Robert Ballard (music publisher)
Robert Ballard (* around 1525/30; † 1588 in Paris ) was a French music publisher .
He gained importance as a co-owner of the publishing house Le Roy & Ballard in Paris, which he founded in Paris in 1551 together with his cousin Adrian Le Roy .
On February 16, 1552, Le Roy & Ballard received the monopoly of the music publishing business from King Henri II , which had previously been held by Pierre Attaignant . In the second half of the 16th century alone, Le Roy & Ballard published around 3,000 works in 350 editions.
After Le Roy's death, the monopoly passed to the Ballard family alone, who were able to defend it until 1790. Ballard's sons stayed in the music business: Pierre (died 1639) took over the publishing house, initially together with his mother Lucrèce Dugué, while Robert (II) established himself as a successful lutenist, composer for the lute and lute teacher (among others at the royal court).
literature
- François Lesure & Geneviève Thibault: Bibliography des éditions d'Adrian Le Roy et Robert Ballard (1551–1598). Supplement to the Revue de musicologie. 40, 1957, pp. 166-172.
- D. Heartz: Parisian music publishing under Henry II. In: Musical Quarterly. 46, 1960, pp. 448-467.
- R. Castelain: Histoire de l'édition musicale, ou du droit d'éditeur au droit d'auteur: 1501-1793 . Paris 1957.
- Laurent Guillo: Pierre I Ballard et Robert III Ballard: Imprimeurs du roy pour la musique (1599–1673) . 2 volumes, (Center de Musique Baroque de Versailles), Mardaga 2003, ISBN 2-87009-810-3 .
Web links
- M. Thomson & John Wagstaff: Le Roy & Ballard
- Facsimile and text version of the royal privilege of 1552 on copyrighthistory.org
Individual evidence
- ^ Konrad Ragossnig : Handbook of the guitar and lute. Schott, Mainz 1978, ISBN 3-7957-2329-9 , p. 38.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ballard, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French music publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1588 |
| Place of death | Paris |