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Henry Du Mont, Grand Motets for the Chapel of Louis XIV
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Henry Du Mont: Grand Motets for the Chapel of Louis XIV | Concert
A major figure of the French musical heritage, Henry Du Mont has been at the heart of the work carried out for thirty years by the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, which is about to complete the full edition of his works. To mark this achievement, Les Pages et les Chantres du CMBV join forces with the ensemble Les Folies Françoises to perform great motets that are still unpublished. Composed between 1666 and 1678 and published in 1686 by royal order, they reflect the stylistic evolution of the composer, the peak of the first great Louis XIV motet, and the aesthetics of power at its zenith, at the time when the court settled in Versailles (1682) and music became an instrument of artistic, spiritual, and political influence.
Scores published by the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles.
Prestige VIP – Best seats in the house, including a glass of champagne and the show program.
Prestige – Includes a complimentary glass of champagne.
Program and cast
Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles
Les Folies Françoises (Patrick Cohën-Akenine Direction artistique)
Fabien Armengaud Conductor
Programme
Henry Du Mont (1610-1684)
Magnificat
Exaltabo te Deus meus
Quemadmodum desiderat cervus
Confitebimur tibi
Benedictus
Exaudi Deus
Royal Chapel of Versailles
The Royal Chapel was finished in 1710 at the end of Louis XIV’s reign. Jules Hardouin-Mansart proposed the plan to the King in 1669. The First Architect died in 1708 without seeing the end of the works which were taken over by his brother-in-law Robert De Cotte. The reigning monarch only came for major religious festivals where he received communion, for ceremonies of the Order of Saint-Esprit, for the baptisms and weddings of the royal children celebrated from 1710 to 1789. This exceptional palatine chapel was also used for a wide range of religious ceremonies, including the marriage of Archduchess Marie-Antoinette with the future Louis XVI.
Above the altar, around the organ by Clicquot decorated with a fine relief of King David, played by great masters like François Couperin, the Chapel’s music, famous all over Europe, sung motets everyday during all religious services. Today Handel’s Dixit Dominus or Messiah, Bach’s Oratorios, Magnificat, Cantatas or Passions, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater or Charpentier’s Te Deum ring out in this majestic architecture.
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