Michel de la Barre (c. 1675 – 15 March 1745) was a French

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

and renowned

flautist The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

known as being the first person to publish solo

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

music. He played at 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 k ...

, the Musettes and Hautbois de Poitou and the courts of

Louis XIV , house = Bourbon , father = Louis XIII , mother = Anne of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France , death_date = , death_place = Palace of Vers ...

and

Louis XV Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reache ...

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* 1694 : ''Premier Livre des Trio, pour les violons, Flûtes et hautbois, par Monsieur De La Barre, Flûte de la Chambre du Roy'', Paris, , 1694 ; Seconde Edition, revûë & corrigée .. Paris, Christophe Ballard. * 1700 : ''Le triomphe des arts'',

opéra-ballet ''Opéra-ballet'' (; plural: ''opéras-ballets'') is a genre of French Baroque lyric theatre that was most popular during the 18th century, combining elements of opera and ballet, "that grew out of the '' ballets à entrées'' of the early seven ...

, 5 acts (without prologue), libretto by Houdar de La Motte, first performed on 16 May 1700 by the Académie Royale de Musique at the

Théâtre du Palais-Royal The Théâtre du Palais-Royal () is a 750-seat Parisian theatre at 38 rue de Montpensier, located at the northwest corner of the Palais-Royal in the Galerie de Montpensier at its intersection with the Galerie de Beaujolais. Brief history ...

in Paris * 1700 : ''Pièces en trio pour les violons, flustes et hautbois, composées Par le sieur De La Barre, Livre Second, ��', Paris, Christophe Ballard. * 1702 : ''Pièces pour la Flûte Traversière avec la Basse-Continue, ��Œuvre Quatrième, ��', Paris, Christophe Ballard. * 1705 : ''La vénitienne'',

comédie-ballet ''Comédie-ballet'' is a genre of French drama which mixes a spoken play with interludes containing music and dance. History The first example of the genre is considered to be '' Les fâcheux'', with words by Molière, performed in honour of Loui ...

prologue A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ...

and 3 acts, libretto by Houdar de La Motte, first performed on 26 May 1705 by the Académie Royale de Musique at the Palais-Royal in Paris * 1707 : ''Troisième Livre des Trio pour les violons, flûtes, et hautbois, mélez de Sonates pour la Flûte traversière, ��', Paris, Christophe Ballard. * 1709 : ''Air dans Airs sérieux et à boire de différents auteurs �� Christophe Ballard, mars 1709 . 57 ; PBN Vm7 542: « Vous me parlez toujours d’Iris » * 1709 : ''Première Suite de Pièces à deux flûtes traversières, ..', Paris, Foucaut. * 1710 : ''Deuxième Suite de Pièces à deux flûtes traversières, ..', Paris, Foucaut. * 1710 : ''Deuxième Livre de Pièces pour la flûte traversière, Avec la Basse Continuë, ..', Paris, Foucaut. * 1711 : ''Troisième Suite à deux flûtes traversières sans basse, ..', Paris, Foucault. * 1711 : ''Quatrième 5^eSuite à deux flûtes traversières sans basse, ..', Paris, Foucault. * 1713 : ''Cinquième Livre contenant la Sixième, et la septième suite à deux flûtes traversières sans basse, ..', Paris, Foucault. * 1714 : ''Sixième Livre contenant la huitième et la neuvième Suite à deux Flûtes Traversières sans basse, ..', Paris, Foucault. * 1721 : ''Septième Livre contenant la Xe et la XIe Suitte de Pièces à 2 Flûtes-Traversieres fans Baße. ..', Paris, Boivin. * 1722 : ''Neufième Livre contenant deux Sonates à deux flûtes traversières sans Basse. ..', Paris, Boivin. * 1722 : ''Dixième Livre contenant 2 Suittes à deux Flûtes-Traversières sans Basse. ..', Paris, Boivin. * 1722 : ''Huitième Livre, contenant Deux Suites pour la flûte traversière avec la basse, ..', Paris, Boivin. * 1724 : ''Recueil d’airs à boire à deux parties… * 1725 : ''Douzième Livre contenant Deux Suites à deux Flûtes Traversières fans Basse. ��', Paris, Boivin.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:La Barre, Michel de Musicians from Paris 1670s births 1745 deaths French male classical composers French classical flautists French Baroque composers 18th-century classical composers French ballet composers 18th-century French composers 18th-century French male musicians 17th-century male musicians

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