The Lure and Legacy of Music at Versailles : Louis XIV and the Aix School (Hardcover)

Foreword Lionel Sawkins; Prologue; General introduction; Part I. Rendezvous in Provence: 1. The winter of 1660: Louis XIV and the royal court visit Provence; 2. A choirboy and his king: the early life of Guillaume Poitevin; Part II. The Aix School: A Legacy of Maitres: 3. Guillaume Poitevin: maitre of Saint-Sauveur; 4. Andre Campra: an extraordinary career; 5. Jean Gilles: an independent spirit; 6. The 'petits maitres'; 7. Antoine Blanchard: the eighteenth-century master; Part III. The Lure and Legacy: 8. The lure of music at Versailles and the Ile-de-France; 9. Patronage and the Provencal networks; 10. The legacy of the Aix School; Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix I; Appendix II.