Regards sur la musique... au temps de Louis XVI - Duron, Jean; Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles (France) (Wavre Mardaga, 2007)
French music at the end of the eighteenth century occupied a privileged place in all strata of society. Through concerts, performances and church services, and above all through a highly developed amateur music scene, it helped to forge links with everyday life. It is this endearing and infinitely varied presence of music in the various societies of this century that we have sought to explore in this book. This consumption of music led to the emergence of a large and flourishing art market, which exerted a powerful attraction on musicians from all over Europe. Paris, the capital of music, offered these foreign artists concerts galore, the chance to be published, to give lessons... Such enthusiasm naturally encouraged the most daring avant-gardes. This book was produced with the help of Carole Blumenfeld, Pierre Saby, Jean Duron, Jean Gribenski, Benoît Dratwicki and Jack Eby. (Translated with DeepL.com)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-171) and index.
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Music history; Cultural history; Versailles (France)