Jean-Joseph Mouret: Rondeau & Allegro from Première Suite de Symphonies (1729)
Details
| Title | Jean-Joseph Mouret: Rondeau & Allegro from Première Suite de Symphonies (1729) |
| Author | EARLY MUSIC MIDI |
| Duration | 3:43 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=x0SrcUH3ye0 |
Description
0:06 Rondeau
2:02 Allegro
Mouret, a decorated composer of opera for the French aristocracy, dedicated the four movements of this First Suite to the young Louis Auguste de Bourbon, grandson of the late King Louis XIV and much touted hero of the Austro-Turkish Wars (1716-1718). The fanfares were supposedly performed on the ground of Versailles before members of the royal family including King Louis XV and his entourage.
The original MIDI file was compiled by and uploaded to IMSLP.org by Michel Rondeau. I added violins and oboes to the orchestral ensemble as was customary for the full complement of the Versailles court band.
Description of the photos:
1. Score of the First Suite of Fanfares, Jean-Joseph Mouret, unknown date
2. Versailles Hall of Mirrors at night
3. A performance of Acis and Galatea (Jean-Baptiste Lully) by Madame de Pompadour (companion and mistress of King Louis XV), Nicolas Cochin, 1749
4. Versailles Hall of Mirrors
5. Detail from #3 above
6. Masked ball at the court of Louis XV, Nicolas Cochin, 1745
7. Prince of Dombes, Louis Auguste de Bourbon in armour, c1713
