Introduction

Marie-Françoise Christout, Geneva, 1993], 5 and 17) says that a 'grand Ballet' requires 15 days to learn, and a 'petit Ballet' eight days--and Les Fâcheux falls into the category of a 'petit Ballet'. Couvreur provides a fascinating discussion of the 'aesthetic of the impromptu' and the 'myth of precipitate creation' in Jean-Baptiste Lully ... ................
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