AcadéC – Music Academies in the 18^th century

– Publié le 18/01/2024

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Ludivine Panzani (Université de Lille – IRHiS)
Sur les traces de l’Académie de musique de Nancy, une institution musicale au cœur du duché de Lorraine
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Pauline Lemaigre-Gaffier (UVSQ-Paris Saclay)
Par en-bas et vue d’en-haut : pouvoir royal, initiatives locales et sociabilités culturelles au XVIII^e siècle
Stéphane Van Damme (École normale supérieure de Paris)
Musique, savoirs et académisme de Louis XIV à la Révolution
Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire (Université Côte-d’Azur, CMMC ; IUF)
La Lyre maçonne. Quels liens entre sociabilités maçonnique et musicale au cours du premier XVIII^e siècle ?

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After 18 months spent identifying and sourcing archives, the AcadéC research project led by the CMBV, with the CESR, Royaumont and IReMus, and financed by the ANR, has embarked on a second year of study culminating in a seminar on the implantation of music academies in France between 1710 and 1770.

At the crossroads of learned societies and private theatre companies, not much is known about these official institutions. Their novel system, specific repertoires and rich musical heritage offer the CMBV a fresh avenue of research.

After identifying and sourcing archives, an initial mapping of provincial French music academies has found around sixty establishments. A brainstorming exercise produced a definition of music academicism, and a common model helped determine its specific features and chronology.

This new year of reflection will focus on the artistic, academic and administrative systems that were used to disseminate musical skills, repertoires and practices. Three public seminar sessions will be held. Parallel to this, efforts continue to search for musical repertoires, building on CMBV archives and an interoperable database to make the findings available to the public.