Alphonse d'Eve
Alphonse d'Ève (born August 20, 1666 in Brussels , † October 10, 1727 in Antwerp ) was a Flemish singer, composer and choir director in the Habsburg Netherlands, today's Belgium .
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Alphonse d'Ève was a son of Honoré-Eugène d'Ève, who was an active composer and member of the royal chapel in Brussels, he received his training as a choir boy in the chapel of St. Martin in Kortrijk , where he subsequently worked for the musical Education of boys was responsible. Around 1700 he became bassist at Sankt-Andries in Antwerp, before he became choirmaster at Sankt-Jakob in Gent . In October 1718 he became conductor at the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp. He remained in this position until two years before his death, the office was passed to Willem de Fesch .
His works include his Op. 1 Genius musicus divinis, Marianis ac sanctorum laudibus decoratus, et ecclesiastico ritui, unâ, 2, 3, 4, 5, tàm vocibus quàm instrumentis officiosus (Antwerp, around 1700), consisting of a mass, a litany and 10 motets , Op . 3 Philimela delectans (Antwerp, 1708), consisting of a mass, a cantata and 10 motets. He is also the author of other ecclesiastical works, some with the accompaniment of two violins and B. c., Trio sonatas ( Estienne Roger , Amsterdam, 1702) and a comic opera Het Gouvernement van Sancho Pança . Most of his works are considered lost.
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Discography
- O Acerbi Motetus per defunctis a 5 Voci et 6 Instrumenti. Ensemble Il Fondamento and La Sfera del Canto, Paul Dombrecht , Label: Passacaille, 2000
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thierry Levaux: Dictionnaire des compositeurs de Belgique du Moyen Age à nos jours. Art in Belgium, Brussels 2006, ISBN 2-930338-37-7 , pp. 219-220.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ève, Alphonse d ' |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hève, Alphonse |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Flemish composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1666 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 10, 1727 |
| Place of death | Antwerp |