Mathieu Lanes (1660–1725 in
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...
) was a French
harpsichordist
A harpsichordist is a person who plays the harpsichord. Harpsichordists may play as soloists, as accompanists, as chamber musicians, or as members of an orchestra, or some combination of these roles. Solo harpsichordists may play unaccompanied son ...
,
organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...
and composer.
Life
Almost nothing is known about him, except that he was organist and choir master of the Saint-Étienne
Toulouse Cathedral
Toulouse Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toulouse) is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Toulouse, France. The cathedral is a national monument, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Toulouse.
It has been listed sinc ...
at the beginning of the 18th century.
Works
He is known by a 134-page manuscript entitled ''Petites Pièces d'orgue de M. Lanes''
(1710–1722), with 90 anonymous parts for the organ, and harpsichord pieces by
François Couperin
François Couperin (; 10 November 1668 – 11 September 1733) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was known as ''Couperin le Grand'' ("Couperin the Great") to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented ...
. (''Le Rossignol en amour, Double du Rossignol en amour, Fanfare pour la suite de Diane, La Voluptueuse''), kept at the Library of the municipal conservatory of Toulouse (Res. Mus. Cons. 943).
Some pieces such as the Gavote, the Rondeau, the Piémontoise and the Sonata in G major were likely to be played on the harpsichord.
Modern reprints
* ''Petites pièces d’orgue de Mathieu Lanes'', ed.
Norbert Dufourcq
Norbert Stéphane Jean-Marie Dufourcq (21 September 1904 – 19 December 1990) was a French organist, music educator, musicologist and musicographer.
Biography
Norbert Dufourcq was born in 1904 in Saint-Jean-de-Braye in the Loiret department o ...
, Roger Hugon, Janine Alaux and Roberte Machard. Paris: , Heugel, 1970. - XVII-91 p.
Discography
France Orguediscography by Alain Cartayrade.
See also
*
French organ school The French organ school formed in the first half of the 17th century. It progressed from the strict polyphonic music of Jean Titelouze (c. 1563–1633) to a unique, richly ornamented style with its own characteristic forms that made full use of ...
References
External links
Bibliothèque de ToulouseFac-simile of the manuscript.
SymétrieExtracts of the edition by Dufourcq.
YouTubePastór de Lasala performs a ''Élévation'' from Mathieu Lanes's book on the historical organ (1680) of Notre-Dame de
Rozay-en-Brie
Rozay-en-Brie (, literally ''Rozay in Brie'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Rozay-en-Brie are called ''Rozéens''.
Population
Notable people
* C ...
.
IMSLPAll organ and harpsichord scores.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lanes, Mathieu
French Baroque composers
Composers for harpsichord
French classical organists
French male organists
1660 births
1725 deaths
17th-century male musicians
Male classical organists