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C4U C4U The Court Of VersaillesWhen Louis IV built his magnificent palace at Versailles, outside Paris, a golden opportunity arose for the arts to flourish. Presented here are the works of 3 major "court" composers.Jean-Baptiste Lully, Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre and Robert De Visee. Lully was actually born (in 1632) an Italian but took French citizenship in 1661. Andy Findon has arranged and produced these works for this collection. |
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1. MARCH FOR THE COMBAT OF BARRIER 00:01:34 THIS CUE IS A TRIUMPHANT, CELEBRATORY MARCH TAKEN FROM LULLY'S OPERA AMADIS AND PERFORMED BY 2 TRUMPETS, BASS SERPENT, ORGAN, HARPSICHORD, TIMPANI
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3. AIR DES BISCAYENS 00:01:46 THIS ELEGANT CUE TAKEN FROM LULLY'S OPERA ATYS, KNOWN AS "THE KING'S OPERA" AS IT BECAME THE FAVOURITE OF LOUIS IV AND PERFORMED ON 2 FLUTES, BASSOON AND HARPSICHORD.
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4. ALCESTE OU LA TRIOMPHE DALCIDE 00:01:14 THIS BRIGHT AND SPRIGHTLY CUE WAS POPULAR AT THE COURT OF VERSAILLES BUT UNPOPULAR IN PARIS AND IS PERFORMED HERE ON 2 RECORDERS, BASSOON, HARPSICHORD.
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5. AVE COELI MUNUS SUPERNUM 00:02:42 THIS SACRED MOTET BY LULLY IS PERFORMED HERE ON FLUTE, ALTO FLUTE, BASS VIOL AND HARPSICHORD.
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6. BELLEROPHON 00:02:02 A CUE TAKEN FROM ONE OF JEAN- BAPTISTE LULLY'S MOST POPULAR OPERAS IS A JOYOUS AND HAPPY DANCE MOVEMENT PERFORMED ON 2 FLUTES, BASS VIOL AND HARPSICHORD.
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7. LE TRIOMPHE DE LAMOUR 00:02:10 LULLY'S BALLET "LE TRIOMPHE DE L'AMOUR" DATING FROM 1681 IS A STATELY AND POISED DANCE MOVEMENT PERFORMED HERE ON PICCOLO, 2 FLUTES AND BASSOON.
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9. ALLEMANDE DE VERSAILLES 00:02:42 TAKEN FROM A SUITE OF DANCES BY ELISABETH JACQUET DE LA GUERRE, THIS ALLEMANDE IS PERFORMED HERE ON FLUTE WITH HARPSICHORD ACCOMPANIMENT.
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10. COURANTE NO 1 00:01:28 TAKEN FROM A SUITE OF DANCES BY ELISABETH JACQUET DE LA GUERRE, THIS COURANTE IS PERFORMED HERE ON FLUTE WITH HARPSICHORD ACCOMPANIMENT.
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12. GIGUE DE VERSAILLES 00:02:16 TAKEN FROM A SUITE OF DANCES BY ELISABETH JACQUET DE LA GUERRE, THIS ELEGANT GIGUE IS PERFORMED HERE ON FLUTE WITH HARPSICHORD ACCOMPANIMENT.
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13. MINUET DE VERSAILLES 00:02:02 TAKEN FROM A SUITE OF DANCES BY ELISABETH JACQUET DE LA GUERRE, THIS ELEGANT MINUET IS PERFORMED HERE BY A CHOIR OF FLUTES.
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14. GAVOTTE DE VERSAILLES 00:02:38 TAKEN FROM A SUITE OF GUITAR PIECES COMPOSED TO BE PERFORMED AT COURT, THIS ELEGANT AND POISED GAVOTTE IS BEAUTIFULLY PERFORMED HERE BY A CHOIR OF FLUTES.
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15. SARABANDE DE VERSAILLES 00:01:58 TAKEN FROM A SUITE OF GUITAR PIECES COMPOSED TO BE PERFORMED AT COURT, THIS ELEGANT AND DIGNIFIED SARABANDE IS BEAUTIFULLY PERFORMED HERE BY A CHOIR OF FLUTES.