| Genre Categories | Ballets; Theatrical Works; For voices, orchestra; |
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| Work Title | Ballet d’Apollon |
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| Alternative. Title | Ballet d’Apollon vainqueur du serpent Python, Ballet du Roy |
| Composer | Boësset, Antoine de |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAB 6 |
| First Performance. | 02-19-1621 |
| Librettist | Théophile de Viau René Bordier (d. 1658) |
| Language | French |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | voices, orchestra |
| Extra Information | "This ballet, in which the king (Louis XIII) represented the chief blacksmith...was composed to glorify the Duc de Luynes in the guise of Apollo. The subject refers to the murder of Marshal d'Ancre, whom court poets had compared to the serpent Python." - OperaBaroque |
