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| Contents |
Institutions and organizations of the Grand Siecle -- Part one. Stage music. Ballet de Cour I: from Beaujoyeulx to Lully ; Ballet de Cour II: the period of Lully ; Italian opera in France ; The Comedie-Ballet and related genres ; The pastoral ; Tragedie Lyrique I: dramatic organization and vocal music ; Tragedie Lyrique II: instrumental music and the dance ; Tragedie Lyrique III: from Lully to Rameau ; The Opera-Ballet ; From divertissement to Opera Comique -- Part two. Religious music. From Du Caurroy to Du Mont ; The motet: from Du Mont do Delalande ; The motet in the eighteenth century ; Mass and oratorio: the domain of Marc-Antoine Charpentier -- Part three. Music for the lute and keyboard instruments. The lute ; The harpsichord ; Organ music of the Grand Siecle -- Part four. Instrumental and solo music. Instrumental ensemble and orchestral music of the seventeenth century ; Instrumental ensemble and orchestral music of the early eighteenth century ; The sonata and suite for solo instruments -- Part five. Vocal chamber music. The Air de Cour and related genres ; The Cantate Francoise -- Epilogue. Thoughts on the performance of French Baroque music -- Appendix: preparation and performance of a seventeenth century Ballet de Cour: ballet of the king at the hotel de ville. |
| Abstract |
This book, was the first definitive study of French music of the Baroque era and remains the only comprehensive survey of the vast musical output of 17th and 18th-century France. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-391) and index. |
| LCCN | 73179328 |
| ISBN | 0393021734 |
| Stock number | $15.50 |
