La Clé du caveau - Capelle, Pierre 1775-1851 (Paris Ledoux et Cenré, 1816)
A collection of melodies that remained famous for a long time. To all melodies in vol.1 & 2, numbered in print, are added a title in manuscript.
3 vols., the first containing nos. 1-723, the second nos. 724-1500, and the third various tables
Pierre Capelle was a French writer, chansonnier, bookseller, librettist, editor and printer
Originally published in 1811
à l'usage de tous les chansonniers français, des amateurs, auteurs, acteurs de vaudeville et de tous les amis de la chanson... contenant 1500 airs et un tableau général des couplets
Keywords: Opéra-Comique (Paris, France); 19th Century (1801-1900); Song; Contrafactum; Vaudeville; France