Reconstruction of the Ballet Royal de la Nuit
Poster Number
18A
Format
Poster Presentation
Faculty Mentor Name
Sarah Waltz
Faculty Mentor Department
Conservatory of Music
Abstract/Artist Statement
In the Philidor collection, there is an incomplete score for the Ballet Royal de la Nuit from 1690 which I worked to reconstruct. This manuscript is the earliest source of the music, and the majority of the score has only the melody and bass lines –with only the melody in some sections. I used the extant material to figure out the most likely chord progressions as well an edition derived from it which includes missing sections. Additionally, I used the score for Ballet des Plaisirs –written two years later by Jean-Baptiste Lully—as reference for both harmonic content and part-writing. I referenced this ballet because some period sources say that Lully contributed to the music of the Ballet Royal de la Nuit.
Location
DeRosa University Center, Ballroom
Start Date
28-4-2018 1:00 PM
End Date
28-4-2018 3:00 PM
Reconstruction of the Ballet Royal de la Nuit
DeRosa University Center, Ballroom
In the Philidor collection, there is an incomplete score for the Ballet Royal de la Nuit from 1690 which I worked to reconstruct. This manuscript is the earliest source of the music, and the majority of the score has only the melody and bass lines –with only the melody in some sections. I used the extant material to figure out the most likely chord progressions as well an edition derived from it which includes missing sections. Additionally, I used the score for Ballet des Plaisirs –written two years later by Jean-Baptiste Lully—as reference for both harmonic content and part-writing. I referenced this ballet because some period sources say that Lully contributed to the music of the Ballet Royal de la Nuit.