lute player. Black chalk heightened with white; seventeenth century
L e Gentleman is a comedy-ballet Molière (1622-1673), in five acts with respectively 2, 5, 16, 5 and 6 scenes) prose (except ballet entries are in verse), represented for the first time October 14, 1670, the court of Louis XIV, the Château de Chambord by Molière's troupe. The music is by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), the ballets of Pierre Beauchamp (1631-1705), the sets of Vigarani Carlo (1637-1713) and the costumes of Turkish Chevalier d'Arvieux (1635-1702).
André Bouys (1656-1740); The ordinary music of the King
In this play, Molière mocks a wealthy bourgeois who wants to emulate the behavior and the lifestyle of the nobles. This show was much appreciated by the Court and Louis XIV who redemandèrent several times.
Francois de Troy (1645-1730 ) portrait of Charles Lamb, 1690
This piece embodies the kind the comedy-ballet to perfection and remains one of the few masterpieces such noble who has mobilized the best actors and musicians of the time. One reason for the success that it immediately won the taste is the time for what were called turqueries. The Ottoman Empire was then a universal concern in the minds and sought to tame it. The origin of the work is linked to the scandal caused by the Turkish ambassador Soliman Aga, who during his visit to the court of Louis XIV in 1669, asserted the superiority of the Ottoman court on that of the Sun King.
Israel Silvestre (1621-1691); The Day "The Pleasures of the Enchanted Island" by Louis XIV at Versailles , ephemeral theater installed in the gardens of Versailles in 1664 for the representation tion of comedy and ballet: The Princess of Elis. (1664)
At inception, Molière played the role of Monsieur Jourdain, clothed in bright colors, adorned with silver lace and colored feathers, André Hubert transvestite played the role of Madame Jourdain ; Miss Brie was Dorimène; Armande Bejart played Lucile Jeanne Beauval, whose laughter was contagious known, was Nicole, La Grange was Cleonte, Baron: Dorante Gaye: The Master of Music student, Bauval ;: The Boy tailor, the musician Lully danced Mufti during the Turkish ceremony of the last act. In the distribution of the singers were Arnou as Student of Music, Miss Lalande, as a musician, and Jonquet, as a musician, in the ballet's first act, and Philbert, as the Mufti in the third act.
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Jean LE PAUTRE (1618-1682); The Festa de l'Amour et de Bacchus,
Comedy in Music represented e in the small park of Versailles, 1678
Comedy in Music represented
CHARACTERS
Monsieur Jourdain, bourgeois.
Madame Jourdain, his wife.
Lucile, daughter of Mr. Jordan.
Nicole , servant.
Cleonte in love with Lucile.
Covielle , valet Cleonte.
Dorante , Earl, Dorimène lover.
Dorimène , Marquise.
Master music.
student of Master of Music.
Dancing Master.
Fearless.
Master of Philosophy.
Master tailor.
Male tailor.
Two footmen.
Several Musicians, Musicians, Players of instruments, dancers, cooks, tailors Boys and other characters and ballet interludes.
Little Theater of Mary Antoinette Château de Versailles, the eighteenth century ...
The scene is in Paris.
ACT I
Scene I
Cadmus and Hermione ; shot from a representative acting on behalf of the first lyric tragedy composed by JB Lully, libretto by Philippe Quinault (1635-1688), created April 27, 1673 at the Royal Academy of Music
M aster Music, Dancing Master, Three Musicians, Two Violins, four dancers.
Master music, talking to his musicians.
V ome, enter this room and you sit there, until he comes.
Dancing Master, speaking to the dancers.
And you too, on this side.
Music Teacher , the student.
Is it done?
Students
Yes.
Music Teacher
Let's see ... That's good.
Dancing Master
Is this something new?
Music Teacher
Yes, it is an air for a serenade, I did call him here, until our man was awake.
Dancing Master
Can you see this?
Music Teacher
You'll hear the dialogue when he comes. It does not take long.
Dancing Master
Our occupations, you and me, are not small now.
