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... French called it clavecin . In the English term harpsichord , the harp disposi- tion is recognized in contrast to the trapeze shape of the spinet , which appeared about the same time the earlier part of the 15th cen- tury . The ...
... French called it clavecin . In the English term harpsichord , the harp disposi- tion is recognized in contrast to the trapeze shape of the spinet , which appeared about the same time the earlier part of the 15th cen- tury . The ...
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... French imported their pianos chiefly from Eng- land , when Erard ( Erhardt ) , a German piano- maker , produced the first piano made in France . Having been driven to London by the Revolu- tion , he familiarized himself with the English ...
... French imported their pianos chiefly from Eng- land , when Erard ( Erhardt ) , a German piano- maker , produced the first piano made in France . Having been driven to London by the Revolu- tion , he familiarized himself with the English ...
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... French as- tronomer : b . La Flèche , 21 July 1620 ; d . Paris , 12 July 1682. He took orders and became prior of Rillé in Anjou . He aided Gassendi in the observation of the solar eclipse of 25 Aug. 1645 , and in 1655 succeeded to ...
... French as- tronomer : b . La Flèche , 21 July 1620 ; d . Paris , 12 July 1682. He took orders and became prior of Rillé in Anjou . He aided Gassendi in the observation of the solar eclipse of 25 Aug. 1645 , and in 1655 succeeded to ...
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... French court and went to Paris . There he brought out the ' Roland of Quinault ' ( 1778 ) , which , notwith- standing the opposition of Gluck ( q.v. ) and his friends , was successful . Although Gluck and Piccinni were personally ...
... French court and went to Paris . There he brought out the ' Roland of Quinault ' ( 1778 ) , which , notwith- standing the opposition of Gluck ( q.v. ) and his friends , was successful . Although Gluck and Piccinni were personally ...
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... French general : b . Arbois , department of Jura , 16 Feb. 1761 ; d . Paris , April 1804. He was for some time a tutor at the College of Brienne , but soon exchanged this profession for that of a soldier and served with a French ...
... French general : b . Arbois , department of Jura , 16 Feb. 1761 ; d . Paris , April 1804. He was for some time a tutor at the College of Brienne , but soon exchanged this profession for that of a soldier and served with a French ...
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