Robert Valentine

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Robert Valentine (Robert Follentine) (born January 16, 1674 in Leicester , † after 1735) was an English flautist and composer.

Life

Robert Valentine comes from an English family of musicians, his father was Thomas Follentine, who worked in Leicester from 1670 and moved to Italy in the 1690s because of unsafe positions, and spent his entire professional life in Rome or Naples . From 1707 Robert Valentine is mentioned several times as a recorder and oboist at concerts in the Palazzo Ruspoli , where Arcangelo Corelli , Antonio Caldara and Georg Friedrich Handel were performing their works at that time . Valentine worked as a flautist and composer in Rome, among others he was in the service of Sir Thomas Samwell. Whether Valentine returned to his homeland around 1730, as is assumed, has not been established, although the publisher John Walsh was publishing Valentine's works at that time. Valentine possibly stayed in Amsterdam in 1735 to revive his acquaintance with Pietro Locatelli , who was an important link between the Italian composers and the Dutch publishers.

He created numerous sonatas for violin, some concerti grossi and, among other works, mainly compositions for flute in various ensembles. He wrote mostly in the Corellising style of his time, but could not hide his English origins in his melodies. This peculiarity gave his works, especially those for flute, some popularity in his day. He was the only member of his musically very active family who became known beyond Leicester.

Works

Works with opus number

  • Op. 1: 12 trio sonatas (Amsterdam, 1708)
  • Op. 2: 12 sonatas for recorder and B. c. (Rome, 1708)
  • Op. 3: 12 sonatas for recorder and B. c. (Rome, 1710)
  • Op. 4: 12 Balletti da camera, for 2 violins and B. c. (Rome, 1711)
  • Op. 4²: 6 trio sonatas (Amsterdam, 1715)
  • Op. 5: 6 trio sonatas for 2 recorders without bass (Amsterdam, 1716)
  • Op. 6: 12 sonatas for recorder and B. c. (Amsterdam, 1716)
  • Op. 7: 6 sonatas for 2 recorders or violins without bass
  • Op. 8: "Setts of Aires and Chacoon" for 2 recorders and bass (London, 1718)
  • Op. 9: "Setts of Aires" for 2 recorders and bass (London, 1718)
  • Op. 10: 7 "Setts of Aires" for 2 recorders and bass (London, 1721)
  • Op. 11: 6 sonatas or solos for recorder and harpsichord (London, 1727)
  • Op. 12: 12 solos for violin and B. c. (London, 1728)
  • Op. 12²: 6 for flute / violin / mandola or oboe and bass (Rome, 1730)
  • Op. 13: 6 sonatas or solos, for flute and bass (London, 1735)

Works without opus number

  • 6 concerti grossi
  • Concerto for flute and strings
  • Concerto for 2 flutes and strings
  • Sonata for flute and strings
  • 12 Sonatas and a pastorale for 2 oboes and bass
  • 18 sonata movements ('sù l'aria di Tromba') for 2 oboes and bass
  • Divertimento for 2 flutes

Web links

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  • "The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians", Vol. 19, pp. 494-495
  1. ↑ Martin Medforth:  Valentine [Follentine], Robert. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
personal data
SURNAME Valentine, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Follentine, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English flautist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1674
PLACE OF BIRTH Leicester
DATE OF DEATH after 1735