Ensemble Odyssee -Dancing with the Sun King -Pan Classics CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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Airs Champestres

01. "Marche des Bergers"

02. "Branle - Branle gay - Branle ? mener"

03. "Gavotte - Courante - Bour?e - Violons"

04. "Premi?re Pastourelle / Seconde Pastourelle - Bour?e"

05. "Pantalonade en Rondeau - Branle de Vilage - Suite du Branle"

06. "Chalumeaux Rondeau - Menuet - [no title]"

07. "Danse de Vilage - Menuet"

08. "Passe-pied - Danse de Vilage"

09. "Caprice"
Airs Tendres

10. "Sommeil"

11. "Sarabande - Menuet - Sarabande"

12. "Gavotte - Bour?e"

13. "Sarabande - Menuet"

14. "Sommeil"

15. "Boutade"
Airs de Fanfares

16. "Ouverture"

17. "Trompettes - Premier Menuet / Second Menuet"

18. "Fantaisie - Menuet en Rondeau"

19. "Premier Passe-pied / Second Passe-pied"

20. "Premi?re Courante / Seconde Courante - Premier Menuet / Second Menuet"

21. "Premier Rigaudon / Second Rigaudon"

22. "Premier Menuet / Second Menuet - Trompettes"

23. "Les Caract?res de la Danse. Fantaisie"

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Louis XIV (1638-1715) was the personal embodiment of France and he loved to dance. The king himself was a fine dancer and had many opportunities to demonstrate his skill at the multiple dance balls given at Versailles. Michel Pignolet de Montéclair's "Sérénade en Concerts" is a collection of dances probably written for one such occasion. The collection is exceptional because it contains all the music that was performed in one evening, divided into three parts: airs de fanfares, airs tendres, and airs champêtres. When Jean-Féry Rebel, one of the violin players of the Vingt-quatre violons, wrote "Les caractères de la danse", he launched a new fashion: the piece was written for a solo female dancer who performed a rapid succession of different dances, completely changing character every few bars. The piece achieved great popularity.

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PC10410

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