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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.

Publication Info. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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Subject Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.
Church music -- France -- Aix-en-Provence -- History -- 17th century.
Church music.
France -- Aix-en-Provence.
History.
Chronological Term 17th century
Subject Church music -- France -- Aix-en-Provence -- History -- 18th century.
Chronological Term 18th century
Subject Music -- France -- Aix-en-Provence -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
Music.
Music -- France -- Aix-en-Provence -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
Composers -- France -- Aix-en-Provence.
Composers.
Chronological Term 1600-1799
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Heyer, John Hajdu. Lure and legacy of music at Versailles 9780521519885 (DLC) 2014016832 (OCoLC)880349837
ISBN 9781316128626 (electronic book)
1316128628 (electronic book)
9781139027793 (electronic book)
1139027794 (electronic book)
9781316129715
1316129713
9780521519885
0521519888
Standard No. 40024457124