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Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer
Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer (12 May 1703 – 11 January 1755) was a French composer, harpsichordist, organist, and administrator.Lionel Sawkins and David Fuller"Royer, Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace" Grove Music Online. Biography Born in Turin, Royer went to Paris in 1725, and in 1734 became ''maître de musique des enfants de France'', responsible for the musical education of the children of the king, Louis XV. Together with the violinist Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, Royer directed the Concerts Spirituels, starting in 1748. Royer was at the Paris Opéra during the 1730s and the 1750s, writing six operas himself, of which the best known is the ballet héroïque '' Zaïde, reine de Grenade''. In 1753 he acquired the prestigious position of music director of the ''chambre du roi'' (the king's chamber), and in the same year was named director of the Royal Opera orchestra. He died in Paris. Works Royer is particularly known for his often extravagant and virtuosic harpsichord music, especia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tragédie
This is a glossary list of opera genres, giving alternative names. "Opera" is an Italian word (short for "opera in musica"); it was not at first ''commonly'' used in Italy (or in other countries) to refer to the genre of particular works. Most composers used more precise designations to present their work to the public. Often specific genres of opera were commissioned by theatres or patrons (in which case the form of the work might deviate more or less from the genre norm, depending on the inclination of the composer). Opera genres are not exclusive. Some operas are regarded as belonging to several. Definitions Opera genres have been defined in different ways, not always in terms of stylistic rules. Some, like opera seria, refer to traditions identified by later historians,McClymonds, Marita P and Heartz, Daniel: "Opera seria" in ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) and others, like Zeitoper, have been defined by their own inventors. Other form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1755 Deaths
Events January–March * January 23 (O. S. January 12, Tatiana Day, nowadays celebrated on January 25) – Moscow University is established. * February 13 – The kingdom of Mataram on Java is divided in two, creating the sultanate of Yogyakarta and the sunanate of Surakarta. * March 12 – A steam engine is used in the American colonies for the first time as New Jersey copper mine owner Arent Schuyler installs a Newcomen atmospheric engine to pump water out of a mineshaft. * March 22 – Britain's House of Commons votes in favor of £1,000,000 of appropriations to expand the British Army and Royal Navy operations in North America. * March 26 – General Edward Braddock and 1,600 British sailors and soldiers arrive at Alexandria, Virginia on transport ships that have sailed up the Potomac River. Braddock, sent to take command of the British forces against the French in North America, commandeers taverns and private homes to feed and house the tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1705 Births
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *''Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'' (film), a 2009 film whose working title was ''17'' * ''Seventeen'' (2019 film), a Spanish drama film Television * ''Seventeen'' (TV drama), a 1994 UK dramatic short starring Christi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harmonia Mundi France
Harmonia Mundi is an independent record label which specializes in classical music, jazz, and world music (on the World Village label). It was founded in France in 1958 and is now a subsidiary of PIAS Entertainment Group. Its Latin name ''harmonia mundi'' translates as "harmony of the world". History In the 1950s, two music entrepreneurs, Frenchman Bernard Coutaz and German Rudolf Ruby, met by chance on a train journey and started a friendship based on their musical interests. They formed a business relationship and set up two classical music record labels, both named ''Harmonia Mundi ''. Coutaz's Harmonia Mundi (France) was founded in Saint-Michel-de-Provence, France, in 1958, and around the same time, Rudolf Ruby set up Deutsche Harmonia Mundi. The two labels shared similar aims and specialised in recordings of Early and Baroque music, with an emphasis on scholarly, historically informed performance and high-quality sound and production values. They also shared the ''Harmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Christie (musician)
William Lincoln Christie (born December 19, 1944) is an American-born French conductor and harpsichordist. He is a specialist in baroque and classical repertoire and is the founder of the ensemble Les Arts Florissants. Biography Christie studied art history at Harvard University, where he was briefly assistant conductor of the Harvard Glee Club. From 1966, he began studies at Yale University in music, where he was a student of harpsichordist Ralph Kirkpatrick. He was opposed to the Vietnam War, and served in a reserve officers course to avoid the draft. He subsequently taught at Dartmouth College. When his Dartmouth post was not renewed, Christie moved first to the United Kingdom (1970), and in 1971 to France. He was one of a number of young men who left the United States at this time because of disagreement with the Vietnam War, and in order to avoid the draft. In France, he became known for his interpretations of Baroque music, particularly French Baroque music, workin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brilliant Classics
