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Houdar De La Motte
Antoine Houdar de la Motte (18 January 167226 December 1731) was a French author. De la Motte was born and died in Paris. In 1693 his comedy, ''Les Originaux'' (Les originaux, ou, l'Italien), was a complete failure, and so depressed the author that he contemplated joining the Trappists. Four years later he began writing texts for operas and ballets, e.g. ''L'Europe galante'' (1697), and tragedies, one of which, ''Inès de Castro'' (1723), was an immense success at the Theâtre Français. He was a champion of the moderns in the revived controversy of the ancients and moderns. His ''Fables nouvelles'' (1719) was regarded as a modernist manifesto. Anne Dacier had published (1699) a translation of the ''Iliad'', and La Motte, who knew no Greek, made a translation (1714) in verse founded on her work. He said of his own work: "I have taken the liberty to change what I thought disagreeable in it." He defended the moderns in the ''Discours sur Homère'' prefixed to his translation, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Michel De La Barre
Michel de la Barre (c. 1675 – 15 March 1745) was a French composer and renowned flautist known as being the first person to publish solo flute music. He played at the Académie Royale de Musique, the Musettes and Hautbois de Poitou and the courts of Louis XIV and Louis XV. Works * 1694 : ''Premier Livre des Trio, pour les violons, Flûtes et hautbois, par Monsieur De La Barre, Flûte de la Chambre du Roy'', Paris, , 1694 ; Seconde Edition, revûë & corrigée .. Paris, Christophe Ballard. * 1700 : ''Le triomphe des arts'', opéra-ballet, 5 acts (without prologue), libretto by Houdar de La Motte, first performed on 16 May 1700 by the Académie Royale de Musique at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris * 1700 : ''Pièces en trio pour les violons, flustes et hautbois, composées Par le sieur De La Barre, Livre Second, €¦', Paris, Christophe Ballard. * 1702 : ''Pièces pour la Flûte Traversière avec la Basse-Continue, €¦Å’uvre Quatrième, €¦', Paris, Christophe Ballard. * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballet
Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. Ballet has been influential globally and has defined the foundational techniques which are used in many other dance genres and cultures. Various schools around the world have incorporated their own cultures. As a result, ballet has evolved in distinct ways. A ''ballet'' as a unified work comprises the choreography and music for a ballet production. Ballets are choreographed and performed by trained ballet dancers. Traditional classical ballets are usually performed with classical music accompaniment and use elaborate costumes and staging, whereas modern ballets are often performed in simple costumes and without elaborate sets or scenery. Etymology Ballet is a French word which had its origin in Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Rebel
François Rebel (19 June 17017 November 1775) was a French composer of the Baroque era. Born in Paris, the son of the leading composer Jean-Féry Rebel, he was a child prodigy who became a violinist in the orchestra of the Paris Opera at the age of 13. As a composer he is best known for his close collaboration with François Francoeur François Francœur (8 September 1698 – 5 August 1787) was a French composer and violinist. Biography François Francœur was born in Paris, the son of Joseph Francœur, a basse de violon player and member of the '' 24 violons du roy''. FrancŠ... (see that page for further details of their works). Selected recordings * Zélindor, roi des Sylphes Sources *''The Viking Opera Guide'' ed. Holden (1993) External links Biography at hoasm.org* 1701 births 1775 deaths Musicians from Paris French male classical composers French opera composers Male opera composers French Baroque composers French theatre managers and producers Opera manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Francœur
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King of France and King consort of Scots (), known as the husband of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher *François Aubry (other), several people *François Baby (other), several people * François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Duck *François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos *François Boucher (other), several people *François Caron (other), several people * François Cevert (1944–1973), French racing driver * François Chau (born 1959), Cambodian American actor * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis-Ignace De La Serre
Jean-Louis-Ignace de La Serre, sieur de Langlade, was an 18th-century French novelist and playwright born in Cahors in 1662 and died 30 September 1756. Royal censor, he authored a biography of Molière. He was wrongly attributed some works by Marguerite de Lussan. Works Librettos *1706: ''Polyxène et Pirrhus'' by Pascal Collasse *1710: '' Diomède'' by Toussaint Bertin de la Doué *1723: '' Pirithoüs'' by Jean-Joseph Mouret *1726: '' Pirame et Thisbé'' by François Francoeur and François Rebel *1735: ''Scanderberg'' by François Francoeur and François Rebel *1741: ''Nitétis'' by Charles-Louis Mion Other *1727: ''Hippalque, prince scythe'' *1728: ''Amosis, prince égyptien'' *1734: ''Mémoire sur la vie et les ouvrages de Molière'', in ''Å’uvres'' de Molière, in-4°, tome VII Bibliography * Cardinal Georges Grente Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente (5 May 1872 – 5 May 1959) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Rémond De Sainte-Albine
