Charles Dieupart

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Charles Dieupart (1676 – 1751) was a

English Suites
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Life

Details of Dieupart's early life and training are sketchy. The earliest document to refer to the composer is a parisian tax roll dated 1695 where he is said mastering the harpsichord and other instruments. In 1701, he published his Six Suittes de clavessin, published in Amsterdam. He is next heard of on 11 February 1703 in London, when he performed Corelli's music at Drury Lane with Gasparo Visconti. Dieupart settled in London and eventually became an important member of the Drury Lane musical establishment. He collaborated with playwright Peter Anthony Motteux, composer Thomas Clayton, and others; he also participated in performances of music by Italian composers such as Giovanni Bononcini and Domenico Scarlatti.[1]

In late 1707 Dieupart became involved in establishing an operatic project at the

Queen's Theatre in the Haymarket, London. Although he evidently played a significant part in the project, he was dropped by the management after about a year, in late 1708. Dieupart tried organizing a series of concerts at York Buildings in 1711 and 1712, but ended up giving only a few. After 1712 he was mostly active as a teacher, although his music was still performed in concerts until at least 1726, and he was apparently a regular member of the Drury Lane orchestra. Dieupart's last known public appearance was in 1724. According to music historian John Hawkins, whose work is the most important source on Dieupart's biography, the composer died at a very advanced age and in poverty.[1]
This information has recently turned to be false, for archives documents show he maried in Melun, near Paris, in 1744 and died at Saint-Germain-sur-Ecole, a small village nearby, in 1751.

Music

Dieupart's best-known work is Six Suittes de clavessin (Amsterdam, 1701). As the title indicates, it contains six harpsichord

English Suites.[1] Dieupart's suites may have also inspired Nicolas Siret, whose first book adopts the suite's initial opening as an example.[citation needed
]

List of works

  • Six suittes de clavessin (A, D, b, e, F, f) (Amsterdam, 1701)
    • Instrumental arrangements published as Six suittes (Amsterdam, 1702)
    • Thirteen individual movements published as Select Lessons for the Harpsichord or Spinnett (London, 1705)
  • Songs in the New Opera, Call'd Love's Triumph, The Symphonys or Instrumental Parts in the Opera Call'd Love's Triumph (London, 1708)
  • The Overture and Chaconne belonging to [...] the Opera of Thomyris (London, 1708; published 2024, CMBV CAHIERS-344)
  • Six Sonatas or Solos (G, a, e, B, g, F), for recorder and basso continuo (London, 1717)
  • Sonata in D minor for oboe, strings and basso continuo
  • Sonata (Ouverture) in E minor for strings
  • Concerto in A minor for soprano recorder/flute/oboe, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings, and basso continuo
  • Concerto in A major for violin, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings, and basso continuo
  • Concerto in B♭ major for 2 violins, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings, and basso continuo
  • Concerto in E minor for 2 flutes, 2 horns, strings, and basso continuo
  • Concerto in B minor for trumpet, 2 oboes, strings, and basso continuo
  • miscellaneous keyboard pieces and 33 airs published in various collections

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Fuller, Holman, Grove.
  2. ^ Butt 1997, 140.

References

  • Butt, John (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Bach.
    ISBN 978-0-521-58780-8
  • Quagliozzi, Michel (ed.). "Monsieur Dieupar de Londres" New Documents 1 (English translation).

External links

https://www.academia.edu/106565242/_Monsieur_Dieupar_de_Londres_New_Documents_1_English_translation_

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