Brilliant Classics is a classical music label based in the Dutch town of Leeuwarden. It is renowned for releasing super-budget-priced editions on CD of the complete works of J.S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and many other composers. The label also specialises in new recordings of early music, chamber, organ and piano music. Mission Since its inception, Brilliant Classics has sought to bring art music to the widest possible public by releasing all its recordings at budget and super-budget price. The distribution strategy of selling through supermarkets and drugstores (see History below) introduced classical music to a mass market when most other labels were selling to a specialised audience. One of its best-known sets is the complete works of J.S. Bach on 155CDs: this has sold more than 500,000 units. Though CD is still the primary medium for Brilliant Classics, all its new releases are available as downloads, and many are available on streaming services. History The label was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OnClassical
OnClassical is an Italian independent record label. It features classical music mostly for single instrument or chamber ensemble. History Founded in April 2003 by Alessandro Simonetto, harpsichordist, producer and sound engineer, it enlists selected first-prize international contest winners and young talented musicians who do not hold exclusive contracts with managers or traditional recording houses. ''OnClassical'' was the first Italian label to produce, realize, distribute and sell recordings through the web and amongst the first to apply the new philosophy of Creative Commons to MP3 and other files. OnClassical has no relationship with societies of rights collecting due to the facts it only threats public domain music. Versions The website started as a simple collection of classical music audio performances of some of the most important pianists such as Maurizio Baglini, Rustem Hayroudinoff, Gianluca Luisi, Alberto Nosè, Mariangela Vacatello and other. Only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1751 In Music
Events *1751 is the year commonly given as the beginning of the classical era *The " War of the Buffoons" (La Querelle des Bouffons), concerning the relative merits of French and Italian opera, divides Paris. * Francesco Geminiani publishes "The Art of Playing on the Violin" in London. Classical music *Charles Avison – 6 Concertos in 7 Parts, Op. 3 *Johann Sebastian Bach – '' Kunst der Fuge'' with appendix of Chorale prelude BWV 668a (posthumously) * Charles Burney – 6 Cornet Pieces for Organ *Armand-Louis Couperin – ''{{Proper name, Les cacqueteuses'', in his ''Pieces de Clavesin'' *Antoine Dauvergne – ''Concerts de Simphonies'' *Pierre-Claude Foucquet – ''Second Livre de Pièces de Clavecin'' * Johann Adolphe Hasse **Mass in D minor **''Oh Dio partir conviene'' * Wilhelm Gommaar Kennis – 6 Trio Sonatas, Op. 2 *Niccolò Pasquali – ''Raccolta di overture, e symphonie...'' (London) *Peter Pasqualino – 6 Cello Duets, Op. 2 (London: John Johnson) *John Francis Wade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (6 April 1671 – 17 March 1741) was a French playwright and poet, particularly noted for his cynical epigrams. Biography Rousseau was born in Paris, the son of a shoemaker, and was well educated. As a young man, he gained favour with Boileau, who encouraged him to write. Rousseau began with the theatre, for which he had no aptitude. A one-act comedy, ''Le Café'', failed in 1694, and he was not much happier with a more ambitious play, ''Le Flatteur'' (1696), or with the opera ''Venus et Adonis'' (1697). In 1700 he tried another comedy, ''Le Capricieux'', which had the same fate. He then went with Tallard as an attaché to London, and, in days when literature still led to high position, seemed likely to achieve success. His misfortunes began with a club squabble at the Café Laurent, which was much frequented by literary men, and where he indulged in lampoons on his companions. A shower of libellous and sometimes obscene verses was written by or attribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1746 In Music
Events *April 8 Johann Sebastian Bach performs a copy he made of the ''Brockes Passion'' HWV 48 of George Frideric Handel at St. Thomas Church, Leipzig. *Elias Gottlob Haussmann completes his famous portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach *1746–1747 Bach adds two Chorale preludes (BWV 664 and 665) to his manuscript of the ''Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes''. Classical music *Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach **Harpsichord Concerto in A major, H.422 **Harpsichord Concerto in C major, H.423 **Viola da Gamba Sonata in D major, H.559 *Johann Sebastian Bach **''Sechs Choräle von verschiedener Art'' **Canon in G major, BWV 1076 *Francesco Feo – ''S. Francesco di Sales'' (sacred oratorio) first performed * Francesco Geminiani **6 Cello Sonatas, Op. 5 **6 Concertos, Op.7 * Christoph Willibald Gluck – 6 Trio Sonatas, Wq.53 *Christoph Graupner – ''Ach Herr, mich armen Suender'' (cantata) * Joannes de Gruytters – his carillon book. * George Frideric Handel **''Occasional Oratorio' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royer - La Fortune (1747)
Royer may refer to: Surnames *Alain de Royer-Dupré, French racehorse trainer *Alphonse Royer, French writer *Augustin Royer, French astronomer *Bentley Royer, a Dominican politician *Casey Royer, American drummer *Charles Royer, former mayor of Seattle *Clémence Royer (1830–1902), French scientist and feminist *Daniel Royer, Austrian footballer *Henri Royer, French painter * Hugh Royer Jr., American golfer *Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer, French composer * Lee "Rock" Royer, American football coach *Michelle Royer, former Miss USA *Mike Royer, a number of people of the same name *Pierre Paul Royer-Collard, French statesman and philosopher *William Royer, an American politician. Places * Royer, Saône-et-Loire, a commune in the French region of Bourgogne *Royer, Pennsylvania, United States, a census-designated place *Le Royer Lake, one of the Obatogamau Lakes in Quebec, Canada Other uses *Royer Labs, microphone company *Royer oscillator, an electronic component See also * Royère ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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