Jean-Claude Trial

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Jean-Claude Trial (born December 13, 1732 in Avignon , † June 23, 1771 in Paris ) was a French violinist, composer and opera director.

Life

After studying music at Avignon Cathedral, Trial was appointed maître de musique at the Notre-Dame de Nazareth Cathedral in Vaison when he was only 12 years old . After a short time, Trial settled in Montpellier , where he perfected his violin playing and composition skills with a teacher named Garnier. During this time he composed motets and works for violin.

To get to know Jean-Philippe Rameau and to be taught by him, Trial traveled to Paris in 1740, where he became first violinist at the Opéra-Comique and first second violinist in the orchestra of the Prince de Bourbon-Conti , whose direction he was later able to take over.

From 1767 on, he directed the “Académie royale de musique”, the Paris Opera, together with Pierre Montan Berton . During this time the orchestra was enlarged and there were other structural changes. After only two years they had to cancel their contract, and Antoine Dauvergne was their successor .

The brother

His younger brother Antoine Trial (1737–1795) was a renowned singer at the Comédie-Italienne , who turned to revolutionary politics from 1789 and fell out of favor with the audience. His second wife Jeanne-Marie Trial-Milon (1746-1818) was active as a soprano on Parisian stages, several composers, especially André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry , composed several arias especially for her voice.

Works (selection)

  • Various pieces for violin and bass that were performed by Simon Leduc and other violinists after Trial's death .
  • Several divertissements and overtures

Cantatas

  • Hypolite for baritone and orchestra
  • Les Triomphes de l'amour
  • Le Triomphe de Renaud
  • Several ariettes for voice and orchestra

Stage works

  • Le Tonnelier (Nicolas-Médard Audinot), opéra comique in one act (1765, Paris, Comédie-Italienne) (together with François-Joseph Gossec , Philidor , Johann Schobert )
  • Renaud d'Ast (Pierre René Le Monnier), comédie mêlée d'ariettes in 2 acts (1765, Fontainebleau) (with Pierre Vachon )
  • Silvie ( Pierre Laujon ), Opera, Prologue 3 acts (1765, Fontainebleau) (with Berton)
  • Ésope à Cythère (Louis-Hurtaut Dancourt), comédie mêlée d'ariettes in one act (1766, Paris, Comédie-Italienne) (with Pierre Vachon)
  • Théonis ou Le Toucher (Antoine-Alexandre-Henri Poinsinet), pastoral héroïque in 1 act (October 11, 1767 Paris, Académie royale de musique) (with Berton and Louis Granier )
  • Linus (Charles-Antoine Le Clerc de La Bruère), Opera in 5 acts (around 1769, not performed) (with Berton)
  • La Fête de Flore (Jean-Paul André de Razins Saint-Marc), pastorale héroïque 1 act (1770, Fontainebleau and 1771, Paris, Académie royale de musique)
  • La Chercheuse d'esprit (Favart / Marquis de Paulmy d'Argenson), comédie mêlée d'ariettes in 1 act (after 1756) (authorship uncertain)
  • Les Femmes et le secret (Quétant), comédie mêlée d'ariettes in 1 act (1767, Paris, Comédie-Italienne) (authorship uncertain)

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personal data
SURNAME Trial, Jean-Claude
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer, violinist and opera director
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1732
PLACE OF BIRTH Avignon
DATE OF DEATH June 23, 1771
Place of death Paris