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(Encyclopedia)overture, instrumental musical composition written as an introduction to an opera, ballet, oratorio, musical, or play. The earliest Italian opera overtures were simply pieces of orchestral music and w...Clericus, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Clericus, Johannes: see Le Clerc, Jean. ...Grandville, French caricaturist, illustrator, and lithographer
(Encyclopedia)Grandville: see Gérard, Jean Ignace Isidore. ...Williams, Gwen
(Encyclopedia)Williams, Gwen: see Rhys, Jean.Saint Johns, city, Quebec, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Saint Johns, Que., Canada: see St. Jean. ...Moreau, Louis Gabriel
(Encyclopedia)Moreau, Louis Gabriel: see Moreau, Jean-Michel. ...L'Olonnois, François
(Encyclopedia)L'Olonnois, François: see Nau, Jacques Jean David. ...Saint-Cyran, Abbé de
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Cyran, Abbé de: see Duvergier de Hauranne, Jean. ...Pérouse, Jean François de Galaup, comte de La
(Encyclopedia)Pérouse, Jean François de Galaup, comte de La: see La Pérouse. ...Gondi, Paul de
(Encyclopedia)Gondi, Paul de: see Retz, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de. ...Browse by Subject
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