Jean-Claude Trial (13 December 1732 - 23 June 1771) was a French composer and, with
Pierre Montan Berton
Pierre Montan Berton (7 January 1727 – 14 May 1780) was a French composer and conductor. He resided primarily in Paris and was an opera director.
Pierre's son Henri Montan Berton
Henri-Montan Berton (17 September 1767 – 22 Apri ...
, co-director of the
Académie Royale de Musique
The Paris Opera (, ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be ...
1767-1771, following
François Francœur
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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 o ...
and
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
The following lists of violinists are availab ...
and preceding
Antoine Dauvergne
Antoine Dauvergne (3 October 1713 – 11 February 1797) was a French composer and violinist.
Dauvergne was born in Moulins, Allier. He served as master of the ''Chambre du roi'', director of the Concert Spirituel from 1762 to 1771, and direc ...
and Nicolas-René Joliveau. It was during his and Berton's directorship that the main hall at the
Palais Royal
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burned down on 6 April 1763.
Trial was born in
Avignon
Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of So ...
. His opera ''Silvie'', 1765, co-written with
Pierre Montan Berton
Pierre Montan Berton (7 January 1727 – 14 May 1780) was a French composer and conductor. He resided primarily in Paris and was an opera director.
Pierre's son Henri Montan Berton
Henri-Montan Berton (17 September 1767 – 22 Apri ...
, was the last pastorale héroïque to be written by French composers. He died in Paris, aged 38, shortly after the destruction of the hall.
Works, editions and recordings
*''Sylvie'',
Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau (; ) is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the ''arrondissement ...
1765
*''Théonis ou Le Toucher'',
Académie Royale de Musique
The Paris Opera (, ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be ...
, November 10, 1767
[(in French) ]
References
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1732 births
1771 deaths
Musicians from Avignon
French opera composers
French male composers
18th-century French male classical violinists
Directors of the Paris Opera
18th-century French composers
French ballet composers