Jean-Baptiste Quentin
Jean-Baptiste Quentin, le jeune (* before 1690 in Paris , † around 1742 there ) was a French composer of the Baroque .
Life
From 1718 Jean-Baptiste Quentin enjoyed a high reputation as a violinist at the Académie Royale de Musique , later the Paris Opera . From 1738 he played the quinte de violon in the grand chœur . Several contemporaries have praised him, including the Mercure de France and Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg .
His compositional oeuvre is quite extensive and includes mainly chamber music for violin and figured bass , including trio sonatas and quartet sonatas , the later works of which are suitable for orchestral scoring. Some of his solo sonatas demand a double and triple fingering technique, which was demanding for the time, and in the corresponding prints he gives information on bowing and dynamics. Bertin Quentin l'ainé († 1767), was the older brother, also a violinist in the Paris Opera Orchestra and a member of the Vingt-quatre Violons du Roy .
Works (selection)
- Opp. 1–3, 3 collections each with 10 sonatas for violin and Bc (Paris, 1724–1728)
- Opp. 4–7, Trio Sonatas for 2 Violins or Flutes and Bc (Paris, 1729)
- Opp. 8–12, "Sonates en quatre parties" (Paris, after 1729)
- Op. 14, 6 sonatas for violin and bc (Paris, after 1729)
- Op. 17, "Sonates et Simphonies en trio et à 4 parties" also designed as an orchestral trio or quartet according to the fashion of the time (Paris, around 1740)
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Jean-Baptiste Quentin in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Quentin, Jean-Baptiste |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer and violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1690 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1742 |
| Place of death | Paris |