De Brossard, Sébastien
(1655–1730)
SÉBASTIEN DE BROSSARDDE BROSSARD, SÉBASTIENSÉBASTIEN DE BROSSARD [bapt. 1655-† 1730] Sébastien de Brossard undertook the modest task of assembling a brief list of Italian terms and their French equivalents as a preface to one of his collections of vocal works, hoping thereby to bring his fellow Frenchmen in line with the other European nations in the uniform adoption of Italian terms for score markings. While preparing a new edition of his compositions, his enormous erudition (stimulated, to be…