Herman-François Delange

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Herman-François Delange (born June 2, 1715 in Liège ; † October 27, 1781 there ) was a Belgian violinist and composer of the pre-classical period .

Life

Herman-François Delange began his musical training as a choirboy at the Liège Collégiale Saint-Martin-en-Mont from 1723. He then attended the Jesuit college, where he received violin lessons from François Grétry, André Grétry's father . Thanks to his talent, he received a scholarship from the Darchis Foundation, which enabled him to spend several years in Italy from 1741, mainly at the Liège College in Rome . Here he studied fugue theory and counterpoint with Giovanni Battista Costanzi before he presumably traveled on to Naples.

Back in Liège, Delange was employed as a violinist at his former training facility. From 1762 until his death in 1781 he was a violinist at St. Paul's Cathedral . Delange was one of the most important composers in the Principality of Liège around the middle of the 18th century.

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His solo sonatas Op. 1 show the influence of Giuseppe Tartini , especially in the double fingerings of the violin and the rich ornamentation . The trio sonatas, on the other hand, are set more simply, possibly they were aimed at wealthy music lovers.

While his sacred compositions fell into oblivion, the gallant, melodious and pleasing overtures are occasionally performed.

Work (selection)

Instrumental

  • Op. 1 VI Sonata a violino solo e basso da camera di Ermanno Francesco di Liegi, opera prima .
  • Op. 6 Sei Overture a duoi violini, alto viola, basso continuo e duoi corni ad libitum .
  • Op. 8 VI Sonata a due violini e basso del signor EF Delange di Liegi (Paris, chez Le Clerc)
  • Op. 7, 9 and 10, each consisting of six symphonies, are considered lost.
  • Be Sonate a tre strumenti, Violino primo o flauto, Violino secondo e Basso, del Signore EF Delange .

Vocal work

  • Opera Le Riche malheureux et le reformateur des mœurs de ce siècle (1763).
  • Comic opera Nicette, ou l'école de la vertu (1776).
  • About 30 arias, duos, trios and quartets.
  • Le Rossignol ou Journal de chansons contenant des ariettes, vaudevilles, rondeaux et airs à boire avec la basse continue , published in 1765 and 1766.

Church music

About ten masses, each with several motets and psalm settings, are in the library of the Liège Conservatory.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thierry Levaux et al .: Dictionnaire des compositeurs de Belgique du Moyen Age à nos jours. Art in Belgium, Bruxelles 2006, ISBN 2-930338-37-7 , p. 165.
  2. ↑ Jose Quitin: Regard sur la musique des maîtres liégeois du XVIIIe siecle. Bulletin de la Société liégeoise de musicologie n ° 54, pp. 1-16 (1986).
  3. ↑ Olivia Wahnon de Oliveira:  Delange, Herman François. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 5 (Covell - Dzurov). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2001, ISBN 3-7618-1115-2 , Sp. 707-709 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
personal data
SURNAME Delange, Herman-François
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian composer and violinist of the pre-classical period
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1715
PLACE OF BIRTH Liege
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 1781
Place of death Liege