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The lure and legacy of music at Versailles : Louis XIV and the Aix school /

"Louis XIV and his court at Versailles had a profound influence on music in France and throughout Europe. In 1660 Louis visited Aix-en-Provence, a trip that resulted in political and cultural transformations throughout the region. Soon thereafter Aix became an important center of sacred music c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heyer, John Hajdu
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Rendezvous in Provence. The winter of 1660 : Louis XIV and the royal court visit Provence ; A choirboy and his king : the early life of Guillaume Poitevin
  • The Aix school : a legacy of Maitres. Guillaume Poitevin : maitre of Saint-Sauveur ; Andre Campra : an extraordinary career ; Jean Gilles : an independent spirit ; The "petits maitres" ; Antoine Blanchard : the eighteenth-century master
  • The lure and legacy. The lure of music at Versailles and the Ile-de-France ; Patronage and the provencal networks ; The legacy of the Aix school.