John Loeillet

Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (baptized November 18, 1680 in Ghent , † July 19, 1730 in London ) was a Belgian composer , harpsichordist , flutist and oboist .

Life

John Loeillet's parents were the doctor Jean Baptiste François Loeillet (1653–1685) and his second wife Barbe (née Buys). He was baptized on November 18, 1680 in the Church of Saint James in Ghent . After the death of his father in 1685, he and his brother Jaques came to their uncle Pierre Loeillet (1651–1735), who also lived in Ghent. He was a violinist and concertmaster. In 1688 Pierre's son Jean-Baptiste Loeillet was born. John Loeillet has been recorded in London since 1705 and is now called John there. First he played in the orchestra of the Drury Lane Theater . Then he became a soloist in the Opera Orchestra of the Queen's Theater . He also gave harpsichord lessons. From 1710 he was financially independent. He started a weekly series of concerts, musical-at-homes , in which musical amateurs could make music with him under his direction and for a fee. He died a rich man with a large, valuable collection of musical instruments.

To distinguish it from Jean-Baptiste Loeillet de Gant , he is still referred to as John Loeillet or John of London . Some of his works were registered in England under the name Lully; confusion with Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687) is therefore not excluded.

Loeillet wrote instrumental music, especially for the flute . It is said that he introduced the modern form of this instrument in England.

Works

Lesson for the Harpsichord (1712)
6 suites for harpsichord or spinet (1723)
6 trio sonatas Op. 1 for flute, oboe or violins and B. c. (1722)
12 trio sonatas Op. 2 for flute, oboe or violins and B. c. (1725)
12 sonatas Op. 3 for treble recorder or flute and B. c. (1729)
Quintet in B minor for 2 flutes, 2 recorders in D ¹ and B. c.

literature

David Mason Greene: Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers . Reproducing Piano Roll, 1985, ISBN 978-0-385-14278-6 ( books.google.de ).
David Lasocki: A new look at the life of John Loeillet (1680-1730), 1983

Recordings

Loeillet: Sonatas & Trio Sonatas , Patrick Denecker, flute; La Caccia., 2006, Musica ficta MF8007. Contains recordings of sonatas by Jean-Baptiste Loeillet de Gant, John Loeillet and Jacques Loeillet.
Harpsichord suites no. 1–5. Luciano Sgrizzi, harpsichord, ERATO, 1971. contains Lesson No. 1 in e; Lesson No. 3 in g; Suite No. 1 in g; Suite No. 2 in A; Suite No. 4 in D; from six suites (1725)

Web links

Works by and about John Loeillet in the catalog of the German National Library
Sheet music and audio files by John Loeillet in the International Music Score Library Project

Individual evidence

↑ Alec Skempton, Lucy Robinson: Loeillet family. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
^ ^A ^b David Mason Greene: Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers . Reproducing Piano Roll, 1985, ISBN 978-0-385-14278-6 ( books.google.de ).
^ ^A ^b David Lasocki: A new look at the life of John Loeillet (1680-1730). (PDF) 1983, archived from the original on March 18, 2017 ; accessed on January 20, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Loeillet, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Loeillet, Jean-Baptiste (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Belgian composer
DATE OF BIRTH	baptized November 18, 1680
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ghent
DATE OF DEATH	July 19, 1730
Place of death	London

[ng-1] Alec Skempton, Lucy Robinson: Loeillet family. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).

[Greenes-2] A ^b David Mason Greene: Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers . Reproducing Piano Roll, 1985, ISBN 978-0-385-14278-6 ( books.google.de ).

[Lasocki-3] A ^b David Lasocki: A new look at the life of John Loeillet (1680-1730). (PDF) 1983, archived from the original on March 18, 2017 ; accessed on January 20, 2020 .