Robert Cambert
Robert Cambert (* around 1628 in Paris , † March 1677 in London ) was a French organist and composer .
Life
Robert Cambert was a student of Jacques Champion de Chambonnières . He initially worked as an organist at the collegiate church of St. Honoré . After 1672 Cambert failed because of the royal privilege to perform Jean-Baptiste Lully's operas, to bring his stage works to the performance. He left France in 1673 for London, where he was involved in founding the Royal Academy of Music , but was unable to gain a foothold artistically in the few years left in his life.
His stage works ( Pastoralen ), which he created together with the librettist Pierre Perrin (1620–1675), set the style for the early development of French opera. Cambert left behind a few “Airs” and “Airs à boire”, in the preface of which he is mentioned as a composer of motets. François Roberday mentions Cambert in the preface to his fugues as a composer of organ music. Nothing has survived of his compositions and stage works created in England, some of which were performed at the royal court.
His daughter Marie-Anne Cambert was a harpsichordist and married to the composer and violinist Michel Farinel . She worked with this temporarily in Spain.
Web links
- List of stage works by Robert Cambert based on the MGG at Operone
- Sheet music and audio files by Robert Cambert in the International Music Score Library Project
- New light on Robert Cambert in London, and his 'Ballet et Musique.'
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cambert, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1628 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1677 |
| Place of death | London |