75/1790 De la Barre, M. Premier livre de pièces pour la flute traversière avec la basse-continue. Paris, the author and Foucault, 1710, 1st ed., (4),44p., engr. score, obl. 8vo.

- First few leaves sl. frayed; outer blank margin wormholed almost throughout; title-p. stained and sl. soiled.

= Vester L 29. Contains 5 suites. Rare first edition. Michel de la Barre was one of the most influential French flutists of his time and was the first French composer to publish music for solo flute. Blume, Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, vol.8, p.1ff: "(...) Die Zeitgenossen Michel de la Barres hielten ihn für den besten Querflötenvirtuosen seiner Zeit (...)." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVIII.