Nicolas Métru
Nicolas Métru , also Nicolas Metru (* around 1610 in Bar-sur-Aube , † 1668 in Paris ), was a French composer and organist.
Life
Nicolas Métru lived in Paris from 1631 and was organist in the parish of Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs from 1642 to 1652 . He was also " maître de musique " with the Jesuits as the successor to Annibal Gantez , who described him as one of the most prominent teachers in the capital. Jean Benjamin de La Borde (1734–1794) mentions in his Essai sur la musique ancienne et modern from 1780 that Métru was one of Jean Baptiste Lully's composition teachers alongside François Roberday and Nicolas Gigault .
Of his works, three anthologies with “Airs et Fantaisies” for two viols are known. The first volume appeared in 1628, the third and last volume in 1661. Furthermore, several “Airs de Cour” in collections of works by other composers were published by the publisher Christophe Ballard in Paris.
Works
- Recueil des vers du Sr. G. de Baïf, mis en musique par N. Métru, chantez en l'alégresse de l'heureux retour du roy , Paris, 1628
- Fantaisies , a 2 viole, Paris, 1642
- Premier livre d'airs Paris 1646, missing
- Deuxième livre d'airs , Paris, 1646
- Troisième livre d'airs , Paris, 1661
- Missa ad imitationem moduli Brevis oratio , Paris, 1663
- Contrafacta , 1632
Web links
Sheet music and audio files by Nicolas Métru in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ↑ Denise Launay and Georgie Durosoir: metru, Nicolas. In: Oxford Index Online. Retrieved April 23, 2020 (English).
- ↑ List of works at the "Center musique baroque de Versailles"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Métru, Nicolas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Metru, Nicolas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1610 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bar-sur-Aube |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1668 |
| Place of death | Paris |