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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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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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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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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Le Triomphe de l’Amour
“Le Triomphe de l’Amour/The Triumph of Love” is another sublime opera-ballet by Jean-Baptiste Lully, staged for the first time at St. Germain en Laye, 21st January, 1681 on occasion of arriving to the Court Marie-Anne-Christine-Victoire de Baviére, the Grand Dauphine’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1681, 17th century, art, arte, baroque dance, baroque music, baroque opera, beauty, civilization, culture, France, Francia, French Baroque, French opera, history, Jean Baptiste Lully, la musique à la Cour, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, M. de Benserade, Mercure Galant, musica barocco, musique baroque, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, Triomphe d'Amour
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Jean-Baptiste Lully in Jazz
Esteemed Readers, I have suddenly discovered this pretty curious jazz performance of Jean-Baptiste Lully’s music. This piece “Air tendre” from his Suite in E Minor demonstrates how much his style of the past is connected with Bossa Nova…Well, I’m not … Continue reading →
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Tagged 17th century, Air tendre, Antonio Carlos Jobim, art, arte, baroque music, beauty, civilization, Claude Lorrain, France, Francia, French Baroque, French music, history, jazz, Jean Baptiste Lully, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, musica barocco, musica del Seicento, musica francese, Paper Prints, Re Sole, saxophone, Seicento, the Sun King, XVII siecle
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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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