Jean Millet's L'Art de bien Chanter (1666): a Translation and Study
Description:
Jean Millet's L Art de bien chanter (1666), describes the air de cour and its ornamentation as it existed in France during the first half of the seventeenth century. This work, translated for the first time into English and transcribed into modern notation, and B6nigne de Bacilly's Remarques curieuses sur l'art de bien
chanter (1668) are the only detailed treatises explaining vocal ornamentation during this period. To clarify his ornamentation method, Millet introduces terms referring to placem…
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Date:
May 1998
Creator:
Thomas, Barbara E. (Barbara Elaine)
Partner:
UNT Libraries