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By John Hajdu Heyer

Louis XIV and his courtroom at Versailles had a profound effect on tune in France and all through Europe. In 1660 Louis visited Aix-en-Provence, a visit that led to political and cultural changes through the zone. quickly thereafter Aix turned a tremendous middle of sacred song composition, finally rivaling Paris for the standard of the composers it produced. John Hajdu Heyer files the younger king's stopover at and examines how he and his courtroom deployed sacred track to augment the royal photograph and safe the loyalty of the population. Exploring the circle of composers at Aix, Heyer presents the main up to date and whole biographies in English of 9 key figures, together with Guillaume Poitevin, André Campra, Jean Gilles, François Estienne, and Antoine Blanchard. The e-book is going directly to show how the background of political energy within the zone was once mirrored via church track, and the way musicians have been laid low with modern events.

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