Jacques-Christophe Naudot (ca. 1690 – 25 November 1762) was a French composer, type-setter, and flautist. Little is known of his early life. He was married in 1719. Most of his compositions were published in Paris between 1726 and 1740. The poet Denesle (c. 1694-c. 1759) wrote a book called '. It was dedicated to Naudot,

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and Lucas, and was published in 1739. As of 1737 Naudot was a member of the

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lodges Sainte-Geneviève and Coustos-Villeroy in Paris. Along with three of his Masonic brethren, he was briefly jailed in the prison of

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during the anti-Masonic persecutions of 1740. Naudot dedicated several of his works to the Count of Clermont who became the grand master of the Masonic lodge in 1743. The composer Joseph Boismortier was counted among his friends. Naudot's most widely available work is his concerto op. XVII,5, originally written for Danguy l'aîné (a Parisian

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virtuoso). His other works include "Babioles" (baubles, trifles, toys) published about 1750. These are duets, described as being suitable for (hurdy-gurdies) and (bagpipes). The word "babiole" has not caught on in music circles, and later composers preferred the word

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Compositions

*Sonata in D, op. 1, no. 3/ no. 4 *6 Flute Concertos, op. 6 *Caprice, op. 7 *Trio op. 8 for Flute, Violin, Oboe and Recorder *Babioles op. 10 for Flute, Violin, Oboe and Recorder *6 Flute Concertos, op. 11 *Concerto in D Major, op. 17, no. 2 *Concerto in G, op. 17, no. 5

References

BiographyList of Masonic composers

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Naudot, Jacques Christophe 1690s births 1762 deaths French classical flautists French male classical composers French Baroque composers French music educators 17th-century male musicians