Subject: help with translating French titles

From: David van Ooijen <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2017 07:47:32 +0100

Before I start making mistakes with my poor French, or overlook
   anything (not so) obvious, can the collected wisdom help me translate
   these titles of pieces by Gaultier and Mouton, and possibly shed some
   light on the quirkiness of some of them? How is Languedoc connected
   with la pompe funÃ¨bre, or a bucentaure, what is so deliberÃ©e about
   that courante, do we know which Madame and Belle Danceuse he was
   writing for, &c. It's for programme notes, so any extra info is
   welcome.
   Gaultier:
   Allemande, le languetock ou la Pompe funÃ¨bre ou bien le Bucentaure
   Mouton:
   La DeliberÃ©e Courant
   La BergÃ¨re Sarabande
   La Libertine Canarie
   La belle Espagnole Chaconne
   Tomeau de Madame, Pavane
   La belle Danceuse, Gavotte
   A grande merci in advance
   David
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From: Matthew Daillie <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2017 09:49:48 +0100

Hi David,
I think this is more a question of social and historical context than of translation. The CNRS edition of the works of Mouton gives possible explanations for a number of the subtitles of the pieces, inspired by his encounters in the Parisian salons. I can scan the relevant pages and send them to you off-list if you're interested.
Best,
Matthew 

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