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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Cadmus et Hermione
Esteemed Readers, to keep up the solemn New Year spirit I would like to share with you this charming chaconne from J.-B. Lully’s opera “Cadmus et Hermione”. This is the first opera composed & performed in France. Lully presented it … Continue reading →
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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Le Ballet du Temps (1654)
“Le Ballet du Temps” (1654) is the first official Court work of the kind composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully. It was performed for the first time on 3rd December 1654 in the Louvre. Besides His Majesty, it was mostly danced by … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1654, 17th century, art, arte, ballet, ballet de la Cour, Ballet du Temps, barocco francese, baroque dance, baroque music, beauty, cultura, culture, danza Seicento, France, Francia, French Baroque, Giacomo Torelli, Isaac Bensérade, Jean Baptiste Lully, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, musica del Seicento, musique baroque, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, Tom Jobim
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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Gavotte
Gavotte is a folk French dance, which became popular at Louis XIV’s Court. It has become an important part of baller programs & ordinary entertainments. I present you, Esteemed Readers, a version by Jean-Baptiste Lully for wind instruments. It is … Continue reading →
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Tagged 17th century, art, arte, barocco francese, baroque, baroque dance, baroque opera, bossa nova, civilization, cultura, folklore, France, Francia, French Baroque, French music, gavotte, Jean Baptiste Lully, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Nicolas Poussin, Re Sole, società, the Sun King, Tom Jobim
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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Air Pour Madame la Dauphine
Esteemed Readers, I would like to present you this wonderful piece of string music made by Jean-Baptiste Lully. This air makes a part of his profound work named “Idylle sur le Paix” (1685), created in a close collaboration with Jean … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1685, 17th century, Air pour Madama la Dauphine, art, arte, barocco francese, baroque dance, baroque music, beauty, civilization, culture, France, Francia, French Baroque, French opera, history, Idylle sur le Paix, Jean Baptiste Lully, Jean Racine, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, musica del Seicento, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King
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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Anima Christi
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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Tagged 17th century, Anima Christi, arte, barocco francese, baroque music, civilization, cultura, culture, Easter, France, God, Jean Baptiste Lully, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, musica spirituale, Papa Giovanni XXII, Pascoa, Pasqua, Pasques, Pope John XXII, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, spiritual music, storia, the Sun King
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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Omnes gentes (1685)
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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Tagged 1685, 17th century, art, arte, barocco francese, baroque music, civilization, cultura, culture, Dieu, Dio, France, French Baroque, God, Iddio, Jean Baptiste Lully, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, musica barocco, Omnes gentes, Psalm 47, Re Sole, Salmo 47, Seicento, società, society, the Sun King, Tom Jobim
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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Marche des mousquetaires 1658
Early music compositions by Jean-Baptiste Lully are mostly connected with ballets & theatre performances; however some footprints of instrumental music yet can be discovered. The set of Marches 1658 composed for hautboys & tambours reveal us Lully-s unique music signature … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1658, barocco francese, baroque dance, baroque music, France, Francia, French Baroque, Jean Baptiste Lully, la musique à la Cour, Le Roi Soleil, Louis Magnus, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, musica alla Corte di Luigi XIV, musica barocco, Re Sole, Seicento, the Sun King, Tom Jobim, XVII century, XVII siecle
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Reflection of the Past: Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), Louis XIV’s first composer of the Court, the superintendent of the Royal music & a master of the French Baroque, was born in Florence, Toscana. He belonged to a simple family, so his youth until 14th years … Continue reading →
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