{"product_id":"16557-lully-jean-baptiste-copyist-manuscript-of-arias-from-persee-phaeton-amadis-armide","title":"Lully, Jean Baptiste. (1632–1687) Copyist Manuscript of Arias from Persée, Phaëton, Amadis \u0026 Armide","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eOriginal late-17th-century copyist manuscript of arias from Lully's operas \u003ci style=\"\"\u003ePersée, Phaëton, Amadis \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eArmide. \u003c\/i\u003e183 pp. Folio. Selections from the four operas are penned in a bold, clear hand throughout, with a smaller hand noting the first performance of each opera. \u003ci style=\"\"\u003ePersée \u003c\/i\u003ewas first performed at the Palais-Royal in 1682; \u003ci style=\"\"\u003ePhaëton \u003c\/i\u003ein 1683; \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eAmadis \u003c\/i\u003ein 1684 and \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eArmide\u003c\/i\u003e in 1686\u003ci style=\"\"\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eOwnership ticket and signature and paraph to somewhat later inner front pastedown and title page for the complete volume, \"A. Dethou.\" Leather boards with gold decoration and lettering to the spine. Antique restorations to pp. 164 - 169, else fine.  Boards and spine heavily rubbed and chipping, but binding intact. 10 x 15.5 inches (26 x 39.5 cm). \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eLully wrote one \u003ci style=\"\"\u003etragédie en musique \u003c\/i\u003ealmost every year between 1673 and his death in 1687, most to verse dramas by Philippe Quinault. Unlike Italian opera of the day, which was rapidly moving toward \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eopera seria\u003c\/i\u003e with its alternating recitative and da capo airs, in Lully's operas the focus was on drama, expressed by a variety of vocal forms: monologs, airs for two or three voices, rondeaux and French-style da capo airs where the chorus alternates with singers, sung dances, and vaudeville songs for a few secondary characters. \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eThe intrigue of the plot culminated in a vast tableau, for example, the sleep scene in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eAtys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, the village wedding in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eRoland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, or the funeral in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eAlceste\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e. Soloists, chorus and dancers participated in this display, producing astonishing effects thanks to machinery. \u003c\/span\u003eThe earliest operas were performed at the indoor Bel Air tennis court (on the grounds of the Luxembourg Palace) that Lully had converted into a theater. The first performance of later operas either took place at court, or in the theater at the Palais-Royal, which had been made available to Lully's Academy. Once premiered at court, operas were performed for the public at the Palais-Royal.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093621919903,"sku":"16557","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Lully_Copyist_Manuscript_16557_02.jpg?v=1722189252","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/16557-lully-jean-baptiste-copyist-manuscript-of-arias-from-persee-phaeton-amadis-armide","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}