Jean Baptiste Loeillet (6 July 1688 – c. 1720), who later styled himself Loeillet de Gant, was a
Flemish composer, born in
Ghent. He spent the largest part of his life in France in service to the
archbishop of Lyon, Paul-François de Neufville de Villeroy. He wrote many works for
recorder, including
trio sonatas, unaccompanied sonatas for 2 recorders, and solo sonatas. He died in
Lyon around 1720.
Jean Baptiste Loeillet was a member of the large and musical Loeillet family, and the son of Pieter Loeillet and his first wife Marte (née Nortier).
Loeillet added "de Ghent" to his surname to avoid confusion with his cousin,
Jean-Baptiste Loeillet of London
Jean-Baptiste Loeillet of London (18 November 1680 – 19 July 1730), was a Flemish baroque composer as well as a performer on the recorder, flute, oboe, and harpsichord. He is called the London Loeillet to distinguish him from another famous comp ...
(1680–1730), who was a well-known musician and composer in London. The similar names have often caused confusion and mis-attribution of works, such as Alexandre Beón's arrangement of the C minor Piano trio for recorder, oboe, and basso continuo for modern instruments (the Piano Trio in B minor, now reprinted by International) incorrectly attributed to Loeillet de Ghent. Forty-eight sonatas for
recorder and
continuo were printed in
Amsterdam in 1710 and 1717 and, "clearly popular" per musician, composer and historian
John W. Duarte,
[ were re-printed in London by Walsh & Hare in 1712 and 1722. Duarte called the sonatas "in the style of Corelli" and placed the composer's work in the ]baroque
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period.[
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Recordings
*''Loeillet. Sonatas & Trio Sonatas'', La Caccia directed by Derker Levine, 2006, MF8007. Contains recordings of sonatas by Jean-Baptiste Loeillet de Gant, Jean-Baptiste Loeillet de Londres and Jacques Loeillet.
*''Maurice André'', Sonata in E minor Op. 3 No. 12 (5 movements; 12:20); CD with selections by JSBach, Corelli, GFHandel and contemporaries transposed for trumpet ( André) with organ (Hedwig Bilgram
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She was born in Memmingen. She studied piano from an early age and went on to study organ with Karl Richter and piano with Friedrich Wührer. In 1959, she won first prize at t ...
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, Middlesex, England: EMI Classics (Indianapolis, Ind.: manufactured for BMG Direct Marketing)), 1992.[CD catalog entry]
Jefferson County Library Cooperative, Alabama. Liner notes quotes from liner directly; "Walsh & Hare" ''not'' from liner notes or catalog entry. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
*''Loeillet de Gant: Recorder Sonatas'' Naxos, 2011
References
*Biographical article in www.allmusic.com
*Alec Skempton and Lucy Robinson. "Loeillet:(5) Jean Baptiste Loeillet (ii) €˜Loeillet de Gant’, ''Grove Music Online
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'', ed. L. Macy (accessed July 27, 2006)
grovemusic.com
(subscription access).
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Belgian Baroque composers
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1688 births
1720 deaths
18th-century classical composers
18th-century male musicians
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