Ballet d'Apollon (Boësset, Antoine de)

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Pierre Ballard, 1624.
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Work Title Ballet d’Apollon
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