Sébastien de Brossard : Entre histoire de la théorie et théorie de l'histoire
Résumé
In his Dictionaire de musique (1701-05), Brossard wrote articles on composers and their musical theories in order to view his own art from a critical perspective. He made a careful study of the professional experience of his peers and analyzed the guiding principles of the music world. By writing the dictionary, Brossard hoped to achieve a historical synthesis of the musical currents of his era