Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick

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Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick (* 2. March 1755 in Liege , † 16th October 1799 in Paris ) was a Belgian composer of classical music .

Life

Gresnick's first musical training took place at the Lambertus Cathedral in Liège , before the cathedral chapter enabled him to study further at the "Liège Collège Darcis" in Rome. He then stayed in Naples, where he studied at the Conservatorio di Sant'Onofrio until 1779 , during which time he composed the Sinfonia con violini, strumenti di fiato, viola obligata e basso op.1 in 1772 . At the beginning of 1780 Gresnick was in Florence, where his opera L'Ortalano di sprito was performed at the Teatro dei Risoluti. In 1785 and 1786 he stayed in London with the then famous singer Gertrud Mara , where his opera Alceste was recorded with great success. From 1787 to 1789 he was director of the orchestra at the “Grand Théatre” in Lyon. In 1794 he settled in Paris, where 15 of his comic operas were performed. Due to the turmoil of the revolution and the closure of the Théâtre Louvois in 1797, the hoped-for success of his plays did not materialize.

His comic operas correspond to the style of André Grétry, who was also born in Liège . Although Gresnick initially received training in a church environment, he was best able to realize himself with his opéra comiques .

Works (selection)

  • Duos for two cellos
  • Sinfonia con violini, strumenti di fiato, viola obligata e basso op. 1 1772
  • Concerto for harpsichord and orchestra, 1782
  • Concerto for bassoon and orchestra, 1797
  • Concertante symphony for clarinet, bassoon and orchestra, 1797
  • Hymn Decora lux

Operas

Web links

literature

  • Philippe Mercier: Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick, compositeur liégeois with catalog raisonné, étude bio-bibliographique et contribution à l'histoire de la musique, notamment de l'opéra, à la fin du XVIIIè siècle, Louvain-la-Neuve, 1980, OCLC 1071456434
  • Michele Calella:  Gresnick, Antoine Frédéric. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 7 (Franco - Gretry). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2002, ISBN 3-7618-1117-9 , Sp. 1587–1588 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thierry Levaux: Dictionnaire des compositeurs de Belgique du Moyen Age à nos jours. Art in Belgium, Bruxelles 2006, ISBN 2-930338-37-7 , p. 296.
personal data
SURNAME Gresnick, Antoine-Frédéric
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gressenich, Antoine-Frédéric
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1755
PLACE OF BIRTH Liege
DATE OF DEATH October 16, 1799
Place of death Paris