This is an arrangement I made by request of the Savoyard Royal Anthem, composed by the famous composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, an italian whose real name was Giovanni Battista Lulli but who went into service with King Louis XIV of France. It was commissioned by Duke of Savoy, Vittorio Amadeo II in about 1685. Lully's original has three oboes, or "hautbois" as they were called in French, a bassoon, and drums. I felt it proper to add some more royal splendour, so I added three trumpets, kettledrums or timpani as they are also called, as well as fifes.

The image shows the Duke of Savoy and his wife departing to his coronation as King of Sicily in 1713, painted by an unknown contemporary artist.

Enjoy!

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