Le Mariage de la Grosse Cathos, a short ballet performed at the court of Louis XIV, is of major importance to the study of French Baroque dance. This facsimile

During the course of the 17th century, the dramatic arts reached a pinnacle of development in France; but despite the volumes devoted to the literature and thea

This accessible Companion provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive introduction to French music from the early middle ages to the present.

How did composers and performers use the lost art of pantomime to explore and promote the Enlightenment ideals of free expression?

This first full-length study of Telemann's concertos, sonatas, and suites focuses on his imaginative mixing of styles and genres. Special attention is also devo