BRASSAC (René de Galard, marquis de).

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  BRASSAC (René de Galard, marquis de). Léandre et Héro, tragedy. In Paris, chés Mme Boivin, Mr Le Clerc, [circa 1750]. In-folio, (2 of which the second one is blank)-219-(1 blank) pp. in garnet-red morocco, spine ribbed, partitioned and decorated with flowers and brown title-piece, triple gilt fillet framing the boards with fleurons in the corners and in the spandrels and with gilt coat of arms in the center, filleted edges, inner gilt roulette, edges gilt on marbled boards, headpieces and corners lightly rubbed, a few freckles (binding of the period).
  
  Edition entirely engraved by Pierre Labassée, printed on large paper. Simplified orchestral score with text.
  
  Opera composed on a text by Jean-Jacques Le Franc de Pompignan, performed for the first time at the Académie royale de Musique on May 5, 1750 - scheduled for April 14, 1750 (date here indicated in the title), its premiere was delayed due to an indisposition of the star tenor Pierre Jélyotte.
  
  A former squire of the Prince of Dombes, a cavalry colonel and then a lieutenant general of the king's armies, the Chevalier de Brassac also distinguished himself in the field of musical composition, giving operas and cantatas. Referring to him in 1733 in his Temple of Taste, Voltaire wrote that "the Chevalier de Brassac not only has the rare talent of composing music for an opera, but he also has the courage to perform it, and to give this example to the young French nobility. His detractors jokingly nicknamed him "arm breaker".
  
  Copy with the coat of arms of the Marquise de Pompadour (OHR, pl. n° 2399, n° 1) on morocco pieces replacing previous coats of arms of which the turn nets remain. With copper engraved label "Versailles" on the upper counterfoil. The catalog of the library of the Marquise de Pompadour mentions a copy of this opera, without specifying the binding (p. 388-389, n° 112).