| Description |
1 videocassette (53 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Physical Medium |
1/2 in. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
analog |
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magnetic |
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VHS |
| Series |
Man and music. Composer and court
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Man and music. Composer and court.
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| Performer |
Alan Bennett, narrator; Ann MacKay, sorpano; Les Arts florissants; London Baroque Dance Theatre; Raglan Baroque Players and Singers. |
| Credits |
Producer and director, Tony Cash; musical adviser, Stanley Sadie. |
| Note |
Originally produced by Granada Television International in 1986. |
| Event |
Filmed chiefly at Versailles. |
| System Details |
VHS format. |
| Summary |
"When Louis ascended the throne in 1661, the French lacked confidence in their own culture, feeling that Italian--and certainly ancient Roman--work was superior. Louis changed all that, making the court at Versailles the brilliant center of culture and artistic splendor.... The principal composers at Versailles were Jean Baptiste Lully, composer of dance music for the court and for the plays of Molière, the religious composer Michel-Richard de Lalande, and the great miniaturist François Couperin."--Container. |
| Language |
Narrated in English; musical performances in French. |
| Subject |
Music -- France -- 17th century.
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Music. |
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France. |
| Chronological Term |
17th century |
| Subject |
Music -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
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Composers -- France.
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Composers. |
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Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.
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Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715. |
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Lully, Jean-Baptiste, 1632-1687.
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Lully, Jean-Baptiste, 1632-1687. |
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Lalande, Michel Richard de, 1657-1726.
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Lalande, Michel Richard de, 1657-1726. |
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Couperin, François, 1668-1733.
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Couperin, François, 1668-1733. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Bennett, Alan, 1962- narrator.
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MacKay, Ann, performer.
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Cash, Tony, 1933- producer, director.
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Sadie, Stanley.
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Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.
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Lully, Jean-Baptiste, 1632-1687.
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Lalande, Michel Richard de, 1657-1726.
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Couperin, François, 1668-1733.
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Arts florissants (Musical group), performer.
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London Baroque Dance Theatre, performer.
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Raglan Baroque Players, performer.
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Raglan Baroque Singers, performer.
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Granada Television International.
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Films for the Humanities (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Music at the court of Louis the Fourteenth |
| Music No. |
FFH 1764 Films for the Humanities |
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