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5 - Pillars of Justice and Piety

The Entrée, the Te Deum, and the Exaudiat te Dominus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2021

Peter Bennett
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
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A tradition and practice dating back centuries by which a monarch was welcomed into a loyal city by its dignitaries, clerics, and citizenry, the typical entrée in the hands of the last Valois kings was a spectacular festival, calling on all the creative resources of a city – artists, poets, architects, set designers, composers, and musicians – to produce a visual and aural feast that is generally considered to have given expression to the king’s power. Yet the concluding ceremony that took place in the city’s cathedral, in which a Te Deum was sung, has received almost no attention from scholars. This chapter identifies the liturgy used at this event and considers the role of the psalm central to the ceremony, typically Psalm 19, Exaudiat te Dominus. At the same time, a corollary ceremony, the ‘Te Deum’ was also frequently performed in Paris, it too placing frequently placing Psalm 19 at its center. In contrast to Fogel’s reading of these events, both were as much prayers for the safekeeping of the king in a time of profound national turmoil as they were celebrations of his victories.

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Music and Power at the Court of Louis XIII
Sounding the Liturgy in Early Modern France
, pp. 150 - 194
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Pillars of Justice and Piety
  • Peter Bennett, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
  • Book: Music and Power at the Court of Louis XIII
  • Online publication: 07 May 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108902588.006
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  • Pillars of Justice and Piety
  • Peter Bennett, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
  • Book: Music and Power at the Court of Louis XIII
  • Online publication: 07 May 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108902588.006
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  • Pillars of Justice and Piety
  • Peter Bennett, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
  • Book: Music and Power at the Court of Louis XIII
  • Online publication: 07 May 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108902588.006
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