Tune in Today: Mysterious Measures From a French Master

What are the mysterious barricades alluded to in the tune’s title?
Tune in Today: Mysterious Measures From a French Master
The first edition of "The Mysterious Barricades" from 1717. Public Domain
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What musical composition has four parts that blend into one, feels heavy and light at the same time, and is constantly shifting, like the patterns of a kaleidoscope?
“Les Barricades Mystérieuses or in 17th-century French, is “Les Baricades Mistérieuses.”“The Mysterious Barricades” is unlike any other piece of baroque music you’ve ever heard. It isn’t even like any other piece by its composer, François Couperin.