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jennylafleur) wrote2007-09-26 12:38 pm
jennylafleur) wrote2007-09-26 12:38 pm
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setting my sights on the 17th century
I've been on a 17th century kick the last few weeks, for which I blame ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bauhausfrau - evil woman!. It started with her shoes and ideas for a mistresses of Charles II tableau at Costume Con '09. Then on a whim I bought a CD of Purcell music from Amazon. Next I found an audio book of Antonia Frasier’s Love & Louis: the women of in the life of the sun king at the library and have been listening to that all week. Yesterday while browsing Border's (for something else) I picked up another CD, Grandes Eaux Musicales de Versailles: music of Louis XIII & Louis XIV. I got home to discover that it was actually a few dollars cheaper at Borders than online, pretty cool.
None of this is helping my resolution to not drop all my other projects and make a 17th century gown, like right now. No, I'm not suffering from costuming ADD, not at all! *rolls eyes*
The former CD (listening to it as I type) is fun. The booklet is wonderfully pretty and the pieces remind me a lot of the music in the 1970's Three Musketeers. I'm really loving my Purcell CD as well. There are a few choral type pieces that get on my nerves after a while but on the whole I really like it. The recording of Dido's Lament (one of my favorite arias) is very nice indeed.
The Frasier book was very interesting, as it traced not just the mistresses and flings of Louis XIV but all the influential women in his life, including his mother, daughters and daughters-in-law. I didn't realize until I got to end that it was an abridged version I'd been listening too so now of course I want the "real" version. Amazon has a download version that isn't too pricey... someday I really must break down and buy some form of portable MP3 player.
I'm thinking I should read a book on Charles II next - any recommendations? Also did you go see Moliere last nightbauhausfrau? How was it?
bauhausfrau - evil woman!. It started with her shoes and ideas for a mistresses of Charles II tableau at Costume Con '09. Then on a whim I bought a CD of Purcell music from Amazon. Next I found an audio book of Antonia Frasier’s Love & Louis: the women of in the life of the sun king at the library and have been listening to that all week. Yesterday while browsing Border's (for something else) I picked up another CD, Grandes Eaux Musicales de Versailles: music of Louis XIII & Louis XIV. I got home to discover that it was actually a few dollars cheaper at Borders than online, pretty cool. None of this is helping my resolution to not drop all my other projects and make a 17th century gown, like right now. No, I'm not suffering from costuming ADD, not at all! *rolls eyes*
The former CD (listening to it as I type) is fun. The booklet is wonderfully pretty and the pieces remind me a lot of the music in the 1970's Three Musketeers. I'm really loving my Purcell CD as well. There are a few choral type pieces that get on my nerves after a while but on the whole I really like it. The recording of Dido's Lament (one of my favorite arias) is very nice indeed.
The Frasier book was very interesting, as it traced not just the mistresses and flings of Louis XIV but all the influential women in his life, including his mother, daughters and daughters-in-law. I didn't realize until I got to end that it was an abridged version I'd been listening too so now of course I want the "real" version. Amazon has a download version that isn't too pricey... someday I really must break down and buy some form of portable MP3 player.
I'm thinking I should read a book on Charles II next - any recommendations? Also did you go see Moliere last night
bauhausfrau? How was it?