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Reflections in a Pool: Lully's Ballet des Saisons and the Court of Louis XIV

Cassaro, James P (1993) Reflections in a Pool: Lully's Ballet des Saisons and the Court of Louis XIV. Master's Thesis, Cornell University.

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Abstract

Excerpt from an unpublished MA thesis (Musicology, Cornell University, 1993). Lully's Ballet des saisons of 1661, a French ballet de cour, focuses on the progression of the four seasons at the royal château of Fontainebleau. The work also incorporates deeper levels of meaning that would have been apparent to the courtiers at the time. Uncovering these layers requires an exploration of the ballet's various subtexts and the relationship between its surface and political meaning. A close examination allows a more fluid view of the court hierarchy. The ballet, then, acts as a mirror of the society that created it.


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Item Type: Other Thesis, Dissertation, or Long Paper (Master's Thesis)
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Cassaro, James Pcassaro@pitt.eduCASSARO0000-0002-1337-3725
Date: 1993
Date Type: Publication
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Publisher: Cornell University
Institution: Cornell University
Schools and Programs: University libraries > University Library System
Degree: MA - Master of Arts
Thesis Type: Master's Thesis
Refereed: Yes
Date Deposited: 27 Aug 2012 13:58
Last Modified: 08 Feb 2024 11:55
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/13734

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