Kingdom of France (1643-1715) - Marche pour la cérémonie des turcs

Marche pour la cérémonie dus turcs by Jean-Baptiste Lully About the music: This musical piece serves the comedy-ballet, a work mixing theatre, music and dance, for the entertainment of the king and the court. It&here between the collaboration of Molière and Lully which creates this new genre where the music is integrated into the theatrical plot: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (The Bourgeois Gentleman) is a perfect example. Created at the request of Louis XIV "The Sun King" (1638-1715) to ridicule the turkish emissary who made a very bad impression when he was received as a monarch. About the composer: Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), born Giovanni Battista Lulli, was an Italian-born French composer, instrumentalist, and dancer who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, he spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV of France and became a French subject in 1661. Personal notes: Yes, it seems that this piece of music was made as a "parody" of grandiloquent melodies for ceremonies, but although it was considered that way during its creation, I personally think that this music has the essence of France during the 17th century, especially the court of Louis XIV. No offense to the late king, but aside from a few laughs at the context of this melody (The Bourgeois Gentleman), he must have admitted at some point how epic and majestic this music is. Credits: Coin du Roi orchestra, conducted by Christian Frattima, plays G.