Jacques-Martin Hotteterre

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Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (from Principes de la Flute Traversiere )

Jacques-Martin Hotteterre , also just Jacques Hotteterre , called "Le Romain" (born September 29, 1674 in Paris ; † July 16, 1763 there ) was a French composer and flautist.

Life

Jacques-Martin Hotteterre came from a family of musicians and instrument makers who made their living in the Grande Écurie du Roi , a music institution that employed musicians with the rank of officers. An important work for historical performance practice is his Op. 1, which laid the foundations for the flute ( flûte d'allemagne ), which was then fashionable, as early as 1707 .

Hotteterre probably got the nickname "Le Romain" after several years of study in Rome, where he had a job with the first Prince Francesco Maria Ruspoli from 1698 to 1700. Back in France in 1705, he joined the “ Grande Écurie ” as oboist for a payment of 3000 livres, which his father paid for him, and in 1717 he also succeeded René Pignon Descoteaux as a flutist in the “Chambre du Roi”. He owes his reputation to his numerous works for transverse flute, which during his time in France were limited to a few works by Marin Marais and Michel de La Barre .

In 1728 Jacques-Martin Hotteterre married Elisabeth-Geneviève Charpentier in Paris, daughter of a notary and advisor at the court, whose fortune enabled Hotteterre to limit himself to his musical work and teaching. His eldest son Jean-Baptiste Hotteterre (1732-1770) followed his father in his charges at court, and his daughter Marie-Geneviève married the organist and composer Claude Balbastre in 1763 .

Works (selection)

  • Op. 1 Principes de la flûte traversière, ou flûte d'Allemagne, de la flûte à bec ou flûte douce et du hautbois, divisez par traitez (Paris 1707); New edition there in 1720.
  • Op. 2 Premier livre de pièces pour la flûte traversière et other instruments avec la basse (1715)
  • Op. 3 Sonates en trio pour les flûtes traversières et a bec, violon, hautbois (1712)
  • Op. 4 Première suite de pieces à deux dessus, sans basse continue. Pour les flûtes-traversières, flûtes à bec, violes (1712)
  • Op. 5 Deuxième livre de pièces pour la flûte traversière et other instruments avec la basse (1715)
  • Op. 6 Deuxième suite de pièces à deux dessus pour les flûtes-traversières, flûtes à bec, violes, etc ... avec une basse adjoutée et sans alternation des dessus, laquelle on y pourra joindre pour le concert (1717)
  • Op. 7 L'Art de préluder sur la flûte traversière, sur la flûte à bec, sur le hautbois et autres instruments de dessus (1719)
  • Op. 8 Troisième suite de pièces à deux dessus (1722)
  • Op. 9 Concert de Rossignol (lost)
  • Op. 10 Méthode pour la Musette contenent des principes, par un recueil d'airs et quelques préludes (1738)
  • Airs et brunettes à deux et trois dessus avec la basse - Tirez des meilleurs autheurs (1721)
  • Arrangements of pieces by Robert Valentine and Giuseppe Torelli for two transverse flutes
  • Arrangements of trio sonatas by Tomaso Albinoni (lost)

literature

  • Music in the past and present , 1st edition, volume 6, p. 785
  • Music Past and Present , 2nd Edition, Volume B-9
  • Gabriele Hilsheimer, Jacques Hotteterre "le Romain" (1674-1763) in Tibia 1/2008, p. 15, vol. 33, vol. 17
  • Gabriele Hilsheimer, Jacques Hotteterre le Romains Stay in Rome 1698 - 1700 in Tibia 2/2008, p. 106, vol. 33, vol. 17
  • Tula Giannini, 1993a Jacques Hotteterre le Romain and his Father Martin: A Re-examination Based on Recently Found Documents . Early Music 21, no. 3 (August): 377-95.

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