Guédron: Si jamais mon ame blessée

Jean Salomon (stage name Tabarin) was one of Molière’s predecessors.

With their usual playful spirit, Les Boréades offers a varied sampling of the theatrical music heard in Paris at the beginning of the 17th century. The composers featured include Beaulieu and Praetorius.

Combining music, motion, story, and social cohesion at the same time, the ‘rondes’ or the ‘chaînes dansées’ (type of dances) belong to all ages. Depending on the circumstances, they were sung by the dancers themselves or accompanied with instruments. At the turn of the 17th century, the ‘airs de cour’ repertoire was strongly based on those rhythms and popular melodic lines. Et la fleur vole is the result of a subtle choice of airs, airs de cour and dances. Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien are distinguished in this unique repertoire.