Orda Napoleon - Grammar of music, that is, a dissection and practical lecture on melody and harmony with an appendix on the fugue, counterpoint, orchestral instruments, on the organ, piano and on the science of singing.
In the printing house of Jan Jaworski, Warsaw 1873
Hardcover, art binding with titling on front cover and music notation on back cover and spine.
Minor yellowing in places in the text, otherwise very good condition. Bibliophilic piece with linen bookmark to pages.
Contents preceded by a printed dedication by the author " To the Noble Countryman and Our Composer Stanislaw Moniuszko, in honor of him and his musical merits".
Number of pages : 320 + 2 fold-out tables
Format : 17 x 24.5 [cm]
Napoleon Mateusz Tadeusz Orda coat of arms, (born January 30?/11 February 1807 in Vorotsevichy, died April 26, 1883 in Warsaw) - Polish illustrator, painter, pianist and composer. A friend of Fryderyk Chopin.