Music At The Maison Royale De Saint-Louis At Saint-Cyr

The history of music at the Maison royale de Saint-Louis at Saint-Cyr - the famous convent school founded by Madame de Maintenon and established by Louis XIV in 1686 as a royal foundation - is both rich and intriguing; its large repertory of music was composed expressly for young female voices by important composers working within significant contemporary musical genres: liturgical chant, sacred motets, theatrical music, and cantiques spirituels. A close study of the musical repertory at the Maison royale reveals much about subtle changes in musical style and performance practices at Saint-Cyr in the eighteenth century.

• | Author: Deborah Kauffman
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Aug 08, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 332 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Music
• | ISBN-10: 1409450538
• | ISBN-13: 9781409450535