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This event is in the past.It took place on July 2, 2026 at hôtel des Menus Plaisirs.

French style: Understanding the instrumentation and vocal registers 1
Educational Talk

French style: Understanding the instrumentation and vocal registers

July 2 at 9:30am

At hôtel des Menus Plaisirs

Versailles

🏛️"unjustly overlooked, it's very beautiful" — venue
🎼Part of a four-day French repertoire series

Spend a day inside the royal music academy where French Baroque was born. Led by CMBV researchers, this masterclass dissects period instruments, vocal registers, and the sonic secrets that made Louis XIV's court sound unmistakably French.

Musicology deep-dive
Period instrument focus
French Baroque era
Historic royal venue

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  • Musicology deep-dive
  • Period instrument focus
  • French Baroque era
  • Historic royal venue
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  • Versailles

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