Dear David,
I don't know whether you have the CNRS edition of Gallot's works. It
contains a section on the sub-titles used by Gallot for his pieces.
'La comète' is almost certainly the comet in December 1680 which
inspired the French philosopher Pierre Bayle to write a text criticising
religious fanaticism and the worshiping of idols at the expense of
freedom of speech.
Here is what they have to say on 'Le Petit Serail':
(cette pièce) pourrait évoquer les turqueries à la mode, entre autres,
dans le "Bourgeois gentilhomme" = (this piece) could be a reference to
the turquerie movement which was in fashion and notably depicted in
Molière's "Bourgeois gentilhomme".
There is no explanation given for 'La Diamantine' but it can be
translated as a diamond necklace and so may well refer to a particular
lady wearing one.
Following in the footsteps of La Fontaine, there is a series of pièces
with names from the animal kingdom and 'La mouche' (the fly) is one on
them.
It would appear that these titles were used to help identify a certain
piece (rather than having to refer to yet another 'allemande' or
'courante') and were often dedicated to Gallot's acquaintances or to
different aspects of everyday life. I don't think they should be
considered as character pieces, unlike many of the later works of a
composer such as Rameau.
I hope this is of some help.
Best
Matthew
On 15/12/2015 09:02, David van Ooijen wrote:
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On 15 December 2015 at 08:42, David van Ooijen
<[1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear collectedwisom
Can someone shed any light on the titles of following four
chaconnes by
Gallot?
1) La Comete
The comet Kirch/Newtons comet of 1680, right?
2) Le petite Serail
Now demolshed government building in Beirut, the one that
preceeded the
Wikipedia petit Serail from 1884, presumably, right?
<<
Or simply the 'small harem'. More likely?
>>
3) La diamantine
A cold lady, perhaps?
4) La Mouche
A not-so-cold lady, perhaps?
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