Essai sur l'union de la poésie et de la musique - Chastellux, François Jean de 1734-1788 (The Hague; Paris [Merlin], 1765)
de Chastellux, general officer and man of letters elected to the French Academy in 1775, wrote this essay to make musicians aware of poetry and poets of music, by basing his demonstration on the qualities complementary to the libretto and composition specific to Italian opera.
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Music criticism; Literature; Poetry; Opera; Music philosophy and esthetics; Libretto