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Artist: Louis Marchand
A French organist and composer of harpsichord suites, organ works, cantatas, and an opera. ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Francesco Geminiani
An Italian violinist and composer of instrumental, orchestral, chamber, and some harpsichord music. ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: John Blow
A British organist and composer of sacred and secular vocal music as well as instrumental pieces for organ, harpsichord, and strings. ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Armand-Louis Couperin
French composer, organist and harpsichord player who inherited the position of his father at St. Gervais. Through his musical children he was able to maintain simultaneous positions at St. Barthelemy, St. Jean-en-Greve, Sainte-Chapelle, Notre-Dame and Carmes Billettes as well. Compositions, most notably for the harpsichord, included sonatas,... [+] Read More
Artist: Jean-Joseph Boutmy
The second eldest son of Josse. He played the organ and harpsichord and composed music. Jean-Joseph taught the harpsichord at Ghent and was the organist at St. Baaf Cathedrl. A couple of years later he was able to go to Paris, eventually becoming the organist for the ambassador of Portugal. The contributions he made to composition include works... [+] Read More
Artist: Earl Anderza
Bop and cool alto saxophonist with only one known album at this time, the 1962 release Outa Sight. Release is spiced a bit by use of a harpsichord on a couple of tracks. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Jose Antonio Seixas
Portuguese composer of harpsichord sonatas, contemporary of Domenico Scarlatti. Seixas is known for his highly animated keyboard writing in the basic idiom of the time. ~All Music Guide, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Louis Couperin
A French organist and composer of organ fugues, harpsichord, and plainchant music. Louis Couperin established the model of the French keyboard suite and wrote a famous treatise, "L'art de toucher le clavecin" ("The Art of Playing the Harpsichord"), which was studied by the young J. S. Bach. ~ Blue Gene Tyranny, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Jean-François Dandrieu
French composer and harpsichordist who was next to Couperin and Rameau in influence and fame for his harpsichord compositions and playing. Dandrieu is noted for the reformulation of Pierre's early works (his uncle) in an attempt to update the music. As one of the royal organists it was among Jean-Francois' obligations to oversee the refurbishing... [+] Read More
Artist: Adam Falckenhagen
Lutenist, harpsichord player and composer who served in the courts of Duke Christian and the Duke of Sachsen-Weimer, Ernst August. He studied the harpsichord but turned to the lute specifically, under the direction of Jacob Graf and later with Weiss in Dresden. Falckenhagen's lute compositions are among the last of their kind. He is considered... [+] Read More
Artist: Jean-Henri d'Anglebert
French composer of keyboard music. D'Anglebert published four suites for harpsichord, together with a Kyrie and five short fugues for organ. This publication represents some of the most polished French keyboard writing of the time. His style puts an elaborate counterpoint and precise system of embellishments at the service of an elegant melodic... [+] Read More
Artist: Johan Joachim Agrell
Johan Joachim Agrell was a composer who performed upon the violin and harpsichord. Most of his compositions did not emanate from his life in Sweden but were written during his residence in Kassell and Nuremburg where he acceded to the position of Kapellmeister in 1746. He not only directed music but was allowed to compose music for weddings and... [+] Read More
Artist: Charles Dieupart
Although the referenced name for this composer remains unclear, it is known that Dieupart played the harpsichord and violin. For the most part his activities took place in London though he was definitively French. He composed "Six Suites" which were dedicated to the daughter of the Earl of Rochester; they are characterized by a set number of... [+] Read More
Artist: Felice Giardini
A life of eighty years brought this concert violinist to visits throughout Europe including Rome, Naples, Berlin, France, London (where he remained for over forty years), St Petersburg and Moscow. Giardini studied the harpsichord, violin, and singing. He studied violin with Somis in Turin and gave up the harpsichord after hearing a student of... [+] Read More
Artist: Josse (Charles) Boutmy
The patriarchal figure of the South Netherland family of musicians (excepting his father and grandfather who were both organists in Ghent). He tuaght harpsichord to the Princess of Arenberg and was the organist for the Prince of Thurn and Taxis. The major contribution Josse Boutmy left as a musical legacy were his three books of harpsichord... [+] Read More
Artist: John Burton
An English composer of vocal works -- 12 canzonetts - and instrumental scores including 16 sonatas and a concerto. It was thought that Burton was the first Englishman to employ the word "harpsichord" in the title of one of his works ("Ten Sonatas for the Harpsichord, Organ or Piano-forte"). It is also probable that Burton was one of the first... [+] Read More
Artist: Charles-François Clément
A French composer, arranger and theorist who transposed the music of Pergolisi and was well acquainted with Forqueray, Rosa Baletti and Casanova. Clement composed works for the stage including comic operas, keyboard sonatas and cantatilles. Characteristics of Clement's sonatas include constantly moving multi-layered lines, and a cognizance of... [+] Read More
Artist: Nicolas-Joseph Hüllmandel
Hullmandel was a proficient and excellent performer on the piano, harpsichord and glass harmonica. His preference for the piano is illustrated by his call for dynamics and the sounds differentiating the piano from the harpsichord. Most of the titles of Hullmandel's music seems to indicate a preference for the harpischord at least between the... [+] Read More
Artist: Jean-Joseph Cassanea de Mondonville
Mondonville was a violin prodigy who was well-received where ever he performed. His playing was always and highly acclaimed. In 1739 after an already successful performing career, Mondonville performed at the Concert Spirituel in Paris. This performance was described as singular and esteemed with the first reference to anyone employing harmonics... [+] Read More
Artist: Richard Jones
A versatile violinist Jones composed for his instrument as well as for the harpsichord. As the successor to Carbonelli as the leader of the orchestra at Drury Lane, Jones was in-turn succeeded by his students Michael Festing and Richard Clarke. The three major collections of Jones' work include "Suits or Setts of Lessons," "Chamber Air's. . .,"... [+] Read More
Artist: Azzolino Bernardi Della Ciaia
As a member of the knights of St. Stefano, Della Ciaia proposed the construction of an organ with 60 registers for the city of Pisa. It had four manuals and five organs. Three of the organs could be played upon one keyboard. An independent keyboard for an harpsichord was realized as well. This was not Della Ciaia's only musical contribution... [+] Read More
Artist: Jean-Baptiste Dupuits
If he had not composed music for the vielle, or the harpsichord accompanied by the hurdy-gurdy, perhaps more would have been known about Dupuits. His teaching was considered exceptional from what has been discovered. Many of his pieces incorporated the harpsichord and the vielle but his two grand motets remain in tact and indicate a musician who... [+] Read More
Artist: John Garth
Little is known of this composer's life. He was probably an organist at Sedgefield and did not compose anything with innovatory skill. He followed the lead of Avison when he would double the harpsichord part with the strings or give the strings a rest. These characteristics can be found in Garth's trio sonata for two violins, a cello and... [+] Read More
