THÉORIE D’ACCOMPAGNEMENT ET DE COMPOSITION, à l'usage des élèves de l'Ecole nationale de Musique contenant l'origine des accords, divisée en deux classes, l'harmonie naturelle et l'harmonie composée, la basse fondamentale de chaque accord et des leçons de pratique, dédiée A Monseigneur Le Baron de Breteuil... Par Rodolphe, Rensionnaire du Roi, Maître de Composition de l’Ecole Royale de Musique. Oeuvre IIme. A Paris. [new imprint laid down:] Le Dépot de la Théorie d’Accompagnement et du Solfége de Mr. Rodolphe, est chez Mr. Blondeau, Musicien de la Comédie Italienne, Rue Montmartre presque vis-à-vis l’Hotel D’urès, Maison du Chandellier proche le Boulevart. [Naderman, n.d.
but 1785]. Folio, [iv], 111, [1]; with one large folding engraved plate; entirely engraved throughout; some impressions a little faint, others darkened; without front free endpaper or half-title; some occasional light staining and soiling, mainly marginal; in contemporary green boards, title in ms on upper cover, head and tail of spine bumped and lightly worn, joints lightly rubbed, covers somewhat soiled and darkened, extremities lightly bumped and worn; signed by the publisher Blondeau at the tail of title-page. An attractive book of composition and theory, engraved throughout. Jean Joseph Rodolphe (1730-1812) had a brilliant career as a violinist, horn player and composer during the second half of the 18th century. Rodolphe was close to the Italian composer Jommeli and befriended the young Mozart during the latter’s visit to Paris in 1778. From 1784 until the Revolution, Rodolphe taught composition at the École Royale de Chant et de Déclamation and was later was Professor of solfège at the Paris Conservatoire. (1798–1802). The present copy has been signed by the publisher Blondeau. A small note states that this is ‘Oeuvre II’ but the work appears complete in itself. The British Library and Berlin note this issue point
OCLC also locate copies at Harvard, Pennyslyvania, Stanford, and the Plantijn Hogeschool, though without mention of part information.
Bibliography: harvard, Penn (Chez le méme), stanford, BL (oeuvre II), Berlin (has this oeuvre 2), one Dutch location. Plantijn Hogeschool says Naderman, Stanford says Lobry.