Robert Ballard (composer)

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Robert Ballard (* around 1575 in Paris (?); † after 1650 , possibly 1673 ) was a French lutenist and composer .

Life

He was the son of the publisher of the same name Robert Ballard , his brother Pierre was the " imprimeur de musique du roi " at the French court. Robert Ballard's lute teacher was his father's companion, the publisher, composer and lutenist Adrian Le Roy .

After 1610 Robert Ballard was a well-known soloist and teacher; one of his pupils was the young King Louis XIII. He was present at court again and again until the 1640s, at times he was entitled " musicien ordinaire du roi " or " musicien du Roy ". Nothing is known about his life after 1650 - the year his wife died.

Ballard was considered one of the leading lutenists in France in his time, and his position at court underpins this. His compositions - all for lute solo - can be found in the two books Diverses pìeces mises sur le luth from the years 1611 and 1614, which were published in Paris ; In addition, individual works have also been published in various compilations.

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  • Alfred Baumgartner: Early Music: From the beginnings of occidental music to the completion of the Renaissance . Salzburg 1981, p. 80, ISBN 3-7023-4002-5
  • Monique Rollin: Ballard, Robert (II). In: The music in the past and present , band. 1, p. 1142 ff., And volume. 15, Col. 438 f.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Konrad Ragossnig : Handbook of the guitar and lute. Schott, Mainz 1978, ISBN 3-7957-2329-9 , p. 38.
  2. ↑ Frederick Noad: The Renaissance Guitar. (= The Frederick Noad Guitar Anthology. Part 1) Ariel Publications, New York 1974; Reprint: Amsco Publications, New York / London / Sydney, UK ISBN 0-7119-0958-X , US ISBN 0-8256-9950-9 , p. 110 ( Entrée De Luth ).
personal data
SURNAME Ballard, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer and lutenist
DATE OF BIRTH around 1575
PLACE OF BIRTH uncertain: Paris
DATE OF DEATH after 1650