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Rousseau (Volume 1 and 2)

Volume 1 — CHAPTER VIII.

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CHAPTER VIII.

Music.

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General character of Rousseau's aim in music 291

As composer 292

Contest on the comparative merits of French and Italian music 293

Rousseau's Letter on French Music 293

His scheme of musical notation 296

Its chief element 298

Its practical value 299

His mistake 300

Two minor objections 300

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