Louis-Toussaint Milandre
Louis-Toussaint Milandre (* early or mid-18th century, France ) was a French composer who mainly wrote works for the viola d'amore .
Following the brief entry in the biography universelle des musiciens by François-Joseph Fétis, he was a member of the "chambre du roi" under Louis XV. A mass, of which at least the Confiteor was performed at the Concert spirituel in 1768 , and a seven-part symphony (printed in 1778) are also mentioned.
His textbook “Méthode facile pour la Viole d'Amour” op. 5 from 1782 has been preserved, which contains theoretical and practical explanations of viola playing as well as several compositions and arrangements (including Mozart and Rameau ) for the viola d'amore .
Mention in the literature
In Thomas Mann's work Doctor Faustus , Serenus Zeitblom occasionally plays “the Andante and Minuet by Milandre (1770)” at evening parties.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Louis-Toussaint Milandre in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ^ François-Joseph Fétis: Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie generale de la musique, Volume 6, 1864
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Milandre, Louis-Toussaint |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th century or 19th century |