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Jean-Henri d'Anglebert

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133: 31: 105:, the King's younger brother. He kept the position until at least 1668, but in the meantime, in 1662, he bought the reversion of the post of harpsichordist from Chambonnières, who had been recently disgraced at the court; Chambonnières kept the salary, but D'Anglebert assumed the duties. He served as royal harpsichordist until his son Jean-Baptiste-Henry became his reversioner in 1674. After 1679 D'Anglebert served 81:
and Chambonnières, and possibly originated in their immediate circle; thus already by the mid-1650s D'Anglebert must have been closely associated with the most prominent French harpsichordists of the time. The earliest reference to D'Anglebert survives in his marriage contract from 11 October 1659.
77:, it is possible that Chambonnières was his teacher—or at any rate a friend for whom D'Anglebert had much respect. The earliest surviving manuscript with D'Anglebert's music dates from 1650–1659. It also contains music by 203:. They are unique pieces, for no such arrangements by other major French harpsichord composers are known. The second manuscript contains even more experimental pieces by D'Anglebert, in which he tried to invent a 168:
is historically important on several other counts. The collection was beautifully engraved with utmost care, which set a new standard for music engraving. Furthermore, D'Anglebert's table of
184:'s orchestral works. D'Anglebert's arrangements are, once again, some of the finest pieces in that genre, and show him experimenting with texture to achieve an orchestral sonority. 156:. Apart from its contents, which represents some of the finest achievements of the French harpsichord school (and shows, among other things, D'Anglebert's thorough mastery of 254:
Jean constructed himself a new name, to suggest nobility, using his surname (Henry) as a second given name, and his father's nickname, Anglebert, to suggest land ownership
220:(an old French term for a four-voice contrapuntal organ piece). The fugues all elaborate on variations of the same subject, thus forming an extended 278: 187:
Most of D'Anglebert's other pieces survive in two manuscripts, one of which contains, apart from the usual dances, harpsichord arrangements of
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is the most sophisticated before Couperin's (which only appeared a quarter of a century later, in 1713). It formed the basis of
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D'Anglebert's principal work is a collection of four harpsichord suites published in 1689 in Paris under the title
380: 375: 102: 230:). The quatuor, one of the few surviving pieces of its kind, is built around three themes derived from the 69:. Nothing is known about the composer's early years and musical education. Since he at one time composed a 273: 116:, appeared just two years before, in 1689. The rest of his music—mostly harpsichord works, but also five 17: 97:
church in Rue St. Honoré, where he was still organist in January 1660. In August 1660 he succeeded
112:, who died in 1690. D'Anglebert died the following year, on 23 April. His only published work, 173: 149: 345: 340: 283: 226: 153: 83: 8: 181: 180:. Finally, D'Anglebert's original pieces are presented together with his arrangements of 308: 161: 106: 287: 192: 200: 169: 132: 65:
D'Anglebert's father Claude Henry known as Anglebert was an affluent shoemaker in
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D'Anglebert married Magdelaine Champagne, sister-in-law of the organist
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D'Anglebert's only surviving organ works are five fugues and a
177: 207:-like notation for keyboard music to simplify the notation of 117: 152:, a talented amateur harpsichordist who later studied under 57:. He was one of the foremost keyboard composers of his day. 188: 268:
