GOLDEN ERA OF BAROQUE DANCE

Authors

  • Alina BERCU Pianist, PhD student of the Transilvania University of Brașov, Faculty of Music, E-mail: alina.bercu@gmail.com

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2021.2.05

Keywords:

baroque dance, Louis XIV, dance notation systems, ballet de cour, royal academies, Jean-Baptiste Lully, music, opera.

Abstract

The reign of Louis XIV marks an important milestone in the development of dance and art. Convinced that visual arts and music would significantly contribute to a monarch’s authority, image, and glory, the “Sun King” coordinated artistic activities through establishing a significant number of royal academies. Through the Académie Royale de Danse the art of dancing was given a proper language and notation system for the first time in history. On the other hand, the Académie Royale de Musique was tied to the birth of a national operatic style. Opera was the perfect tool for an idealistic and majestic projection of a nation’s monarch.

Rezumat. EPOCA DE AUR A DANSULUI BAROC. Domnia lui Ludovic al XIV-lea marchează o etapă importantă în dezvoltarea dansului și a artei. Convins că artele vizuale și muzica vor contribui semnificativ la autoritatea, imaginea și gloria unui monarh, "Regele Soare" a coordonat activitățile artistice prin înființarea unui număr semnificativ de academii regale. Prin intermediul Academiei Regale de Dans, arta dansului a primit, pentru prima dată în istorie, un limbaj și un sistem de notație adecvate. Pe de altă parte, Academia Regală de Muzică a fost legată de nașterea unui stil liric național. Opera era instrumentul perfect pentru o proiecție idealistă și maiestuoasă a monarhului unei națiuni. 

Cuvinte cheie: dans baroc, Ludovic al XIV-lea, sisteme de notație a dansului, balet de cour, academii regale, Jean-Baptiste Lully, muzică, operă.

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Published

2021-12-30

How to Cite

BERCU, A. (2021). GOLDEN ERA OF BAROQUE DANCE. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Musica, 66(2), 69–78. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2021.2.05

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