Jacques Gaultier
Jacques Gaultier (* around 1600, † after 1652), also called Gauterius , Gouterus or Goutier , was a French lutenist of the Baroque age . He is not related to the lutenists and composers Denis and Ennemond Gaultier .
Nothing is known about his early life. In 1617 he had to leave France because of a duel and fled to England . He enjoyed the protection of George Villiers , favorite of Jacob I of England. From 1625 he was associated with the English royal court, where he became court musician under Charles I. He must have stayed there until at least 1640, since the courtly handbooks kept him as an employee that year .
In 1622 Gaultier met the Dutch poet and composer Constantijn Huygens at court , with whom he has been in correspondence ever since. In 1627 he was arrested for defaming the English royal family. In 1630 he traveled to the Netherlands . From there he visited Madrid to play at the Spanish royal court. Gaultier returned to England in the early 1630s. Afterwards Gaultier was employed again as a court musician, u. a. in performances of the Masques The Triumph of Peace (1634) by James Shirley and William Davenants Britannia triumphans (1637).
literature
- Christian Meyer: Gaultier, Jacques. 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. 627 ff. ( Online edition , subscription required for full access)
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Jacques Gaultier in the International Music Score Library Project
- Jacques Gaultier by Jan Lievens (around 1632)
- Jacques Gaultier by Jan Lievens (around 1632)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gaultier, Jacques |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gauterius, Jacques; Gouterus, Jacques; Goutier, Jacques |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French lutenist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1600 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1652 |