Anne Danican Philidor
Anne Danican Philidor (born April 11, 1681 in Paris ; † October 8, 1728 there ) was a French composer and court musician of the Baroque, from the Philidor dynasty .
He was the son of André Danican Philidor the elder and half-brother of François-André Danican Philidor . He got his first name from his godfather, Duke Anne de Noailles .
At the age of 16, he was already composing the incidental music "L'Amour vainqueur" (Victory of Love) in the form of the then popular "Hero Pastorale". His most famous works are the operas Diane et Endymion and Danaé .
In 1698 he became an oboist in the “Grande Écurie du Roi” and in 1704 he followed his father as a member of the “Chapelle royale”.
In 1725, against the initial opposition of the “Académie royale”, he founded the Concert Spirituel , which at that time received the royal privilege of giving public concerts in Paris. The initial requirement was that only sacred music could be performed. Two years later he founded the "Concert français", which brought more secular music.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Anne Danican Philidor in the International Music Score Library Project
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| SURNAME | Philidor, Anne Danican |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Baroque composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1681 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 1728 |
| Place of death | Paris |