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View article: Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio: Including Translations of His Principal Letters
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Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio, Vol. 1 of 3: In Which Are Incorporated, Translations of His Principal Letters There are many juft reflections and critical remarks, in this Eloge, but the biographical …
View article: A General History of Music, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period
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Essay on the euphony, or sweetness of languages, and their fitness for music 1. Of the invention of recitative, and establishment of the musical drama, or opera, in Italy 2. Rise and progress of the sacred musical drama, or oratorio 3. Of …