A Pastoral is a musical genre that idyllically illustrates nature, shepherds and shepherdesses. The one entitled "Les Festes de l'Amour et de Bachus", in a prologue and three acts, was performed in 1672. It is made up of extracts from different ballet-comedies composed by Lully for Molière (Georges Dandin, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme , The Comic Pastoral, The Magnificent Lovers).
"The Magnificent Lovers", comedy-ballet in five acts and a prologue, was not published until after the death of Molière. This "comedy mixed with music and Ballet entries" was performed in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1670. The verses "Dormez, belles pommes" are taken from scene IV of the 3rd interlude.
Another extract from this work, "Ah! Que il est beau, ce jouvenceau", is available under the reference MeF 310
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A Pastoral is a musical genre that idyllically illustrates nature, shepherds and shepherdesses.
The one entitled "Les Festes de l'Amour et Bachus", in a prologue and three acts, was performed in 1672. It is made up of extracts from different...
"Au Clair de la lune" has been long attributed to Lully (as specified in the edition of this arrangement by Fernand de la Tombelle) and its original text has been adapted many times (in particular the last verse deemed too dary).
The melody,...