Music Teacher
It is true. We found a man here as we need them both, what we rent is a sweet that Mr. Jordan, with visions of grandeur and gallantry he went into his head, and your dancing and my music would Hopefully everyone like him.
Dancing Master
Not entirely, and I would like for him he knew better than he did the things we give.
Music Teacher
It is true that he is unfamiliar, but it pays well, and that's what our arts now need it more than anything else.
Dancing Master
For me, I confess, I repais a little glory to the applause touch me and I wish that in all the fine arts is a punishment bad enough that occur to fools that wiping compositions on the barbarity of a stupid. It is a pleasure, not me talking point at work for people who can feel the warmth of an art, who can make a sweet welcome to the beauties of a book, and approvals by tickling you enjoy your work. Yes, the rewards one can receive more enjoyable things we did was to see the known, to see a cherished applause that honors. There is nothing, I think that we pay better than that of all our hardships, and they are exquisite delight praise informed.
Fontaine - Parc du Château de Versailles
Music Teacher
I agree with, and I taste like you. There is certainly nothing that tickles more than the applause you say. But the incense does not live; praise are not all pure point a man at ease: there must mix the solid; and the best way to rent, rent it with your hands. He is a man, indeed, whose lights are small, who speaks indiscriminately of all things, and applaud that cons-meaning, but his money makes up the judgments of his mind; He has discernment in his purse, his praises are minted, and this ignorant bourgeois us better, as you see, that enlightened nobleman who introduced us here.
Dancing Master
There is some truth in what you say but I find you press a little too much on money and interest is something so low that we must never an honest man for him to watch the attachment.
Music Teacher
You get well yet the money our man gives you.
Dancing Master
Certainly, but I do not make all my happiness and I wish that with his wealth, he still had some good taste of things.
Music Teacher
I would like also, and what we are working both as much as we can. But in any case, we give way ourselves in the world and he will pay for others what others praise for him.
Dancing Master
Here he comes.
Marble Court - Palace of Versailles
Scene II
Mr. Jordan, two footmen, Music Master, Dancing Master , Violins, Musicians and Dancers.
Mr. Jordan
Well, gentlemen? What? I will you see your little skit?
Dancing Master
How? What little humor?
Mr. Jordan
the Well ... what do you call that? Your prologue or dialogue of songs and dance.
Dancing Master
Ah! ah!
Music Teacher
You find us ready.
Mr. Jordan
I made you wait a bit, but I'm getting dressed today as people of quality, and my tailor sent me some silk stockings that I thought I never get on.
Music Teacher
We are here to await your leisure.
Mr. Jordan
Please do both of you not in go, they have brought me my coat, so you may see me.
Dancing Master
Anything you like.
Mr. Jordan
You see me with it properly, from head to foot.
Music Teacher
We do not doubt it.
Mr. Jordan
I made it to the Indian.
Dancing Master
She is very beautiful.
Mr. Jordan
My tailor told me that people of quality like this in the morning.
Music Teacher
It suits you perfectly.
Mr. Jordan
Lackey! whoa, my two dogs!
lackey Prime
What do you, sir?
Mr. Jordan
Nothing. Is to see if you understand me. (Both masters.) What do you think of my liveries?
Dancing Master
They are beautiful.
Mr. Jordan. He opened his robe, and shows a high-pair of tight red velvet, and a green velvet vest, which he wears.
Here is another little undressed for my morning exercises.
Music Teacher
It is elegant.
Mr. Jordan
Lackey!
lackey Prime
sir.
Mr. Jordan
The other lackey!
Second lackey
sir.
Mr. Jordan
Hold my dress. I find you as well?
Dancing Master
Well. We can not better.
Mr. Jordan
Let us look at your case.
Music Teacher
I'd like you to listen to a tune he has composed for the serenade you requested. It's one of my kids, who for these kinds of things an admirable talent.
Mr. Jordan
Yes, but should not that done by a schoolboy, and you were not too good yourself for this piece of work.
Music Teacher
must not, sir, that the name of pupil fool you. These kinds of kids know as much as the greatest masters, and the air is as fine as could be done. Listen only.
