Lajarte, Théodore de

LAJARTE, Théodore de, one of the librarians of the Grand Opera, Paris (Académie de Musique), author of a book for which every student of musical history must be grateful to him, viz. a Catalogue, historical, chronological and anecdotic, of the Musical Library of the Opera, etc., 2 vols. with 7 portraits—beautifully etched by Le Rat—and a view. It contains an Introduction, describing the library; a list, in order of production, of the 594 pieces which have been produced at the Opera...