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| Contents |
Institutions and organizations of the Grand Siecle -- Part one. Stage music. Ballet de Cour I: from Beaujoyeulx to Lully ; Balet de Cour II: the period of Lully ; Italian opera in France ; The Comedie-Ballet and related genres ; The pastorale ; 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 to 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 ensemble 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 perofrmance 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, originally published in 1974, 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 389-414) and index. |
| LCCN | 77028478 |
| ISBN | 039302198X |
