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My Little Musical Palace Of Versailles

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Author : Emilie Collet
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-05-27

My Little Musical Palace Of Versailles written by Emilie Collet and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-27 with categories.

The Musical World Of Marie Antoinette

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Author : Barrington James
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2021-06-30

The Musical World Of Marie Antoinette written by Barrington James and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-30 with Music categories.

For decades, eighteenth-century Paris had been declining into a baroque backwater. Spectacles at the opera, once considered fit for a king, had become "hell for the ears," wrote playwright Carlos Goldoni. Then, in 1774, with the crowning of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, Paris became one of the world's most vibrant musical centers. Austrian composer Christophe-Willibald Gluck, protege of the queen, introduced a new kind of tragic opera--dramatic, human and closer to nature. The expressive pantomime known as ballet d'action, forerunner of the modern ballet, replaced stately court dancing. Along the boulevards, people whistled lighter tunes from the Italian opera, where the queen's favorite composer, Andre Modeste Gretry, ruled supreme. This book recounts Gluck's remaking of the grand operatic tragedy--long symbolic of absolute monarchy--and the vehement quarrels between those who embraced reform and those who preferred familiar baroque tunes or the sweeter melodies of Italy. The turmoil was an important element in the ferment that led to the French Revolution and the beheading of the queen.

The Illustrated London News

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1855

The Illustrated London News written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1855 with categories.

The Battle Of Versailles

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Author : Robin Givhan
language : en
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Release Date : 2015-03-17

The Battle Of Versailles written by Robin Givhan and has been published by Flatiron Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-17 with Design categories.

On November 28, 1973, the world's social elite gathered at the Palace of Versailles for an international fashion show. By the time the curtain came down on the evening's spectacle, history had been made and the industry had been forever transformed. This is that story. Conceived as a fund-raiser for the restoration of King Louis XIV's palace, in the late fall of 1973, five top American designers faced off against five top French designers in an over-the-top runway extravaganza. An audience filled with celebrities and international jet-setters, including Princess Grace of Monaco, the Duchess of Windsor, Paloma Picasso, and Andy Warhol, were treated to an opulent performance featuring Liza Minnelli, Josephine Baker, and Rudolph Nureyev. What they saw would forever alter the history of fashion. The Americans at the Battle of Versailles– Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Anne Klein, Halston, and Stephen Burrows – showed their work against the five French designers considered the best in the world – Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Pierre Cardin, Emanuel Ungaro, and Marc Bohan of Christian Dior. Plagued by in-fighting, outsized egos, shoestring budgets, and innumerable technical difficulties, the American contingent had little chance of meeting the European's exquisite and refined standards. But against all odds, the American energy and the domination by the fearless models (ten of whom, in a groundbreaking move, were African American) sent the audience reeling. By the end of the evening, the Americans had officially taken their place on the world's stage, prompting a major shift in the way race, gender, sexuality, and economics would be treated in fashion for decades to come. As the curtain came down on The Battle of Versailles, American fashion was born; no longer would the world look to Europe to determine the stylistic trends of the day, from here forward, American sensibility and taste would command the world's attention. Pulitzer-Prize winning fashion journalist Robin Givhan offers a lively and meticulously well-researched account of this unique event. The Battle of Versailles is a sharp, engaging cultural history; this intimate examination of a single moment shows us how the world of fashion as we know it came to be.

Pimpernelles The Pale Assassin

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Author : Patricia Elliott
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-10-06

Pimpernelles The Pale Assassin written by Patricia Elliott and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-06 with Juvenile Fiction categories.

Eugenie de Boncoeur is growing up in Paris, unaware that her guardian has contracted her to marry the sinister spymaster known as 'le Fantome' when she turns sixteen. She finds herself falling for the handsome lawyer, Guy Deschamps, but there is little time for romance; France is descending into chaos as the Revolution takes hold. Soon Eugenie is fleeing for her life. Her brother Armand has become involved in a plot to save the King from the guillotine, the mob is searching for aristocrats, and le Fantome, the pale assassin, is on their trail - desperate for revenge.