Mellers, Wilfrid,  1914-2008 <br/><br/>
Francois Couperin and the French classical tradition / 
Wilfrid Mellers. 
 - New and revised edition. 
 - xvi, 526 pages :  illustrations ;  22 cm  
<br/><br/>Bibliography: (pages 505-513) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>The life -- Values and standards in the grand siecle -- Taste during the grand siecle -- Music, the court and the theatre -- The organ masses -- The two-violin sonatas -- The secular vocal works -- The church music -- The clavecin works -- The Concerts royaux and Suites for viols -- Chronology, influence and conclusions -- Couperin's theoretical work, with comments on rhythm, ornamentation and phrasing -- Couperin's resources and his use of them (with notes on the modern performance of his work) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0571139833 (hardback) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Couperin, François, 1668-1733 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Composers--France--Biography
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>780.92 COU