Jean-Baptiste Masse (composer)
Jean Baptiste Masse (around 1700; † around 1757) was a French composer and cellist .
Jean Baptiste Masse was a member of the Ordinaires de la Chambre du Roi and was a member of the Vingt-quatre Violons du Roy and the Comédie-Française . Little is known about his life; It is certain that he was listed in the books of the Comédie-Française in 1752 as a cellist and double bassist.
Works
Masse has published five collections of sonatas, which, along with the works of Jean-Baptiste Barrière, are among the oldest French sonatas for cello and bc
- Premier Livre, (1736) Dedicated: Messieurs les Comédiens Français
- Second Livre, (1739) Dedicated : Monsieur Gaudion de le Grange Conseiller du Parlement
- Troixièmme Livre, for two solo cellos without bass
- Quatrièmme Livre, also for two solo cellos without bass
In the foreword to the Third and Fourth Collections, Masse explicitly refers to an alternative instrumentation for bassoons, viols or violins.
- Cinquièmme Livre, for two cellos and bc
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mass, Jean-Baptiste |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mass, Jean Baptiste |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer and cellist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1700 |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1757 |