Category Archives: Chiesa

Jean-Baptiste Lully: Anima Christi

Posted on April 19, 2020 by

Esteemed Readers, here is another wonderful composition from “Les Petits Motets” by Jean-Baptiste Lully. It is based on a very popular Medieval prayer ‘Anima Christi’. The curious fact is that this prayer might have been made by the Pope John … Continue reading →

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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Te Deum Laudamus

Posted on April 12, 2020 by

Esteemed Readers, Happy Easter! May it be indeed the time of your personal resurrection, of raise to a new spiritual level so necessary to fight the Evil oppressing us & to return the Light back! May Jean-Baptiste’s Lully composition “Te … Continue reading →

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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Omnes gentes (1685)

Posted on March 23, 2020 by

Esteemed Readers, here is another little piece of the Sacral music by Jean-Baptiste Lully. It belongs to the same set of “Les Petits Motets” & is called Omnes gentes. They are based on Psalms/Salmi 46-47 expressed in accordance with Lully’s … Continue reading →

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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Dixit Dominus (1684)

Posted on March 17, 2020 by

Esteemed Readers, the present state of affairs in the world, the hysteria around an ephemeral substance named “a virus” create an extremely sad impression. The humanity is petrified with fear & goes on thinking only about the flesh & money. … Continue reading →

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Christmas at Versailles: Happy & Baroque Holiday Season!

Posted on December 25, 2019 by

Vive le Roy! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Maria KethuProfumo

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La Gazette: Historical News Today – 1631

Posted on November 30, 2019 by

Esteemed Readers, here is a new set of news from the mysterious epoch of the Thirty Years’ War. This edition is rather international. Let’s see what else was happening around the world in 1631: Rome, July 28,1631: “We have already … Continue reading →

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Louis XIV Asks Riddles X

Posted on October 26, 2019 by

Esteemed Readers, it is time for a new riddle. It is linked with an extraordinary natural phenomenon & might even appear in the sky in the day of Samhain. Well…it would be very impressive! Good luck! “A Giant who ascends … Continue reading →

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