About this title: Wilfrid Mellers Francois Couperin and die French Classical Tradition ROY PUBLISHERS - NEW YORK Frangois Couperin le Grand Copyright 1951, by Wilfrid Mellers PRINTED AND MANUFACTURED IN GREAT BRITAIN Contents PART I LIFE AND TIMES CHAPTER PAGE I The Life 17 II Values and Standards in the Grand Siecle 28 III Taste during the Grand Sicle 49 IV Music, the Court, and the Theatre 59 PART n THE WORK V The Organ Masses 83 VI The Two-violin Sonatas 97 VII The Secular Vocal Works 128 VIII The Church Music 146 IX The Clavecin Works 188 X The Concerts Royaux and Suites for Viols 234 XI Chronology, ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dennis Dobson Ltd
Date Published: 1950
Description: Good. Good hardcover, no dj. Ex-Library (college) with usual markings. Text and covers are clean and unmarked, though very minor underlining. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
Date Published: 1968
ISBN-13:9780486212456ISBN:0486212459
Description: Near Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. $4.50 Publishers Cover Price, 408 Pages plus Ads, B/W Illustrations, Owners Name along the top Edge of the FFEP. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dennis Dobson, London
Date Published: 1950
Description: Very good in good dust jacket. Clean text. Good binding. Dustjacket tattered at edges and darkened at spine. Name stamp from previous owner on front inside cover pg. 414p., ill., 23 cm. read more
Description: Used: Good. Ex-library first edition hardcover in brown cloth, bright gilt titles and Couperin's coat of arms in gilt on backstrip; usual library markings; no dust jacket; pages clean, tight, unmarked; binding sound and square; ship same or next day in bubblewrap; email confirmation; standard mail takes 4-14 days; expedited mail takes 2-5 days; international orders shipped by global priority mail (5-7 days) whenever possible. read more
Edition: 1st Edition, Ex-lib
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dennis Dobson, London
Date Published: 1950
Description: Illustrated. Near Very Good. 6 x 9 hard cover book. Gold lettering on the brown spine and cover. The life and works of Francois Couperin. 412 pages. 1st Edition, ex-library. Near Very Good condition. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Travis and Emery Music Bookshop
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781904331421ISBN:1904331424
Description: New. BRAND NEW and ready for dispatch. Delivery normally within 4/7 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very good. Light wear to edges and pages. Cover and spine show no easily noticeable damage. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Roy Publishers, New York
Date Published: 1951
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. VERY GOOD, no jacket. Some discoloration to boards, one small tear to cloth at spine head. Rear hinge cracked. Spine is sunned and edges and extremities lightly rubbed. Still a good sound copy, no marks within. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Wraps
Publisher: Dover Publications, NY
Date Published: 1968
Description: B&W Illustrations. Very Good. Paperback. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Text block clean and tight with light wear to binding. 408 pp. w/index. read more
Binding: softcover
Publisher: Dover, New York
Date Published: 1968
ISBN-13:9780486212456ISBN:0486212459
Description: Later printing. Trade paperback. Very good plus. Protective coating on cover peeling away at edges. Unabridged republication of the 1950 edition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dennis Dobson, London
Date Published: 1950
Description: Library sticker on front cover. No dust jacket. Hardback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition., 700grams, ISBN: read more
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