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French critics and composers were often hostile to the over-elaborate style of music, particularly in opera, cultivated by their Italian counterparts. This led to witty caricatures and pastiches as well as serious aesthetic discussions, particularly when Lully became established at court and championed French music.
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It gives concrete depth to a topic generally dealt with rather superficially and impressionistically.
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This page is a summary of: Musical Aliens and Alien Music: Perceptions of Italian and French Music in Seventeenth-Century Paris, Seventeenth-Century French Studies, January 1995, Maney Publishing,
DOI: 10.1179/026510695793657694.
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