Louis-Emmanuel Jadin (21 September 1768 – 11 April 1853) was a French composer, pianist and

harpsichord A harpsichord ( it, clavicembalo; french: clavecin; german: Cembalo; es, clavecín; pt, cravo; nl, klavecimbel; pl, klawesyn) is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. This activates a row of levers that turn a trigger mechanism ...

ist. Jadin was born in

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. He learned piano from his brother

Hyacinthe Jadin Hyacinthe Jadin (27 April 1776 – 27 September 1800) was a French composer who came from a musical family. His uncle Georges Jadin was a composer in Versailles and Paris, along with his father Jean Jadin, who had played bassoon for the French Roy ...

and later worked at the Théâtre de Monsieur. His first opera was staged in Versailles in 1788. The following year he took the position of second keyboardist at the Théâtre de Monsieur. In 1792 he became a musician in the National Guard. In 1802 he acted as a professor of music and in 1806 was director of the Théâtre Molière. He later won fame as a pianist and taught at the

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. He was made Chevalier of the

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in 1824. Many of his works were published in Paris, where he died. The

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and

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Adolphe Jadin Adolphe Jadin (4 May 1794 – 2 November 1867) was a French journalist, chansonnier, librettist and playwright, the son of Louis Emmanuel Jadin. A bodyguard for Louis XVIII, then for Charles X, captain in the cavalry, his plays were performed ...

was his son.

Selected works

Operas

*1788 ''Guerre ouverte ou Ruse contre ruse'' 3 Acts *1790 ''Constance et Gernand'' 1 Act *1790 ''Joconde'' after

Jean de La Fontaine Jean de La Fontaine (, , ; 8 July 162113 April 1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his ''Fables'', which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Euro ...

3 Acts *1790 ''La religieuse danoise ou La communauté de Copenhague'' 3 Acts (also called ''Le Duce de Waldeza'') *1791 ''La vengeance du bailli ou La suite d'Annette et Lubin'' 2 Acts *1791 ''L'heureux stratagème'' 2 Acts *1792 ''Amélie de Monfort'' 3 Acts *1792 ''L'avare puni'' 1 Act *1793 ''Les talismans'' 3 Acts *1793 ''Le coin de feu'' 1 Act *1793 ''Le siège de Thionville'' 2 Acts *1794 '' Le congrès des rois'' 3 Acts (a collaboration by 12 composers) *1794 ''Alisbelle ou Les crimes de la féodalité'' 3 Acts *1794 ''L'apothéose du jeune Barra'' 1 Act *1794 ''Agricol Viala ou Le jeune héros de la durance'' 1 Act *1794 ''L'ecolier en vacances'' 1 Act *1795 ''Le cabaleur'' 1 Act *1795 ''Le lendemain de noces'' 1 Act *1795 ''Loizerolles ou L'héroïsme paternel'' 1 Act *1796 ''Le mariage de la veille'' 1 Act *1796 ''Mélusine et Gerval (Méline et Ferval)'' *1796 ''Le négociant de Boston'' 1 Act *1796 ''Les deux Lettres'' 1 Act *1796 ''Le défi hasardeux'' 2 Acts *1797 ''Les bons voisins'' 1 Act *1798 ''Candos ou Les sauvages du Canada'' 3 Acts *1798 ''La paix ou Le triomphe de l'humanité'' *1803 ''Mahomet II'' 3 Acts *1804 ''Jean Bart et Patoulet'' 1 Act *1804 ''Mon cousin de Paris'' 1 Act *1804 ''La grand-mère'' 2 Acts *1805 ''Les trois prétendus'' 1 Act *1805 ''Le grand-père ou Les deux ages'' 1 Act *1805 ''Charles Coypel ou La vengeance d'un peintre'' 1 Act *1806 ''Les deux aveugles de Tolède'' 1 Act *1807 ''Les arts et l'amitié'' *1810 ''La partie de campagne'' 1 Act *1812 ''L'auteur malgré lui ou La pièce tombée'' 1 Act *1816 ''L'inconnu ou Le coup d'épée viager'' 3 Acts *1817 ''La gueule du lion ou La mère esclave'' 3 Acts *1822 ''Fanfan et Colas ou Les frères de lait'' 1 Act *''Jean et Geneviève'' (unperformed)

Orchestral

*''Fantaisie concertante in g'' for Harp, Piano, and Orchestra *# Allegro risoluto *# Adagio *# Allegro moderato *4th Piano concerto in D minor (1810) *#Allegro maestoso *#Siciliano. Larghetto *#Finale. Chasse *''Symphonie concertante'' for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra (1803)

Concert Band

*''Marche en F'' (1794) *''Ouverture en C'' (1794) *''Pas de manoeuvre en F'' (1794) *''Symphonie en F'' (1794) *''Suites d’harmonies militaires''

Mass

*''Requiem'' for 3 solo voices, 3 trombones, and double-bass

Chamber music

*''Sonate en ré Majeur'' for harpsichord with flute obligée'' *''Sonate en sol majeur'' opus X n° 3 for harpsichord or piano-forte, flute, and bass *''Sonate en sol majeur'' opus XIII n° 1 for piano-forte, flûte et basse *''Sonate en sol majeur'' for harpsichord or piano-forte with flute accompagnement *''4 Arien for Horn and Harp'' *''Duo for Harp and Piano'' *''Trois grands quatuors for two violons, alto, and violoncelle''

Media

References

Fend/Noiray, "Louis-Emmanuel Jadin". ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'' online.

External links

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