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François Couperin: Leçons de ténèbres
François Couperin has composed plenty of wonderful sacral works. “Leçons de ténèbres/Tenebrae Readings for Holy Wednesday” (1714) is one them. The set consists of three substantial pieces based on the Old Testament Book of Lamentation. Today, Esteemed Readers, I present … Continue reading →
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Tagged 17th century, art, arte, baroque music, beauty, civilization, Cristian music, cultura, culture, François Couperin, France, Francia, Francia del Seicento, God, history, Leçons de ténébres, life, lifestyle, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, musica barocco, musica cristiana, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, time
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François Couperin: Concert Royal N.4
Esteemed Readers, to celebrate the spring here is a Concert Royal N.4 by François Couperin. It reminds me of warm sunrays shining through fresh green leaves. Vive le Roy! 🙂 PS. Painting by Jakob Philipp Hackert Maria KethuProfumo
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Tagged 17th century, art, arte, barocco francese, baroque music, baroque opera, beauty, bossa nova, civilization, cultura, culture, François Couperin, France, Francia, God, happiness, history, Jakob Philipp Hackert, life, lifestyle, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, musica barocco, nature, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, Toquinho, Vinicius de Moraes
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François Couperin: Concert Royal N.9
Esteemed Readers, today I present you a Concert Royal N.9 by François Couperin. It is light & positive alike water with a certain accord of a harpsichord. Enjoy it! Vive le Roy! 🙂 PS. Painting by Jakob Philipp Hackert Maria … Continue reading →
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Tagged 17th century, art, arte, barocco francese, baroque, baroque music, beauty, bossa nova, civilization, clavecin, Concert Royal N.9, cultura, culture, folklore, Fran:ois Couperin, Francia, harpsichord, history, Les Couperins, life, lifestyle, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, musica barocco, Re Sole, Seicento, society, the Sun King, Vinicius de Moraes
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Vinicius de Moraes, Toquinho & Les Couperins II
The historical journey of Vinicius de Moraes & Toquinho bring us back to the 17th century France& to Louis XIV’s Court where the music composed by Les Couperins (The Couperin family) sounded for the first time & became a true … Continue reading →
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Tagged 17th century, art, arte, barocco francese, baroque music, beauty, Charles II Couperin, cultura, culture, François Couperin, France, Francia, French Baroque, French culture, la musique baroque, Les Couperins, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, musique baroque, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, Toquinho, Vinicius de Moraes
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Vinicius de Moraes, Toquinho & Les Couperin
Esteemed Readers, our attention moves to another musical retrospective view of Baroque music & Bossa Nova: they are Vinicius de Moraes & Toquinho or Les Couperin. The previous year I have already introduced you our genius Vinicius who made a … Continue reading →
Posted in Art, Astrology, ballet, Beauty, bossa nova, cinema, culture, fantasy, France, God, History, Italia, Literature, Music, news, Seicento, Society, Sociology, Toquinho, Uncategorized, Vinicius de Moraes
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Tagged 17th century, art, arte, barocco francese, baroque music, Brasil, Brasile, Charles II Couperin, Chico Buarque, cultura, culture, François Couperin, France, Francia, French Baroque, history, Les Couperin, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, musica barocco, musica brasileira, musica brasiliana, musica del Seicento, Orfeu Negro, Paulinho Nogueira, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, Toquinho, Vinicius de Moraes
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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 →
Posted in Art, ballet, Beauty, culture, folklore, France, History, Jean Baptiste Lully, Life, Lifestyle, Literature, Louis XIV, Love, Music, mythology, news, Seicento, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
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Tagged 1673, 17th century, art, arte, barocco francese, baroque dance, baroque music, baroque opera, beauty, Cadmus et Hermione, civilization, cultura, culture, France, Francia, history, Jean Baptiste Lully, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Ovid, Re Sole, Russian culture, Seicento, society, the Sun King
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Jean-Baptiste Lully: A Voyage to Siam
Louis XIV developed rather successful international policy. The great kingdoms of Asia were one of his targets. He managed to establish very good & fruitful relationship with China, India & the Kingdom of Siam (Thailand) as well. The decade 1680-1690 … Continue reading →
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Tagged 17th century, art, arte, baroque music, beauty, civilization, cultura, culture, France, Francia, history, Jean Baptiste Lully, la musique à la Cour, la musique baroque, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Phra Narai, Re Sole, Russian culture, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, Tom Jobim, voyage au Siam 1688, world, XXI century
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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Bourrée
Esteemed Readers, here is another wonderful vigorous composition by Jean-Baptiste Lully. The origin of the bourrée as a folk dance comes to the Medieval times & the region Auvergne. This is a very energetic performance & I recommend you to … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1664, 17th century, art, arte, baroque music, beauty, Bourrée, civilization, cultura, culture, France, Francia, history, Jean Baptiste Lully, la musique à la Cour, la musique baroque, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Mariage Forcé, Molière, musica alla Corte di Luigi XIV, musica del Seicento, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King
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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Regina Coeli
Regina Coeli is another wonderful spiritual piece by Jean-Baptiste Lully included in “Les Petits Motets”(1687). It was composed for three voices. The motet is full of light & tenderness, it passes a sublime blissful spirit our music genius managed to … Continue reading →
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Tagged 17th century, art, arte, baroque music, beauty, civilization, culture, France, Francia, history, Jean Baptiste Lully, la musique à la Cour, life, lifestyle, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Lully, musica alla Corte di Luigi XIV, musica barocco, musica cristiana, musica del Seicento, musica spirituale, musique baroque, Petits Motets 1687, Re Sole, Regina Coeli, Seicento, spiritual music, Tom Jobim
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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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