Ceremonies, Festivals, Music of the Russian Court of the XVIIth - the Beginning of the XIXth Century
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Archival sources, such as documents, musical notations, albums, diaries, memoirs allow to draw a complete picture of musical life at the Russian court in St.Petersburg in the XVIIIth century. These are pieces of music for official ceremonies and music to entertain the nobles. The whole circle of court composers and musicians, court intrigues to gratify their patrons are described.