Pierre Rémond de Sainte-Albine (29 May 1699 – 9 October 1778) was an 18th-century French historian and playwright. He collaborated with ''L'Europe savante'', the ''Gazette de France'' (1733–1749 and 1751) and the ''Mercure de France'' of which he was chief editor for a time. Works *1716: ''L'Amante difficile ou l'Amant constant'', comedy in 5 acts and in prose, with Antoine Houdar de La Motte, presented at the Théâtre of the Hôtel de Bourgogne 17 October (impr. 1726, réimpr. 1729, 1732) *1747: ''Le Comédien'', 2 parts, (réimpr. 1749 and 1825]following François-René Molé, Molé's ''Mémoires'' *1749: ''La Convention téméraire'', comedy in 1 act *1749: ''L'Amour au village'' *1759: ''Abrégé de l'Histoire de De Thou'', with observations Sources * Cardinal Georges Grente Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente (5 May 1872 – 5 May 1959) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Le Mans from 1918 until his death, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Sceaux
The Château de Sceaux is a grand country house in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, approximately from the centre of Paris, France. Located in a park laid out by André Le Nôtre, visitors can tour the house, outbuildings and gardens. The Petit Château operates as the Musée de l'Île-de-France, a museum of local history. The commune operates the site as Musée du Domaine départemental de Sceaux. The former château was built for Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's minister of finance, who purchased the ''domaine'' in 1670. The present château, designed to evoke the style of Louis XIII, dates from the Second Empire. Some of Colbert's outbuildings remain, as well as the bones of the garden layout. History The seigneurie of Sceaux appears in 15th century documents, but little remains above ground of the château built for the family Potier de Gesvres in 1597. Colbert turned to some of the premier royal architects and craftsmen to design a seat worthy of his station, the architect broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Joseph Mouret
Jean-Joseph Mouret (11 April 1682 in Avignon – 22 December 1738 in Charenton-le-Pont) was a French composer whose dramatic works made him one of the leading exponents of Baroque music in his country. Even though most of his works are rarely performed, Mouret's name survives today thanks to the popularity of the Fanfare-Rondeau from his first ''Suite de symphonies'', which has been adopted as the signature tune of the PBS program ''Masterpiece'' and is a popular musical choice in many modern weddings. Life He was the son of Jean Bertrand Mouret, a silk merchant, who gave him a good education and, noting his early gifts for music, favored this choice. He sang with talent, began to compose with success and, around the age of twenty-five, settled in Paris. Talented and endowed with a pleasant character, he was not long in making himself known there and, in 1708, was introduced to Anne, Duchess of Maine, whose salon at Sceaux was a center of courtly society in the declining years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marin Marais
Marin Marais (; 31 May 1656, in Paris – 15 August 1728, in Paris) was a French composer and viol player. He studied composition with Jean-Baptiste Lully, often conducting his operas, and with master of the bass viol Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe for six months. In 1676 he was hired as a musician to the royal court of Versailles and was moderately successful there, being appointed in 1679 as ''ordinaire de la chambre du roy pour la viole,'' a title he kept until 1725. He was the father of the composer Roland Marais (c. 1685 – c. 1750). Career Marin Marais was a master of the viol, and the leading French composer of music for the instrument. He wrote five books of '' Pièces de viole'' (1686–1725) for the instrument, generally suites with basso continuo. These were quite popular in the court, and for these he was remembered in later years as he who "founded and firmly established the empire of the viol" ( Hubert Le Blanc, 1740). His other works include a book of ''Pièces en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Racot De Grandval
Nicolas Racot de Grandval (1676 – 16 November 1753) was a French composer, harpsichordist and playwright. He was born and died in Paris and was also named „Le Père Grandval“. Although a respectable musician, at one time organist at St Eustache, his interests ran more to comedy, both in written comic dramas, such as the "Broken bed pot" and in musical comedy such as frivolous parodies on Clérambault's cantatas.Two cantatas for soprano and chamber ensemble - Page xix Louis Nicolas Clérambault, Donald H. Foster - 1979 "The section of this chapter on Grandval's parodies also appeared in essentially the same form as "Parodies on Clérambault Cantatas by Nicolas Grandval," Recherches sur la musique franchise classique IV (1964):120-6. 14." His sister Marie-Hortense married the actor Charles Botot Dangeville. Works ;Theatre *1693: ''La Baguette'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, Théâtre-Français, 4 April *1697: ''Le Bourget'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, Théâtre-Françai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Maria Cambini
Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini (Livorno, 13 February? 1746Netherlands? 1810s? or Paris? 1825?) was an Italian composer and violinist. Life Unconfirmed information Information about his life is scarcely traceable. Louis-Gabriel Michaud,Louis-Gabriel Michaud, ''Biographie Universelle ancienne et moderne'', second edition, vol. 6, Paris, Desplaces, 1854, pp. 457-458, digitalization available i''Internet Archive'' French scholar and François-Joseph Fétis,François-Joseph Fétis, ''Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la musique'', second edition, vol. 2, Paris, Didot, 1861, pp. 162-164, digitalized o ''Google Books'' Belgian musicologist, drafted his biography, and Cambini himself speaks about his past in an article published in ''Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung'' in 1804.Giuseppe Cambini ambiui in Paris ''Ausführung der Instrumentalquartetten'', in «Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung», VI/47 (22 august 1804), Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel, 1804, colu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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