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A dictionary of musicians, from the earliest ages to the present time.
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- Comprising the most important biographical contents of the works of Gerber, Choron, and Fayolle, Count Orloff, Dr. Burney, Sir John Hawkins, &c. &c. together with upwards of a hundred original memoirs of the most eminent living musicians; and a summary of the history of music ..
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- English
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- Second edition
- London : Printed for Sainsbury and Co., 1827
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- 2 volumes : illustrations (music) ; 20 cm
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- ocm00631811
- Caption title: A biographical dictionary of musicians.
- Compiled by John S. Sainsbury. cf. G.H. Farmer, British musicians a century ago (Music & letters, vol. XII, no. 4, Oct. 1931, p. 386-392)
- "Summary of the history of music, by Alexandre Choron (Translated from the French)": v. 1, p. [v]-lxiv.
- Half-title: A biographical and historical dictionary of musicians.