Ledbetter, David (2001). "Jean Henry D'Anglebert". In
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D'Anglebert's career in Paris must have begun at the
136:The complete table of ornaments from d'Anglebert's 160:and his substantial contribution to the genre of 332: 234:; it is to be played on three keyboards and the 279:The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 27:French composer, harpsichordist and organist 45:1 April 1629 – 23 April 1691) was a French 319:International Music Score Library Project 315:Free scores by Jean-Henri d'Anglebert 267: 131: 29: 14: 333: 110:Duchess Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria 86:. In the contract, he is described as 326:Jean-Henri d'Anglebert - MIDI files 124:for organ—survives in manuscripts. 24: 25: 397: 302: 75:Jacques Champion de Chambonnières 351:17th-century classical composers 371:French male classical composers 248: 13: 1: 356:17th-century French composers 261: 148:. The volume is dedicated to 191:pieces by composers such as 7: 386:17th-century male musicians 103:Philippe I, Duke of Orléans 10: 402: 309:Jean-Henri D'Anglebert bio 366:Composers for harpsichord 361:French Baroque composers 282:(2nd ed.). London: 241: 127: 60: 381:People from Bar-le-Duc 376:French harpsichordists 141: 39:Jean-Henri d'Anglebert 35: 34:Jean-Henri d'Anglebert 150:Marie Anne de Bourbon 135: 101:as harpsichordist to 33: 284:Macmillan Publishers 227:The Art of the Fugue 232:Kyrie Cunctipotens 166:Pièces de clavecin 162:unmeasured prelude 146:Pièces de clavecin 142: 138:Pièces de clavecin 114:Pièces de clavecin 88:bourgeois de Paris 36: 293:978-1-56159-239-5 193:Ennemond Gaultier 154:François Couperin 84:François Roberday 16:(Redirected from 393: 324:Kunst der Fuge: 311:, Classical Net. 297: 255: 252: 224:(or a miniature 21: 401: 400: 396: 395: 394: 392: 391: 390: 331: 330: 305: 294: 264: 259: 258: 253: 249: 244: 130: 63: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 399: 389: 388: 383: 378: 373: 368: 363: 358: 353: 348: 343: 329: 328: 322: 312: 304: 303:External links 301: 300: 299: 292: 270:Sadie, Stanley 263: 260: 257: 256: 246: 245: 243: 240: 236:pedal keyboard 201:René Mesangeau 197:Denis Gaultier 129: 126: 79:Louis Couperin 62: 59: 51:harpsichordist 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 398: 387: 384: 382: 379: 377: 374: 372: 369: 367: 364: 362: 359: 357: 354: 352: 349: 347: 344: 342: 339: 338: 336: 327: 323: 320: 316: 313: 310: 307: 306: 295: 289: 285: 281: 280: 275: 274:Tyrrell, John 271: 266: 265: 251: 247: 239: 237: 233: 229: 228: 223: 219: 214: 212: 211: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 185: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 139: 134: 125: 123: 119: 115: 111: 108: 104: 100: 96: 91: 89: 85: 80: 76: 72: 68: 58: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 32: 19: 277: 250: 231: 225: 217: 215: 208: 186: 165: 158:counterpoint 145: 143: 137: 121: 113: 99:Henri Dumont 92: 87: 64: 38: 37: 346:1691 deaths 341:1629 births 210:style brisé 335:Categories 262:References 213:textures. 67:Bar-le-Duc 222:ricercare 205:tablature 174:J.S. Bach 170:ornaments 18:Anglebert 276:(eds.). 107:Dauphine 95:Jacobins 55:organist 47:composer 43:baptized 321:(IMSLP) 317:at the 218:quatuor 122:quatuor 71:tombeau 290:  199:, and 178:Rameau 120:and a 118:fugues 242:Notes 182:Lully 128:Works 288:ISBN 189:lute 73:for 61:Life 53:and 164:), 337:: 286:. 272:; 238:. 195:, 49:, 298:‎ 296:. 140:. 41:( 20:)

Index

Anglebert

baptized
composer
harpsichordist
organist
Bar-le-Duc
tombeau
Jacques Champion de Chambonnières
Louis Couperin
François Roberday
Jacobins
Henri Dumont
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
Dauphine
Duchess Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria
fugues

Marie Anne de Bourbon
François Couperin
counterpoint
unmeasured prelude
ornaments
J.S. Bach
Rameau
Lully
lute
Ennemond Gaultier
Denis Gaultier
René Mesangeau

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