so, i had this huge, great and exciting blog all planned, and it took so long to put together with all the photos etc, it has timed out and won't post.. so fuck it, i am going to leave you with a clip from a couple of my favorite movies ever. and i do mean, EVER.
i was seriously born in the wrong fucking century, and have a huge hard on for music by this homie- and any music for that matter played on the viola de gambe.
humor me and watch it though it might not be your musical or cinematic cup of tea. if you can't speak french, you are bummed.
the first clips are from a movie called Tous les matins du monde, (roughly translated to mean- all the mornings of the world) a very uplifting flick (scarcasm, sheesh) about Marin Marius and extrordinary composer and Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) Italian-born composer (French nationality from 1681). Entered service of Louis XIV 1653, composed instrumental music for the court ballets. From 1664 collaborated with Moliare in series of comedy-ballets which were forerunners of French opera, the last and most famous being Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, in which Lully danced role of the Mufti. Having assimilated both Italian and French styles and tastes, from 1673 he turned to opera composition and obtained from the King exclusive rights to arrange operatic performances in Paris. His death was caused by a gangrenous abscess which formed in his foot after he struck it with the long staff he used for beating time on the floor while conducting a Te Deum to celebrate Louis XIV's recovery from illness.
and here's another couple, from the most astounding movie: le roi danse:
oh, and p.s. i have a new baby daddy:
CocoabutteR is currently butteri'n in between my breads.. that's right folks.
in. between.
uhnf.
i was seriously born in the wrong fucking century, and have a huge hard on for music by this homie- and any music for that matter played on the viola de gambe.
humor me and watch it though it might not be your musical or cinematic cup of tea. if you can't speak french, you are bummed.
the first clips are from a movie called Tous les matins du monde, (roughly translated to mean- all the mornings of the world) a very uplifting flick (scarcasm, sheesh) about Marin Marius and extrordinary composer and Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) Italian-born composer (French nationality from 1681). Entered service of Louis XIV 1653, composed instrumental music for the court ballets. From 1664 collaborated with Moliare in series of comedy-ballets which were forerunners of French opera, the last and most famous being Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, in which Lully danced role of the Mufti. Having assimilated both Italian and French styles and tastes, from 1673 he turned to opera composition and obtained from the King exclusive rights to arrange operatic performances in Paris. His death was caused by a gangrenous abscess which formed in his foot after he struck it with the long staff he used for beating time on the floor while conducting a Te Deum to celebrate Louis XIV's recovery from illness.
and here's another couple, from the most astounding movie: le roi danse:
oh, and p.s. i have a new baby daddy:
CocoabutteR is currently butteri'n in between my breads.. that's right folks.
in. between.
uhnf.
philconnors:
Wow. I loved the music. I just added the movie to my Netflix list.