Jacques Paisible

Jacques Paisible , also called James Paisible , (* around 1656 probably in Versailles , † in August 1721 in London ) was a French recorder player and composer .

Life

Jacques Paisible came from a family of musicians working at the French court, he came to England around 1673 with the French composer Robert Cambert . It was first mentioned in connection with the performance of Masque Calisto by Nicholas Staggins († 1700). From 1677 Paisible was court musician and from 1685 he belonged to King's Musick under James II . In 1693 he was the court composer of the future King George of Denmark in London, until his coronation in 1702.

Paisible composed some stage works for several London theaters and various collections of flute music and dances. Paisible compositions are virtuoso and in the French style; Italian influences only become noticeable in the late work.

Works (selection)

• " Rare en tout ", Comédie-Ballet (1677)
• " The Humor of Sir Falstaff " (1700)
• " King Edward III. " (around 1700)
• " Love Stratagen " (1701)
• " She Wou'd & She Wou'd not "
• " The Complete Flute-Master " (1695)
• 6 sonatas for 2 recorders op.1 (1702)
• " Mr. Isaak's New Dances Master for her Majesty's Birthday " (1704)
• “ Six Setts of Aires ” for 2 recorders and B. c. op. 2 (1720)
• 13 sonatas for recorder and B. c.
• 4 suites for recorder and B. c.
• " Sonata for two Trumpets or Hautbois, two violins, tenor and basses in D "

literature

• Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea World of Music - The Composers - A lexicon in five volumes . tape 4 . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 234 .

Web links

• Sheet music and audio files by Jacques Paisible in the International Music Score Library Project

source

• "The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians, 2nd Edition"