Abstract
Luigi Rossi was one of the best known composers in France between the 17th and 18th century. Numerous documents and musical sources bear witness to a significant circulation of his cantatas during this period. There was a clear process of assimilation of Rossi's style on the part of numerous French composers and a reutilization of his music in a number of contexts. His cantatas were accessible through the manuscripts of the royal library, printed in music anthologies, sung in private concerts of noble amateurs and in professional public performances at the Academie royale de Musique. Over the course of this reception, Rossi's music, which circulated almost exclusively in manuscripts, was transformed through a process of gradual modification. This music was so well-known and fashionable that it was considered very similar to the French style. Still a long time after his death, Luigi Rossi appeared as a common heritage and an integral part of the cultural landscape of France's Grand Siecle.
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