François Collin de Blamont
François Collin de Blamont (also: Colin de Blamont) (born November 22, 1690 in Versailles , † February 14, 1760 there ) was a French composer of the late Baroque.
Life
His father, Nicolas Collin de Blamont, was a musician at the court of Louis XIV and also dealt with painting. He was a friend of the painter Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659–1743). His two sons François and Hyacinthe received musical and painting training.
François received his first lessons from his father and was accepted into the chapel of the Duchess du Maine in 1707 . Here he took part in the then famous " Nuits de Sceaux ", consisting of musical entertainment and mythology , at the side of well-known musicians . He composed a cantata based on a text by Jean-Jacques Rousseau , which he dedicated to the composer Michel Richard de Lalande . In return, he taught him harmony and counterpoint .
In 1719 he received the post of surintendant de musique at the royal court, a post that de Lalande let rest. He shared this position with André Cardinal Destouches . On July 3, 1723, the heroic ballet " Les Festes Grecques et Romaines " was performed at the Royal Academy with great success, and up to fifty years later it was repeatedly performed in different versions. Collin de Blamont advanced to court composer and created works for numerous public events, such as the wedding of Louis XV. to the births of the princesses and the dauphin. Together with André Cardinal Destouches, he played court concerts for the royal family in Versailles and Fontainebleau. After the death of Michel-Richard Delalande, he became " maître de musique de la chambre ". After numerous motets had previously been performed at the Concert spirituel , his Te Deum was given there in 1726. After he was raised to the nobility by the queen in 1750, he was appointed a knight ( Chevalier de l'Ordre de Saint Michel ) a year later .
He bequeathed the privileges of his office to his nephew and student, the composer Bernard de Bury (1720–1785). In his “ Essai sur les goûts ancien et moderne françoise, relativement aux paroles d'opéra ” published in 1756 , he actively intervened in the Buffonist controversy .
Web links
- Stage works and curriculum vitae of Blamont (in French)
- CV, list of works and some audio files (in French)
- Sheet music and audio files by François Collin de Blamont in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Collin de Blamont, François |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Colin de Blamont, François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1690 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Versailles |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1760 |
| Place of death | Versailles |