Kate Molleson explores the extraordinary life and music of Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre ...

"La première musicienne du monde", voilà ce qu’écrivait le Mercure Galant en 1691 à propos d’Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre : la figure féminine majeure du Siècle du roi soleil.

Kate Molleson explores the life and music of the queen of French baroque music, Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, from the heart of Paris to the golden setting of Louis XIV's court. Show more ...

Show more Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729) was a pioneer in the history of music, one of the first to bring sonatas and cantatas into the French repertoire, and the first woman in France ...

Kate Molleson concludes Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre's story, as she writes airs for the theatre and musical thanks for a new young king; and still composing bold new music. Show more Elisabeth ...

Kate Molleson sees how Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre is among the first to develop the sonata in French music, and how she portrays legendary heroines in her series of cantatas. Show more ...

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5/5 What happened to Jacquet de la Guerre's career after the death of her patron, Louis XIV.

Donald Macleod and musicologist Mary Cyr explore the life and work of Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, who has been hailed by scholars as one of the most successful women in the history of French music ...