André Chéron (musician)
André Chéron (also: Cheron) (born February 6, 1695 in Paris ; † October 7, 1766 there ) was a French composer , harpsichordist, organist and conductor of the late baroque period.
Life
André Chéron was trained from May 1702 by Marc-Antoine Charpentier and Nicolas Bernier at the Sainte-Chapelle , where he was employed in 1713 as an associate organist. He taught the theory of harmony and counterpoint to Jean-Marie Leclair , who was only two years his junior, and the two had a long friendship. According to several contemporaries, Chéron should play the bass part for Leclair's Op. 1 have composed. From 1734 he was a harpsichordist at the Paris Opera and in 1739 took over the post of "batteur de mesure" (beaters) from Jean-Féry Rebel , for which he was paid 500 livres. In this role he directed numerous world premieres and performances of operas and ballet operas by Rameau ( Zoroastre and Les Paladins ), Pergolesis ( La serva padrona ), Rousseau ( Le devin du village ), as well as works by Leclair and other contemporaries. Armand-Louis Couperin dedicated a sonata called “La Chéron” to him and Leclair dedicated 3 concertos for 3 violins, viola and bass, which were published in 1737 at the Mercure de France .
Works
Chéron composed more than 20 grands motets , motets for a singing voice and a cantata, all of which are lost.
The self-published sonatas are those under Op. 1 trio sonatas (1727) and the duo sonatas for violin (flute) and B. c. Op. 2 (1729). Both collections are in a Corellis or Couperin style that was conservative at the time.
literature
- Pierre Barthélemy: in MGG, Volume 4, Columns 850 and 851
- François-Joseph Fétis : Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie génèrale de la musique Volume 2, p. 161
Web links
- Literature by and about André Chéron in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by André Chéron (musician) in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b La Sainte-Chapelle du Palais au Grand Siècle ( Memento of November 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed October 24, 2009)
- ↑ Description of the works on Records International (accessed October 24, 2009)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chéron, André |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cheron, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer, harpsichordist, organist and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1695 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 7, 1766 |
| Place of death | Paris |