Louis Francœur

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Louis Francœur (* 1692 in Paris , † September 1745 in Paris) was a French violinist and composer .

Live and act

Louis Francœur's father, from whom he also received his musical training, was the double bass player Joseph Francœur (1662–1741). In 1704 he became a violinist in the orchestra of the Paris Opéra . In 1710 he joined the Vingt-quatre Violons du Roy as the successor to Jean-Baptiste Anet (1650-1710) . In 1737 he married Anne-Madeleine Briscolier. Of the two children from this marriage, only Louis-Joseph Francœur survived . After Louis' death in 1745, he was accepted by his brother François Francœur and later became known as the artistic director of the Paris Opéra .

Works

Louis Francœur: Beginning of the first edition of the E major sonata, which became known under François' name

Louis Francœur published two sonata collections for violin and basso continuo :

  • Premier livre des sonates. Paris 1715. (Contains 8 sonatas.)
  • II e livre des sonata. Paris 1726? (Contains 12 sonatas.)

As is typical of the times, he appears on the title pages of these prints without a first name. The addition "le fils aîné" ("the older son") distinguishes him from his younger brother François Francœur .

Sonata in E major

Francœur's best-known work is a falsely attributed to François Francœur Sonata in E major, which is usually played in an arrangement for cello with piano accompaniment. The original is the 4th sonata from Book II of the Violin Sonatas. The first editor of the piece in the 19th century, Jean-Delphin Alard , obtained an edition that was otherwise true to the original and provided only information about the performance and a continuo suspension. The composer's statement "Mr Francœur le Fils aisné" on the original title page was apparently incomprehensible to him; At that time only François, who was much more famous and therefore much better documented during his lifetime due to his operas and organizational commitment, was known, to whom he consequently assigned the sonata. In the cello version derived from this edition, the second movement, the Corrente , has been replaced by a virtuoso “Allegro vivo”, which does not come from any of the Francœur brothers and is probably a forgery.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ First print by Gallica

literature

  • Michelle Fillion: Francoeur. In: Stanley Sadie (Ed.): The New Grove. Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Volume 6. Macmillan Publishers, London 1980. p. 792.

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personal data
SURNAME Francœur, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer and violinist
DATE OF BIRTH 1692
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH September 1745
Place of death Paris