Jean Hotteterre News
French composer and musician
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- France
- composer, oboist, instrumentalist
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2019-06-07 14:25:39
[…] Lalande Michel-Richard de Lalande (1657-1726) was head of music in the Chapel Royal for longer than any other composer. In this capacity he brought the grand motet – a sacred work pleasing to Louis XIV because of its pomp and grandeur – to its zenith. He delighted in contrasting solo airs with homophonic (all parts moving together like a hymn) semi-choirs, and large choruses using many voices moving independently. Hotteterre Family The Hotteterres were a multitalented family of woodwind players, composers and makers, who in about 1670 did a makeover on the flute, oboe and bassoon. This greatly improved the tuning and tone, and enabled players to perform in an increased range of keys. The family’s most celebrated member was Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, whose first published work, Principes de la Flute Traversière (1707) is the first known essay on flute-playing. The Hotteterres wrote lots of […]
2015-08-26 13:58:10
[…] premiered in London. Sketch of Ralph Vaughn Williams, 1919 In 1958 Ralph Vaughan Williams died at age 85 in London. Born in 1872 he is the epitome of 20th century English classical music. He also shaped how English Christians sing hymns, both in England and America. In 2001 André Previn’s “Tango, Song and Dance” was premiered by his soon-to-be-wife Anne-Sophie Mutter and pianist Lambert Orkis at the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland. In 1717 Jacques-Martin Hotteterre is appointed by King Louis XIV to be the royal flutist (“flutte de la chamber de Roy”) at a salary of 6000 livres (roughly $8100 US or 7146 Euros).
2015-04-09 07:00:39
Classical music: The Wisconsin Baroque Ensemble performs baroque chamber music this Saturday night in Madison. Plus, harpist Linda Warren performs a FREE concert at noon on Friday.
[…] Première Récréation de Musique (You can hear it in a YouTube video at the bottom) Louis Marchand – Pièces de Clavecin , Suite No. 1 in D minor (1702) (selected movements) George Frideric Handel – “Nice, che fa? Che pensa?” Johan Helmich Roman – Sonata No. 3 for flauto traverso in C minor Intermission Michel Pignolet de Montéclair – Ariana et Bachus Marin Marais – Pièces de Viole, Book 3 (selected movements) Jacques Hotteterre – Trio Sonatas, Op. 3, No. 1 Tagged: aria , Arts , Ástor Piazzolla , Baroque , Benjamin Britten , Cello , Cello Sonata , Chamber music , Classical music , Early music , First Unitarian Society of Madison , flauto traverso , flute , Frank Lloyd Wright , George Frideric Handel , harp , harpsichord , Jacob Stockinger , Jacques Hotteterre , Jean-Marie Leclair , Johan Helmich Roman , […]
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