Jean-Xavier Lefèvre

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Jean-Xavier Lefèvre

Jean-Xavier Lefèvre (born March 6, 1763 in Lausanne , Switzerland ; † November 9, 1829 in Paris ) was a Swiss composer , music teacher and clarinetist .

At a young age he moved to Paris and spent most of his life there. He was a student of the most famous French clarinetist of the time, Michel Yost . After his death, Lefèvre was widely recognized as his successor. That is why he worked as a soloist in the most important orchestras and was in great demand. He was a member of the Paris Opera Orchestra from 1791 to 1817 . He also taught at the Paris Conservatory .

Lefèvre contributed to the further development of the clarinet by adding a C sharp / G sharp key as the sixth key to the then untrained fingering system in 1791. In terms of composition, he left works for wind instruments, often with clarinet as a solo instrument, and a whole series of compositions for harmony orchestra as revolutionary music.

Works

Works for orchestra

  • Concerto pour Clarinette et Orchester no.3 en mi bémol majeur
  • Concerto pour Clarinette et Orchester no.4 en si bémol majeur
  • Concerto pour Clarinette et Orchester no.6 en si bémol majeur

Works for wind orchestra

  • Hymn , 1795
  • Overture
  • Marche et pas redoublé
  • Marche in F major (W. 116)
  • Marche in D minor (W. 117)
  • Marche in F major (W. 118)
  • Marche in F major (W. 119)
  • Marche in F major (W. 120)
  • Marche in F major (W. 121)
  • Pas redoublé in C major (W. 122)
  • Pas redoublé in F major (W. 123)
  • Pas redoublé in G minor (W. 124)
  • Pas redoublé in C major (W. 125)
  • Pas redoublé in F major (W. 126)
  • Pas redoublé in F major (W. 127)
  • Marche militair in F major
  • Pas de maneuver in F major
  • Hymn pour le Agriculture

Chamber music

  • Cinquième sonata from "Méthode de Clarinette", 1802
  • Sonata en si bémol majeur for clarinet and continuo, 1802
    1. Allegro
    2. adagio
    3. Tempo di Minuetto
    4. Minors
  • 1802 Sonata en fa majeur for clarinet and continuo
    1. Allegro moderato
    2. adagio
    3. Allegro
  • Cinquième sonate no.5 en ré mineur for clarinet and bassoon, 1803
  • Six Duos Concertantes for two clarinets, opus 9, 1810
  • Septième Sonate en sol majeur for clarinet and piano
  • Trois sonates opus 12, for clarinet and bassoon
  • Quatuor en ut mineur no. 4 for clarinet, violin, viola and violoncello
personal data
SURNAME Lefèvre, Jean-Xavier
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss composer and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1763
PLACE OF BIRTH Lausanne
DATE OF DEATH November 9, 1829
Place of death Paris