Mr. Jordan
Give me my robe to hear better ... Wait, I think I'm better without dress ... No, give it back to me, it will get better.
Dancing Master in: "Figures from the reign of Louis XIV"
musician, singing :
I long night and day and my pain is extreme,
to your control since your eyes subjected me;
If you treat well, fair Iris, who loves you,
Alas! what could you do to your enemies?
Gissey Henri, Le Ballet de la Nuit: Louis XIV dressed as a sun, 1653
Mr. Jordan
This song seems a bit gloomy, it lulls, and I would you could liven a little cheer in it, and there.
Music Teacher
must, sir, that the air is suited to the words.
Mr. Jordan
It taught me a very nice, some time ago. Wait ... There is ... how does he say?
Dancing Master
By my faith! I do not know.
Mr. Jordan
There are sheep inside.
Dancing Master
Sheep?
Mr. Jordan
Yes. Ah!
(He sings)
I'm Jeanneton
As sweet as beautiful
I'm Jeanneton
Sweeter than a sheep
Alas! alas! it is a hundred times,
thousand times more cruel,
What is the tiger in the woods.
Is not it pretty?
Music Teacher
The prettiest in the world.
Dancing Master
And you sing it well.
Mr. Jordan
is without having learned music.
Music Teacher
You should learn it, Sir, as you dance. These are two arts that have a close connection.
Dancing Master
And that open the mind of a man with beautiful things.
Mr. Jordan
Do people of quality learn music too?
Music Teacher
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jordan
I learn it then. But I do not know how long I can take, for, besides the Fearless who shows me, I have engaged a Master of Philosophy, which is to begin this morning.
Music Teacher
philosophy is anything but music, sir, the music.
Dancing Master
music and dance. Music and dance, this is all it takes.
Music Teacher
There is nothing so useful in a state that music.
Dancing Master
There is nothing so necessary to men as dancing.
Music master
Without music, a state can not stand.
Dancing Master
Without dancing a man can not do anything.
Music Teacher
All disorders, all the wars we see in the world, come only from not learning music.
Dancing Master
All the misfortunes of mankind, all the dreadful disasters that the stories are true, the policy blunders and the failures of the great masters, all this is comes from not knowing how to dance.
Mr. Jordan
How so?
Music Teacher
War does not she just a lack of union between men?
Mr. Jordan
This is true.
Music Teacher
And if all men learned music, would this not the way to bringing about harmony and to see in the world of universal peace?
Mr. Jordan
You're right.
Dancing Master
When a man has committed a mistake in his conduct or the affairs of his family or government of a state, or to command an army, not said is not always: "This has made a false step in such a case?
Mr. Jordan
Yes, we said that.
Dancing Master
And how bad can it not do the other thing as not knowing how to dance?
Mr. Jordan
This is true, you are both right.
Dancing Master
For you see the excellence and relevance of dance and music.
Mr. Jordan
I understand that at this time.
Music Teacher
Want to see our two cases?
Mr. Jordan
Yes.
Music Teacher
I've already said, it's a little test I did the different passions that music can express.
Mr. Jordan
Well.
Music Teacher
Come, come on. You must imagine that they are dressed as shepherds.
Mr. Jordan always
Why shepherds? You do not see that everywhere.
MASTER dance
When people talk to music, it must be that for the likelihood, is given in the fold. Singing has always been assigned to the shepherds, and there is little natural dialogue for princes or merchants to sing their passions.
Mr. Jordan
Alright, alright. Let's see.
lutenist. Royal ballet of Night, divided into four parts or four evenings and danced by Her Majesty
[ Louis the fourteenth e Naboth Bourbon ] February 23, 1653
[ Louis the fourteenth
DIALOGUE IN MUSIC
A musician and two musicians
A heart, love in the Empire,
care is still a thousand restless:
They say it with pleasure languishes, one sighs;
But whatever may be said,
There is nothing so sweet as our freedom.
Prime musician
There is nothing so sweet as the tender passions
Who make two hearts
In the same desire.
