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Author Heyer, John Hajdu

Title The lure and legacy of music at Versailles : Louis XIV and the Aix school / John Hajdu Heyer
Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014

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Contents 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
Summary "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, Andre; 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."--Publisher description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.
SUBJECT Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715 fast
Ludwig XIV. Frankreich, König 1638-1715 gnd
Subject Church music -- France -- Aix-en-Provence -- History -- 17th century
Church music -- France -- Aix-en-Provence -- History -- 18th century
Music -- France -- Aix-en-Provence -- 17th century -- History and criticism
Music -- France -- Aix-en-Provence -- 18th century -- History and criticism
Composers -- France -- Aix-en-Provence
MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Theory.
Church music
Composers
Music
Kirchenmusik
Musik
France -- Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
Versailles
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
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