Joseph Garnier (composer)
Joseph Garnier (* unknown; † October 12, 1779 in Strasbourg ) was a French composer and conductor .
Life
From February 1751, Joseph Garnier was entrusted with training the choirboys at the Notre-Dame collegiate church in Beaune . He was also contractually bound to deliver a mass, psalm settings, motets, hymns and Magnificat from his own pen every year. In June 1760 he was appointed Kapellmeister at the Strasbourg Cathedral , succeeding Paul de Villesavoye (1683–1760) . It may be that Nicolas-Joseph Hüllmandel one of his students. Franz Xaver Richter succeeded Garnier on April 24, 1769.
plant
Garnier composed primarily church music, his 30 or so masses are partly a cappella , partly with orchestral accompaniment. In his motets for 5-part choir, solos, organ and orchestra, Garnier followed the models of the French grand motets , for example by Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville .
- Mass à Timbales et à Trompettes dédié au grand chapitre de Strasbourg (1766)
literature
- Jean Happel: Garnier, Joseph . In: Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne . Fascicle 12, 1988.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garnier, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before February 1751 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1779 |
| Place of death | Strasbourg |