Michel Lambert
Michel Lambert (* 1610 in Champigny-sur-Veude , † June 29, 1696 in Paris ) was a French singer and composer .
Life
His singing abilities were recognized during his time as a choirboy in the chapel of Duke Gaston d'Orléans . Lambert went to Paris, where he was trained as a singer by the king's first valet, Pierre de Nyert (1597–1682), and from 1636 worked himself as a singer and singing teacher. Lambert was under the patronage of influential people, such as the Duke of Orléans and his daughter Mademoiselle de Montpensier, Cardinal Richelieu or the Bishop of Lisieux , and he also moved in the circles of the Marquise de Rambouillet .
In 1640 he married the singer Gabrielle Dupuy. Their daughter became the wife of Jean-Baptiste Lully . After the marriage, Lambert's career was closely linked to that of his sister-in-law, the then famous singer Hilaire Dupuy (1625–1709). From 1656 his reputation as a composer was established, his works appear regularly in the collections of the music publisher Ballard.
From 1661 he succeeded Jean de Cambefort as Maitre de Musique de Chambre du Roi of King Louis XIV. In 1670 he was promoted to Kapellmeister, while his son-in-law Lully was Superintendent of Royal Music. During this period Lambert was entrusted with the training of the pages of the royal chapel and with the management of the trial work for the choristers.
Works (selection)
Lambert composed several collections of Airs de cour , but only a few have survived. With these compositions he contributed a lot to the further development of the French opera aria .
- Les Airs du Sieur Lambert , Paris, Charles de Sercy (1658)
- Les airs de Monsieur Lambert, 19 airs avec doubles , for 2 voices and bc (Paris 1660)
- 60 airs , for 1 to 5 voices, 2 instruments and bc (Paris, 1689)
- Airs de Monsieur Lambert non Imprimez , manuscript, (Paris around 1692)
- Pièces en trio pour les violons, flûtes ou hautbois , (Amsterdam,Estienne Roger1700)
- 75 Airs de Monsieur Lambert (manuscript) ( 50 avec doubles ), for a voice and bc, around 1710
- Leçons de ténèbres pour la semaine sainte (Funeral music for Holy Week) for a voice and Bc 1689 (manuscript)
- Miserere mei Deus , for 2-3 voices and bc (manuscript)
literature
- KJ Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Unchanged edition. KG Saur, Bern, 1993, third volume, supplementary volume, Sp. 558, ISBN 3-907820-70-3
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Michel Lambert in the International Music Score Library Project
- Biography on musicologie.org (in French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lambert, Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French singer and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1610 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Champigny-sur-Veude |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 29, 1696 |
| Place of death | Paris |