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'''Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy''' (diocese of Clermont, 1601- Paris, 30 Oct 1675) was a French composer. He entered the Jesuit order as a novice in 1621 and from 1660 until his death directed the music at the convent of his order in Paris (see A. de Backer and others: Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus, ed. C. Sommervogel, iii, Brussels, 1892).
'''Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy''' (born in the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont|diocese of Clermont]], 1601, and died in [[Paris]], 30 Oct 1675) was a [[French Baroque music#Baroque music|French composer]]. He entered the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit order]] as a novice in 1621 and from 1660 until his death directed the music at the church attached to the Jesuit [[Professed house]] of Paris <ref>see A. de Backer and others: Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus, ed. C. Sommervogel, iii, Brussels, 1892</ref> (known today as the [[Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis]] church), where [[Marc-Antoine Charpentier]] later served.


Besides a few vocal works in manuscript, three publications are known:
Besides a few vocal works in manuscript, three publications are known:
*''Musicalia varia ad usum ecclesiae'' (1650, lost)
*''Musicalia varia ad usum ecclesiae'' (1650, lost)
*''Musica sacra ad vesperas aliasque in ecclesia preces'' for one, two and four voices with organ (1659)
*''Musica sacra ad [[Vespers|vesperas]] aliasque in ecclesia preces'' for one, two and four voices with organ (1659)
*''Musica sacra ad varias ecclesiae preces … pars altera'' (1661), for four voices.
*''Musica sacra ad varias ecclesiae preces … pars altera'' (1661), for four voices, including a [[Mass (music)|Mass]] recently reedited by the [[Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles]]


==External links==
== Sources ==
*Nathalie Berton-Blivet, ''Catalogue du motet imprimé en France (1647-1789)''. Paris: {{ill|Société française de musicologie|fr}}, 2011.
{{IMSLP|Geoffroy, Jean-Baptiste}}
*Laurent Guillo, ''Pierre I Ballard et Robert III Ballard, imprimeurs du roy pour la musique'' (Liège and Versailles : 2003).
*{{ill|Pierre Guillot|fr}}, ''Les Jésuites et la musique''. Liège: Mardaga, 1991.
*Gaëtan Naulleau, ''La pratique de la basse continue en France au regard de la ''Musica Sacra'' de Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy, Ballard, 1659, 1661'', Mémoire de maîtrise, Université de Paris IV-Sorbonne, 1997.
*Henri Rybeyrete, ''Scriptores provinciæ franciæ Societatis Jesu ab anno 1640 ad annum 1670 collecti ab Henrico Rybeyrete ejusdem societatis, 1670''. Manuscript. Vanves, Archives de la Compagnie de Jésus.
*[[Carlos Sommervogel]] and Aloys De Backer, ''Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus''. Bruxelles et Paris: 1890-1900 (9 vol.)


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Latest revision as of 16:02, 10 February 2022

Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy (born in the diocese of Clermont, 1601, and died in Paris, 30 Oct 1675) was a French composer. He entered the Jesuit order as a novice in 1621 and from 1660 until his death directed the music at the church attached to the Jesuit Professed house of Paris [1] (known today as the Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis church), where Marc-Antoine Charpentier later served.

Besides a few vocal works in manuscript, three publications are known:

  • Musicalia varia ad usum ecclesiae (1650, lost)
  • Musica sacra ad vesperas aliasque in ecclesia preces for one, two and four voices with organ (1659)
  • Musica sacra ad varias ecclesiae preces … pars altera (1661), for four voices, including a Mass recently reedited by the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles

Sources[edit]

  • Nathalie Berton-Blivet, Catalogue du motet imprimé en France (1647-1789). Paris: Société française de musicologie [fr], 2011.
  • Laurent Guillo, Pierre I Ballard et Robert III Ballard, imprimeurs du roy pour la musique (Liège and Versailles : 2003).
  • Pierre Guillot [fr], Les Jésuites et la musique. Liège: Mardaga, 1991.
  • Gaëtan Naulleau, La pratique de la basse continue en France au regard de la Musica Sacra de Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy, Ballard, 1659, 1661, Mémoire de maîtrise, Université de Paris IV-Sorbonne, 1997.
  • Henri Rybeyrete, Scriptores provinciæ franciæ Societatis Jesu ab anno 1640 ad annum 1670 collecti ab Henrico Rybeyrete ejusdem societatis, 1670. Manuscript. Vanves, Archives de la Compagnie de Jésus.
  • Carlos Sommervogel and Aloys De Backer, Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus. Bruxelles et Paris: 1890-1900 (9 vol.)

References[edit]

  1. ^ see A. de Backer and others: Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus, ed. C. Sommervogel, iii, Brussels, 1892

External links[edit]