Credit line

Bequest; Gordon N. Ray; 1987.

Notes

Translation, by Robert Brewin, of "Lettres sur le célèbre compositeur Jh. Haydn."
First English translation.
Edited by William Gardiner, author of the Sacred melodies.
"Canon cancrizans a 3 voce. Haydn": p. [331].
"Printed by W. Lewis"--Colophon.
Includes index.

Description

xv, 496 p. : music ; 23 cm.

Provenance

Bookplate of Westport House; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.

Binding

Morocco, gilt.

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The life of Haydn, in a series of letters written at Vienna : followed by the life of Mozart, with observations on Metastasio, and on the present state of music in France and Italy / translated from the French of L. A. C. Bombet ; with notes, by the author of the Sacred melodies.