Jean-Féry Rebel
Jean-Féry Rebel (born April 18, 1666 in Paris ; † January 2, 1747 there ) was a French violinist and composer of the Baroque era.
Life
Jean-Féry Rebel came from a musical family. His father Jean Rebel, originally a trained shoemaker, was a singer in the "Chapelle-Royale" from 1661 to 1672. His sister Anne-Renée Rebel (1663-1722), who married the composer Michel-Richard Delalande , was also a well-known singer. In addition to his father, Jean-Baptiste Lully trained him .
In 1699 Rebel was accepted into the Académie royale de musique . In the following year he went on a concert tour through Spain. In 1705 he got a job with the Vingt-quatre Violons du Roi at the French court. He served as court composer, from 1705 as maître de musique at the Académie royale and was temporarily director of the Concert spirituel .
In addition to an opera , he created several works for violin in various formations and other works such as ballets and chansons. His violin sonatas - influenced by the Italian spirit - are among the first works of this genre created in France. His compositions include scenic symphonies . His best-known work Les éléments , written in 1737 , contains a vivid setting of Chaos in the first movement .
His son François Rebel (1701–1775) was also a violinist, composer and member of the Vingt-quatre Violons du Roi . From 1749 he was surintendant of royal music.
Works
- Recueils d'airs sérieux et à boire (1695–1708)
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Recueil de douze sonates à 2 or 3 parties (composed 1695, printed in Paris 1712)
- from it: Tombeau de Mr. de Lully (Sonata VII)
- A lyric tragedy Ulysse (1703, text: Guichard )
- Caprice, ballet d'action (1711)
- Boutade (1712)
- 12 Sonates à violon seul mellées de plusieurs récits pour la viole (Paris 1713)
- Les caractères de la danse (1715)
- La Terpsichore (1720)
- Les plaisirs champêtres (1724)
- Fantasy (1729)
- Les Élémens (1737)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rebel, Jean-Féry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer and violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1666 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 2, 1747 |
| Place of death | Paris |