Jacques Aubert

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Jacques Aubert , (Le Vieux) (born September 30, 1689 in Paris , † May 19, 1753 in Belleville ) was a French violinist and composer of the Baroque period.

Life

Jacques Aubert was probably the son of the violinist Jean Aubert and a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Senaillé . His first job was as a violinist with the Prince of Condé . In 1727 he became a member of the " Vingt-quatre Violons du Roy ", from 1728 to 1752 he was concertmaster at the Paris Opera.

From 1729 he had numerous appearances at the Concert Spirituel over ten years . In addition to compositions by his teacher Senaillé, he enjoyed performing works by Corelli and Vivaldi in these concerts. His concerts for 4 violins, influenced by the latter, were also premiered there. Along with Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville and Jean-Marie Leclair , he was one of the French composers who incorporated Italian virtuosity into French musical tastes.

His son Louis Aubert (Le jeune) (1720–1783) played in the opera orchestra at the age of 11 and became a member of the "24 Violons du Roy". As a composer he created works for violin and opera music. Another son Jean-Louis Aubert (1731-1814) became known as a poet and journalist under the name of Abbé Aubert.

Works

Instrumental

  • Opp. 1-5, Livres de sonates pour violon et B. c. (1719, 1721, 1723, 1731, 1738)
  • Suites de concerts de Symphonies (Op. 8, 1730), (Opp. 9–12, 1731), (Op. 13, 1733), (Opp. 18–23, 1735–37)
  • Op. 14, "Les amuzettes" for hurdy-gurdy , musettes , violins and oboes (1733)
  • Op. 15, pieces for 2 violins or flutes (1734)
  • Op. 16, "Les petits concerts" for hurdy-gurdy, musettes, violins and oboes (1734)
  • Op. 17, 6 concertos for four violins, cello and B. c. (1734)
  • Op. 24, trio sonatas for 2 violins (1738)
  • Op. 26, 4 concertos for four violins, cello and B. c. (1739)

Operas and Opéras Ballets

  • Arlequin gentilhomme malgré lui ou L'Amant supposé, opéra comique (1716 Paris)
  • Arlequin Hulla ou La Femme répudiée, opéra comique (1716 Paris)
  • Les Animaux raisonnables (Louis Fuzelier / Marc-Antoine LeGrand), opéra comique (1718 Paris)
  • Diane (Antoine Danchet), divertissement (1721 Chantilly)
  • Le Regiment de la calotte (Fuzelier / LeSage / d'Orneval), opéra comique (1721 Paris)
  • La Fête royale divertissement (1722 Chantilly)
  • Le Ballett de Chantilly, Le Ballet des vingt-quatre heures (LeGrand), comédie (1722 Chantilly)
  • La Reine des Péris (Fuzelier), comédie persane (1725 Paris)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ François-Joseph Fétis: Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie génèrale de la musique (1860)
personal data
SURNAME Aubert, Jacques
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aubert, Jacques (Le Vieux)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French violinist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 30, 1689
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH May 19, 1753
Place of death Belleville (Paris)