The Lure and Legacy of Music at Versailles: Louis XIV and the Aix School - Rilegato

Heyer, John Hajdu

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ISBN 10: 0521519888 ISBN 13: 9780521519885

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Riassunto

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 composition, eventually rivaling Paris for the quality of the composers it produced. John Hajdu Heyer documents the young king's visit and examines how he and his court deployed sacred music to enhance the royal image and secure the loyalty of the populace. Exploring the circle of composers at Aix, Heyer provides the most up-to-date and complete biographies in English of nine key figures, including Guillaume Poitevin, André Campra, Jean Gilles, François Estienne, and Antoine Blanchard. The book goes on to reveal how the history of political power in the region was reflected through church music, and how musicians were affected by contemporary events.

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'Every knowable fact, beginning with the names of the choirboys and their teachers, is presented in loving detail. Thanks to the archives of the cathedral chapter, and those of the Aixois notaries, John Hajdu Heyer brings to life the religious musical culture of the most prestigious musique in Provence, as it was lived during a golden age of French music, the classical age ... [He] rightly draws on the research of other scholars, and a lot of his own, to bring together what can be known about a major moment in musical culture, far from Paris and Versailles.' Orest Ranum, Panat Times blog (ranumspanat.com)

'... a fascinating study, the first of its kind in English, of the role of the maître de musique and of the functioning of the maîtrise ... this book performs an invaluable service ... John Hajdu Heyer, after a lifetime's experience of researching this area, has abundantly demonstrated what a fruitful subject it is for investigation ...' Graham Sadler, Early Music

'... the most comprehensive source of biographical information in English, or indeed in any language, on most of the composers discussed here. ... essential reading for existing specialists in the field.' Shirley Thompson, Music and Letters

'[John] Hajdu Heyer's study is a major contribution to the study of the grand motet, a richly documented, generous book that opens up the field for those who wish to pursue the lines of inquiry he has initiated ... the study more generally provides a fascinating insight into the background and training of a number of under-appreciated composers - Campra in particular - who had an outsized influence in Paris. The volume should be of interest to all those who work on sacred music in France and to all scholars interested in Parisian interactions with the provinces.' Peter Bennett, Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music

Descrizione del libro

Louis XIV and his court at Versailles had a profound influence on music in France and throughout Europe. Taking its departure from Louis XIV's 1660 visit to Provence, this book explores the developments in sacred music during Louis's reign, particularly in the musical forms of the French motet.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0521519888
• ISBN 13: 9780521519885
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 299