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Motets pour les principales festes de l'annee : a une voix seule avec la basse-continue, & plusiers petites ritournelles pour l'orgue ou les violles : pour les dames religieuses, et toutes autres personnes

Lebegue, Nicolas, 1631-1702, Noel, Mr · 1687 · Paris : Christophe Ballard · 4 pictures

A 1687 Paris collection of sacred motets for a single voice with basso continuo, published by Christophe Ballard by Nicolas Lebègue and Noël, intended for religious women and others. Its pages show printed music staves beneath large decorative historiated initials, with some initials holding figures in roundels and others filled with foliage and scrollwork, a useful reference for ornamental capitals and early music engraving layouts.

Catholic Church · Sacred songs

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