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... . This comic musical notation is the work of Jean Gerard, otherwise known as Grandville, the caricaturist (1803-1847). The photographs, of originals which probably no longer exist, were found in an amateur's album. Those who care to follow the notes will discover that they tell a story descriptive of the music, for example, in the Waltz there is a little idyll oi the ball-room. The Oriental ...

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