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Motets pour la chapelle du Roy, mis en musique, par Monsieur Du Mont abbé de Silly, & maistre de la musique, de ladite chapelle. Premier dessus de violon.

Du Mont, Henry (1610-1684) · 1686 · Ballard, Christophe (1641-1715) (Paris) · 6 pictures

A 1686 Paris printed collection of motets by Henry Du Mont, composed for the royal chapel of Louis XIV and issued by the publisher Christophe Ballard as the first violin part. Each page opens with a large decorative woodcut initial letter beside staves of music with Latin incipits such as Agnificat, Antemus and Ustaee, the pictures show dense five-line notation with ornate capital letters.

Musique · Motets -- Parties -- 17e siècle · Genre musical : motet

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