Episode Synopsis "4. Grand motets, quintessentially French"

Grands motets were musical showpieces under the last Bourbons and the mainstay of the Royal Chapel repertoire. How was this typically French genre born? How were grands motets constructed? Who performed them? This episode looks at the grand motet formula as a musical vehicle of royal piety.

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More episodes of the podcast Expodcast #1 : Music and musicians at the royal Chapel

• 1. The Royal Chapel, crown jewel of the King's musical collection
• 2. The Sun King’s daily Mass
• 3. The 1683 competition
• 4. Grand motets, quintessentially French
• 5. Lalande, Master of Music - a Success Story
• 6. The flourishing and posterity of the Royal Chapel