Lot n° 189
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MUSIC] - MOREL, Alexandre-Jean - Principe Acoustique nouveau - Lot 189
MUSIC] - MOREL, Alexandre-Jean - Principe Acoustique nouveau et universel de la théorie musicale, ou Musique Expliquée. Paris, Bachelier, 1816. In-8, VIII, 506 pp. with 12 folding plates of notated music, contemporary fawn half-calf, smooth spine faded, upper headband worn.
First edition. Letter. Morel (1776-1825) was professor of mathematics at the Royal Guard artillery school. ''He believed to find in the structure of the ear the principle of the feeling of tonality, and on this false idea, he established a system which does not support the lightest examination...'' (Fétis, Biog. universelle des musiciens, VI, 194).
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