Joseph Gehot

Joseph Gehot (born April 7, 1756 in Brussels , † around 1820 in the USA ) was a Belgian violinist and classical composer .

Life

Joseph Gehot came to the court chapel of the Duke of Lorraine at the age of eleven and was trained there by Pieter van Maldere . He made trips to Germany, France and England. He published several chamber music collections in Paris and London . He has composed operas for several London theaters. He also published three textbooks during his time in London.

In 1792 he emigrated to the United States with other musicians. Here he advertised that he had played in the “Professional Concert” in London under the direction of Joseph Haydn and Ignaz Pleyel , but this has not been proven. In September 1792 his " Overture in Twelve Movements, Expressive of a Voyage from England to America " was performed in New York . From the end of 1792 he worked as a violinist for the Philadelphia Concert Society . Here he created other works that were regularly performed. He is also said to have composed two violin concertos during this time, which, like the aforementioned overture, have been lost.

Works (selection)

Instrumental

• 6 string quartets op. 1 (London 1777)
• 6 Trios op.2 (Paris and London)
• Six Easy Duettos op.3
• 24 Military Pieces op.4
• 6 Trios op.5 (2 violins and cello)
• 6 string quartets op.7 (1788)
• 6 duets for violin and cello op.9 (1790)

Stage works

• "The Maid's Last Shift or Any Rather than Fail burletta" (1787 London, Royal Circus)
• "The Enraged Musician" (1789 London, Royal Grove)
• "The Marriage by Stratagan or The Musical Amateur" (1789 London, Royal Grove)
• "The Royal Naval Review at Plymouth" (1789 London, Royal Grove)
• "She Would Be a Soldier" (1789 London, Royal Grove)

Textbooks

• "A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Music" (1784)
• "The Art of Bowing on the Violin"
• "The Complete Instructions for every Musical Instruments"

Web links

• List of stage works by Joseph Gehot based on the MGG at Operone
• Works by and about Joseph Gehot in the catalog of the German National Library
• Sheet music and audio files by Joseph Gehot in the International Music Score Library Project