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Reinhard Goebel

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From Lully, a pioneer of musical dance drama, to Mozarts French-style worksGebers Masterpiece in *The King Dances*French stage music of the 17th and 18th centuries was not only one of the key sources of ballet music but also contributed significantly to the development of orchestral music. Based on the style established by Lully, the Kings Master of Music at the court of Louis XIV, the Sun King (16381715), operas that placed great emphasis on dance scenes enjoyed immense popularity in French theaters throughout the 18th century. These operas influenced other countries as models that stood on equal footing with the Italian art of singing; they also served as a venue for diverse musical experiments using orchestras, thereby playing a supporting role in the advancement of Classical music. An album chronicling the rise of French dance music in chronological order has been produced by a label bas