- Le caractères de la danse, fantasie was composed in 1715. It is scored for two violins and basso continuo, with optional winds added to several movements.
- This piece is an assortment of dances featuring the most popular styles of Rebel’s time.
- This work is unusual for its time in that it did not appear within an opera or other dramatic work, but was simply a choreographed dance piece.
- At its premiere, this piece was performed by three of the top ballerinas of the time: Françoise Prévost, Marie Sallé and Marie-Anne Cupis de Camargo.1
Sources
- Catherine Cessac, “Rebel family,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed January 7, 2020, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000023001.
Cut IDs
10992