Manuscript sources of French music theory
Subtitle: Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, Arsenal, MS 3042 : a facsimile edition with translations, introduction and commentary
By: by Máire Egan-Buffet.
Contributors: Le Roy, Adrian, ca. 1520-1598.; Nivers, Guillaume-Gabriel, 1632-1714.; Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal.
Series: Wissenschaftliche Abhandlungen -- Bd. 82 = -- Musicological studies -- vol. 82; Wissenschaftliche Abhandlungen (Institute of Mediaeval Music) -- Bd. 82.
Publisher: Institute of Mediaeval Music
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Ottawa, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal.; Music theory -- Early works to 1800.; Musical intervals and scales -- Early works to 1800.; Music theory -- France -- History -- 17th century.; Music theory -- France -- History -- 18th century.; Music theory -- France -- History -- Sources.
Genres: Early works to 1800.; Sources.
Other titles: Autre traité des modes de musiques. English.; Discourt sur la musique. English.
Notes: Includes translations of two anonymous texts found in ms. Bibliothèque l'Arsenal 3042, with facsimiles of selected leaves from the manuscript. The two texts are entitled: Autre traité des modes de musiques; and, Discourt sur la musique.

The two translated texts expound on Adrian Le Roy's Traicté de musique and on Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers' Traité de la composition de musique.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-208) and index.
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