We can be happy without love desires:
Remove love life
You take away the pleasures.
Second musician
It would be sweet to love the law,
If we were in love for the faith;
But, alas! O cruel rigor!
We do not find the faithful shepherdess,
And that inconstant sex, too unworthy,
Must forever renounce love.
Prime musician
Aimable ardor
Musician
Franchise happy
Second musician
Sex misleading
Prime musician
That thou art precious!
Musician
How you please my heart!
Second musician
What you do to me with horror!
Prime musician
Ah! leaves this mortal hatred to love.
Musician
We can, we can show you
A faithful shepherdess.
Second musician
Alas! where to meet?
Musician
To defend our reputation,
I want to offer you my heart.
Second musician
But, shepherd, then I believe
it will not be deceitful?
Musician
See for experience
Which of the two loves best.
Second musician
Who lacks consistency,
The can lose the Gods!
All three
In the heats so beautiful
Let us be inflamed
Ah! how sweet it is to love,
When two hearts are loyal!
Stage Costume; seventeenth century watercolor ...
Mr. Jordan
Is that all?
Music Teacher
Yes.
Mr. Jordan
I find it well-done, and there's little sayings in it nice enough.
Dancing Master
Here, for my case, a small movement of the loveliest and most beautiful attitudes that a dance can be varied.
Mr. Jordan
Are these shepherds?
Dancing Master
It whatever you like. Come on.
Four dancers perform all the different movements and all kinds of steps that the Lord commands them to dance and this dance is the first interlude.
Versailles
ACT II
Scene I
Diana watercolor Seventeenth century
Monsieur Jourdain, Music Master, Dancing Master, Footman.
Mr. Jordan
That is not bad, and those guys are good wiggle.
Music Teacher
When the dance is combined with the music, it will have even better effect, and you'll see something good in the little ballet we have prepared for you.
Mr. Jordan
That's for later at least, and the person for whom I do all this, I must honor this house to dine.
Dancing Master
Everything is ready.
Music Teacher
Besides, sir, this is not enough: we need someone like you who are beautiful and have an inclination for beautiful things, have a concert of music at home on Wednesdays or Thursdays.
Mr. Jordan
Is that good people have?
Music Teacher
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jordan
I'll have then. Will this be beautiful?
Music Teacher
Probably. You must have three members: an upper, high-cons, and a bass, who will be accompanied by a bass viol, a theorbo and a harpsichord for the chords, with two violins to ritournelles play.
Mr. Jordan
It will take place Navy as a trumpet. The trumpet marine is an instrument that pleases me, and that is harmonious.
Music Teacher
Leave us to manage things.
Mr. Jordan
At least sometimes remember to send the musicians to sing at the table.
Music Teacher
You'll have everything you need.
Mr. Jordan
More importantly, the ballet is beautiful.
Master Music
You will be pleased, and, among other things, certain minuets you will see.
Mr. Jordan
Ah! minuets are my dancing, and I want you to see me dance. Come, my master.
Dancing Master
A hat, sir, please. La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, ba, la, la, la, la, la. Rhythmically, please. La, la, la, la. Right leg. La, la, la. Do not move until the shoulders. La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. Your arms are wrong. La, la, la, la, la. Raise your head. Turn your toes outward. La, la, la. Make your body.
Mystery (The Triumph of Love); watercolor seventeenth century
Mr. Jordan
Huh?
Music Teacher
That is the best in the world.
Mr. Jordan
About. Teach me to do as a courtesy to salute a marchioness: I need it now.
Dancing Master
bow to salute a marchioness?
Mr. Jordan
Yes Dorimène called a marquise.
Dancing Master
Give me your hand.
Mr. Jordan
No. Simply how I remember it well.
Dancing Master
If you want to salute with great respect, we must first bow back and walk toward her with three bows in front, and last till you drop 'to his knees.
Mr. Jordan
Make a little. Good.
lackey Prime
Sir, your fencing master who is there.
Mr. Jordan
Tell him to come here for my lesson. I want you to see me.
[...]
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin ; Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, 1670
Versailles
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