Henri-Joseph Rigel
Henri-Joseph Rigel (born February 9, 1741 in Wertheim ; † May 2, 1799 in Paris ) was a German composer who worked in France .
Life
Rigel received his musical training initially from his father Georg Caspar Rigel (around 1725–1754), who was music director at the local court of Prince von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, and from Niccolò Jommelli , who worked at the Württemberg court.
In 1767 Rigel traveled to Paris and had considerable success there with his instrumental works, harpsichord works, string quartets and symphonies . His compositions have also been performed at the Concert Spirituel . Most of these were sacred works in accordance with local customs, such as his oratorios La sortie d'Egypte (1774), La destruction de Jéricho (1778), Jephté (1783) and Les Macchabées . From 1783 he was maitre de solfège (music teacher) at the royal singing school, the École Royale de Chant . Due to the reorganization of the institutions after 1789, Rigel became "first class piano professor" in 1793 at the newly founded Conservatoire de Paris .
Between 1788 and 1799 Rigel composed 16 operas , including the comic opera Le savetier et le financier (1778). His compositions show the influence of Gluck . Rigel also made a name for himself as a music teacher.
He published his extensive compositional work himself with the help of his wife, who was a music engraver , and from 1780 also with his brother, the composer Anton Rigel . After his works were published in Paris, they were later printed in Mannheim, Offenbach and Vienna with different opus numbers.
His sons Louis Rigel (1769–1811) and Henri-Jean Rigel (1772–1852) were also composers.
Web links
- List of stage works by Henri-Joseph Rigel based on the MGG at Operone
- CV and works in French
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SURNAME | Rigel, Henri-Joseph |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | bars |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical composer who worked in France |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1741 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wertheim |
DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1799 |
Place of death | Paris |